Senior Finance Cloud Applications Analyst EPM

Highmark Health is a national blended health organization focused on improving health experiences through the connection of healthcare insurance technology and innovative business solutions. The Oracle Cloud EPM team supports critical planning forecasting consolidation close reconciliation reporting and tax processes across Highmark Health and its affiliated organizations.

JOB SUMMARY

Highmark Health is seeking a Senior Oracle Cloud EPM Analyst / Administrator to support administer and enhance its Oracle Cloud Enterprise Performance Management platform. This role will focus primarily on Oracle Cloud Planning / EPBCS while also supporting related EPM applications such as FCCS ARCS EDM Smart View Narrative Reporting and other Oracle Cloud EPM capabilities. The position requires a strong combination of hands-on EPM administration technical development finance process knowledge business analysis production support and continuous improvement experience. Direct experience with Oracle Cloud Planning / EPBCS is required and should include application administration forms dashboards business rules data maps Smart Push metadata security integrations reporting and support of planning or forecasting cycles.

The role requires strong technical skills including Groovy scripting for Planning business rules validations automation data movement and performance optimization. Experience with EPM Automate REST APIs Data Integration pipeline or batch processing ERP or general ledger integrations Smart View Microsoft Excel and technical troubleshooting is strongly preferred. The candidate should be able to support production jobs monitor integrations research data variances resolve reconciliation issues and maintain application reliability.

A strong finance or accounting background is important for success in this role. The candidate should understand budgeting forecasting planning financial statements consolidation close account reconciliation and corporate finance processes. The role will partner closely with Finance Accounting Tax and IT teams so the candidate must be comfortable translating business requirements into scalable Oracle EPM solutions and explaining technical concepts to business stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• The Senior Oracle Cloud EPM Analyst / Administrator will administer maintain and enhance Oracle Cloud EPM applications with a primary emphasis on Planning / EPBCS. Responsibilities include supporting application configurations dimensions metadata security business rules integrations Smart View reporting scheduled jobs and production support activities. The role will also assist with planning and forecast cycles troubleshoot user and system issues and help ensure data accuracy across source and target systems.
• This position will gather and document business requirements prepare functional and technical documentation recommend process improvements and develop automation solutions that reduce manual effort and improve operational efficiency. The candidate will work across functional and technical teams to deliver enhancements support change management and promote best practices for Oracle Cloud EPM administration and development.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• High-level self-sufficient role with customers FIT Business Analysts and other team members to convert documented capability needs and drive quality business solutions on complex issues. Through a process of analysis designdevelopment unit testing supporting UAT and go-live enablement; provide capabilities that meets the enterprise standardmodels.
• Assist in production support as required to maintain the overall EPM production environment. Manage Data Load process & Forms.
• Provide required business and/or subject matter expertise for both project and production related activities on complex issues including new strategic programs or initiatives impacting current and existing systems.
• Assist in the delivery and execution of large scale multi-year client enterprise transformation programs by: gathering required data through direct observation and/or inquiry and synthesizing data into meaningful design; analyzing identifying and problem solving from information sets drawing. conclusions from information sets based on analysis creating hypotheses and presenting recommendations to team; developing client specific design standard operating procedures functional roles & responsibilities process flow and user guides.
• Supports various aspects of requirements testing (e.g. testing plan scenarios documentation defect management) to ensure minimal production defects are realized and completing analysis of the results tying back to customer impacts.
• Assure compliance for required standards and all necessary approvals have been obtained throughout the project lifecycle.
• Communicate in an exemplary manner with team members customers partners and management including assisting with or conducting design walkthroughs and sprint reviews enabling vendor solutions and providing accurate and concise documentation.
• Mentor and provide guidance and education to business functional users and team members.
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

EDUCATION

• Bachelors degree in Information Systems Computer Science Accounting Finance or closely related discipline

Preferred

• Combination of technical education and finance/accounting knowledge strongly preferred.
• Major or minor in Finance Accounting Computer Science or a similar discipline preferred.
• Significant experience supporting Oracle Cloud EPM applications required.
• Strong preference for candidates with direct experience in enterprise planning budgeting forecasting financial close consolidation reconciliation metadata management and reporting processes.

EXPERIENCE
Required

• 3 years of experience with EPM products preferably Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service (PBCS) Financial Consolidations and Close (FCC) or Account Reconciliation Cloud Service (ARCS).
• 5 years of experience in designing building or implementing technical solutions OR accounting finance business analyst experience

Preferred

• Health care or health insurance industry experience
• 7 or more years of Oracle EPM development administration or production support experience including substantial hands-on experience with Oracle Cloud EPM. Direct experience with Oracle Cloud Planning / EPBCS is required and should include application administration forms dashboards business rules data maps Smart Push metadata security integrations reporting and support of planning or forecasting cycles.
• Experience supporting large enterprise EPM environments
• Exposure to Oracle ERP Cloud integrations
• Agile or SDLC delivery experience
• Knowledge of SQL or data warehousing concepts
• Prior support of mergers acquisitions affiliate onboarding or enterprise finance transformation initiatives.

LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS

• None

Preferred

• Oracle EPM Cloud certifications

SKILLS

• Knowledge of Oracle EPM Cloud Application Development and Support Planning PBCS FCC ARCS Ent Report Tax Reporting EDM including the participation in at least 1 Oracle EPM system implementation
• Familiarity with the Software Development Lifecycle Process and Project Management Lifecycle
• Strong interpersonal written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect organize analyze and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong technical competency in an evolving environment - ability to find solutions and deliver results within a rapid fast changing entrepreneurial technology-driven culture. Ability to create applications design dimensions set-up formulas and complex business rules.
• Ability to understand business needs maintain strong cross-functional relationships and identify potential business cases for evolving technologies
• Business acumen - understanding of budgeting forecasting planning and close process as well as business needs
• Strong SQL and/or OLAP skills

Language (Other than English):

None

Travel Requirement:

0% - 25%

PHYSICAL MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS

Position Type

Office-based

Teaches / trains others

Occasionally

Travel from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site

Rarely

Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)

Never

Physical work site required

No

Lifting: up to 10 pounds

Constantly

Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds

Occasionally

Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds

Rarely

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Compliance Requirement: This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.

As a component of job responsibilities employees may have access to covered information cardholder data or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all connection with this all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Companys Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.

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