Oracle EPM Technical Application SME

Position: Oracle EPM Technical Application SME Large Banking Client Location: Onsite in Quincy (Boston), MA 2x per week. Duration: 6+ month contract; Strong potential for extension or full-time conversion

Overview

Our client in the commercial banking domain is seeking a senior Oracle EPM Technical Application Consultant / SME to support and enhance Oracle EPM Cloud applications across their organization. This role partners closely with Finance, Accounting, and FP&A teams to design, build, optimize, and support scalable EPM solutions.

The ideal candidate brings deep hands-on expertise in EPM Planning/EPBCS/Essbase, FCCS (and/or HFM), and EDMCS/DRM/DRG, with a strong track record of designing planning processes and tuning calculation performance to ensure rules run efficiently at scale.

Key Responsibilities

? Design, build, and enhance Oracle EPM Cloud solutions using best practices and enterprise standards. ? Serve as an ongoing technical SME to support production applications, including break/fix and small-to-medium enhancements. ? Design and implement planning processes in EPM Planning/EPBCS (e.g., driver-based planning, forecasting, scenario modeling, approvals/workflows, forms, Smart View, and end-to-end cycles). ? Develop and maintain calculation scripts / business rules, Groovy (where applicable), and Essbase artifacts. ? Performance tune and optimize rules to ensure fast execution and scalability (efficient calc design, block/aggregation strategy, data volume considerations, rule sequencing, and avoiding common performance pitfalls). ? Build and maintain dimension builds, data loads, automations, and batch integration processes. ? Integrate GL and upstream finance data sources into EPM applications (Data Management and/or other integration patterns). ? Support and execute on-prem to EPM Cloud migrations, including refactoring artifacts where needed. ? Produce high-quality technical documentation for solution design, training, and knowledge transfer.

Required Technical Skills / Experience

? 10+ years of Oracle EPM experience, with significant depth in Oracle EPM Cloud. ? Strong experience with one or more: EPBCS / Planning / Essbase, FCCS, HFM, EDMCS/DRM/DRG. ? Proven ability to design planning processes (not just build rules)—including planning cycle design, business process alignment, and user experience considerations.

Expert-level experience building and maintaining:

? Business rules / calc scripts (with a focus on performance and runtime optimization) ? Data loads / Data Management ? Metadata management (DRM hierarchies, mappings, workflows; DRG experience preferred) ? Automation scripts and batch orchestration ? Strong scripting experience: PowerShell and Batch (Python is a plus). ? Experience working directly with Finance/Accounting/FP&A stakeholders in large enterprise environments. ? Hands-on experience integrating GL data sources and implementing reliable reconciliation/validation controls.

Soft Skills

? Strong communication skills (written and verbal) with the ability to explain technical concepts to business partners. ? Able to work independently and within a larger cross-functional team. ? Comfortable managing multiple priorities and delivering against timelines.

Nice to Have

? Python scripting for automations/integrations. ? Experience implementing EPM solutions end-to-end (requirements / design / build / test / deploy / support).