EPM Lead – Finance Systems

Position: EPM Lead Finance Systems
Location: Zeeland MI (On-site)

Position Summary

We are seeking an EPM Lead to take ownership of our Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) platform following the implementation of Financial Consolidation & Close (FCCS) Narrative Reporting (NR) and future Planning modules. This role combines accounting expertise with technical EPM administration to lead ongoing operations and drive the next stages of EPM maturity. As the primary system owner the EPM Lead will ensure accurate automated and insightful financial processes while preparing the organization for future initiatives including advanced planning tariff management tax reporting account reconciliation and enterprise data governance.

Key Responsibilities

1. Application Ownership & Administration

• Serve as the primary administrator for Oracle EPM Cloud (FCCS NR Planning and future modules).
• Manage metadata hierarchies chart of accounts updates security roles and user provisioning.
• Oversee integrations from Oracle EBS and other acquired systems (e.g. Voxx) into FCCS.
• Maintain and update consolidation rules business rules and calculation scripts to adapt to new business requirements.

2. Consolidation & Close Support

• Ensure accurate and timely monthly quarterly and annual consolidations.
• Manage intercompany eliminations multi-currency translations profit-in-inventory rules and corporate allocations.
• Monitor and administer Task Manager workflows for close calendars approvals and reconciliation.
• Automate cash flow reporting and support faster close cycles (goal: reduce to 4 days).

3. Reporting & Analysis

• Maintain and enhance consolidated financial statements variance analysis reports and commentary capture.
• Enable self-service reporting and Smart View analysis for finance users.
• Support Narrative Reporting packages for management discussion and analysis.

4. Strategic Expansion of EPM Capabilities

This role will lead expansion into:

• Planning & Forecasting
• Implement driver-based financial planning and forecasting across revenue costs and margins.
• Support long-range planning scenario modeling and sensitivity analysis (e.g. market volumes supply chain assumptions).
• Build connected planning models to align P&L Balance Sheet and Cash Flow.
• Tariff Management & Revenue Planning
• Integrate tariff planning tools to evaluate sourcing and supply chain scenarios.
• Model take-rates and revenue forecasts by customer product and region.
• Partner with sales and operations for volume planning and margin optimization.
• Account Reconciliation (ARC)
• Implement ARC to streamline account reconciliations ensure completeness and reduce manual effort.
• Standardize reconciliation templates and integrate with FCCS for transparency and audit compliance.
• Tax & Transfer Pricing
• Extend EPM capabilities to support tax provisioning effective rate analysis and transfer pricing management.
• Enable alignment between statutory and management reporting leveraging FCCS movement dimensions for tax automation.
• Enterprise Data Management (EDM)
• Own governance of financial master data including COA entity structures product hierarchies and alternate reporting views.
• Drive alignment across ERP EPM and reporting systems to ensure consistency and control.
• Lead change management for metadata updates to support acquisitions reorganizations or new reporting needs.

5. Continuous Improvement & Governance

• Champion automation standardization and adoption of EPM tools across Finance.
• Provide training documentation and support for Super Users and business analysts.
• Partner with Finance and IT leadership to identify future enhancements and efficiency opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or related field (CPA or CMA preferred).
• Technical certifications in Oracle EPM Cloud (FCCS Planning ARCS EDM) highly desirable.

Experience

• 5 years in accounting financial reporting or corporate finance roles.
• 3 years hands-on Oracle EPM or Hyperion administration experience (FCCS Planning HFM ARCS etc.).
• Demonstrated success in consolidations forecasting intercompany or data governance initiatives.
• Experience in automotive or manufacturing industry a plus.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong understanding of US GAAP consolidations tax and intercompany.
• Technical proficiency in EPM metadata rules Smart View and integrations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset; ability to connect financial processes to technology.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.