Oracle EPM Planning & Budgeting Solution Lead

Sierra-Cedar Inc. is seeking an experienced Planning & Budgeting Solution Architect to lead the delivery of Oracle EPM Cloud projects in our national practice. As a member of the Enterprise Performance Management team, you will develop and deliver project plans, foster strong relationships with existing clients, gather requirements and design solutions to meet clients’ needs, and provide delivery oversight to project teams.If you are keen to take on exciting challenges in the Enterprise Performance Management arena and believe you have the skills required, send us your resume today!As an Oracle Partner with over 25 years of proven customer success, Sierra-Cedar has become one of the largest consultancies focused on delivering a full range of application services to cities, counties, states, school districts, public utilities, public transportation authorities, and laboratories. Our goal is to implement modern application platforms that provide today’s workforce with the tools to deliver progressive, mobile-ready services for ongoing success.

• Assist clients in fully integrating Oracle EPM Planning & Budgeting systems into their current planning processes and provide input on best practices
• Accountable for project profitability, risk management and client satisfaction
• Provide occasional direct project management on select projects
• Interface and influence client leadership including management of client expectations and accountability. Identify new opportunities with current clients
• Prepare responses to competitive proposal requests and prepare statements of work, payment schedules and associated documents
• Lead EPM insight assessment meetings where our team reviews current EPM solutions from client prospects and identifies gaps and opportunities that our team can assist with
• Plan for and lead EPM project requirements gathering and design phase
• Review and edit functional and technical project deliverables
• Review and critique task estimates and technical solutions
• Continually seek ways to improve the process of delivering planning solutions

• 10+ years Budgeting and Forecasting project experience with a strong focus on Oracle Hyperion Planning and Oracle Cloud Service Budgeting (PBCS/ePBCS) implementations
• At least one full lifecycle Oracle Hyperion Planning and Oracle Cloud Service Budgeting (PBCS/ePBCS) project as a Solution Architect
• Implementation Experience in the Public Sector or Higher Education verticals is a plus
• Experience managing time and expense full lifecycle implementation projects for Commercial or Healthcare clients. Public Sector experience a plus
• Strong verbal, presentation and written communication skills with c-level client staff, technical staff, and application users
• Proven business knowledge as well as Oracle Hyperion Planning and Oracle Cloud Service Budgeting (PBCS/ePBCS) application specific functional knowledge
• Bachelor's degree required in business, computer science or equivalent

• Demonstrated ability to manage project scope and client expectations
• Demonstrated follow-through on assignments and issue resolution

• Clear and effective communication
• Consistently produce clear, concise status reports
• Builds confidence and trust with clients
• Displays effective analytical skills