Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Manager

Job description

Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Manager

104277

Base Location: London, Birmingham, Bristol and Manchester plus network of 20 offices nationally: www.kpmg88careers.co.uk/experienced-professional/#LeBlender.OfficeLocations

Powered Enterprise is KPMG’s world-class accelerated Enterprise Business Transformation approach for cloud-based solutions driven by a pre-defined back-office function based on leading practices and KPMG’s six-layer Target Operating Model. The target operating model comprises of service delivery model, people, process, technology, data & insight and governance & controls. This solution combines the breadth and scale of KPMG’s leading practice, capabilities and insight into what makes a world class corporate services function with the latest in ERP technology provided by the leading SaaS ERP vendors such as Oracle.

The Powered Apps teams are communities of technology focussed professionals who work together to deliver SaaS ERP and EPM based transformation programmes based on KPMG Powered Enterprise. The teams use their functional knowledge and experience (e.g. Planning, Finance, Procurement), coupled with their expertise in the cloud applications (e.g. Oracle, Workday, Coupa) to lead and deliver client programmes, to support pre-sales activities and to develop improvement and extensions to the Powered Enterprise model. KPMG are growing their Powered Apps team to meet an ever-increasing demand for our market leading services and are seeking IT management consultants with relevant expertise and experience.

Why Join KPMG as an Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) Manager

- Consulting?

· Communicating compelling and well thought out solutions for Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) in response to complex client problems.

· Supporting business development and project delivery activities across clients from multiple industries.

· System design and delivery, including release management, integration management, data migration strategy and management.

· Defining an overall Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) solution leveraging leading practice solutions to support the business requirements.

What will you be doing?

· Recognizes the importance of continuous self and team development and actively strives to achieve this.

· Building constructive working relationships across different teams, functions, countries or cultures.

· Helps others to understand how their work contributes to the overall success of an engagement and the wider firm.

· Fosters a sense of self belief and confidence in others.

· Seeks to understand other’s motivations.

· Supports others to make brave decisions.

What will you need to do it?

· Educated to degree level or equivalent.

· Experience of multiple industry sectors - e.g. Public sector (local / central government), Retail, Higher Education, Financial Services etc.

· Experience of working effectively with senior client representatives.

· Experience in leading and delivering multiple full life cycle implementations of Oracle EPM Cloud products

· Experience with FP&A processes Planning, Financial close and consolidation, Reconciliation, Data management and other oracle cloud products

· Experience in design and Implementation EPM applications Primarily EPBCS, FCCS, ARCS, DM and EDMCS; experience in other processes like PCMCS and EPRCS would be advantageous

· Experience in Key finance and accounting processes that includes general accounting and corporate consolidation, financial planning and analysis, accounts payables and receivable, fixed assets, and Management Reporting

· Experience with governance controls, change management, conceptual data modeling, master data management, data standardization and data quality management.

· An understanding of the key business issues/drivers that result in clients pursuing transformation programmes.

· An understanding of the functional, application and technical architectural elements of an Oracle Cloud EPM programme.

· Should be able to independently run client workshops to drive design decisions and system demonstration in both an in person and remote delivery mode.

· Prepare configuration & other design documents (Functional specification, Solution design document).

· Experience to drive the technical deliverables such as Data migration principles & Integration Design (mainly from functional perspective).

· Experience of operating and implementing in a cloud environment and understanding the impacts of implementing and operating on the cloud versus on premise.

· An appreciation of the influence of user experience-based design eg Personas, user journeys and how this can be used to augment a solution.

Key Skills:

· Candidate must be elegible, able to gain and retain National Security Vetting at the level of Security Check (SC). 

· Excellent documentation, reporting and presentation skills in both a virtual and in person mode.

· Well-developed analytical skills and the ability to provide clarity to complex issues and synthesise large amounts of information.

· Experience producing project deliverables (business requirements, functional specs, configuration document, process flows, use cases, requirements traceability matrices etc.).

· Highly proficient Microsoft Office skills particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Projects.

· Excellent interpersonal, team building, organisational and motivational skills.

· Fast learner with an ability to get up-to-speed in a short space of time.

· Ability to convey ideas and recommendations in a clear, compelling and succinct way in written and verbal communications.

· Good attention to detail and an ability to analyse and use data in decision making.

· Excellent organisational and multitasking skills with ability to balance competing priorities.

With 20 sites across the UK, we can potentially facilitate office work, working from home, flexible hours, and part-time options. If you have a need for flexibility, please register and discuss this with our team.

Find out more:

Within Consulting we have a range of divisions and specialisms. Click the links to find out more below: · Consulting at KPMG: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/consulting/ · ITs Her Future Women in Tech programme: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/people-culture/it-s-her-future/ · KPMG Workability and Disability confidence: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/applying-to-kpmg/need-support-let-us-know/

For any additional support in applying, please click the links to find out more: · Applying to KPMG: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/applying-to-kpmg/ · Tips for interview: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/applying-to-kpmg/application-advice/ · KPMG values: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/applying-to-kpmg/our-values/ · KPMG Competencies: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/experienced-professional/applying-to-kpmg/kpmg-competencies/

· KPMG Locations and FAQ: www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/faq/?category=Experienced+professionals