What are the responsibilities and job description for the Oracle EPM Technical Application Consultant (Senior) position at Corus Consulting?
Corusconsulting is seeking a senior Oracle EPM Technical Application Consultant / SME to support and enhance Oracle EPM Cloud applications across our 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).