What are the responsibilities and job description for the Oracle EPM Application Developer position at The Cervantes Group?
Role Description:
The Oracle EPM Application Developer will support and enhance Oracle EPM Cloud applications across our organization, including multiple entities. This person will partner closely with Finance, Accounting, and FP&A teams to design, build, optimize, and support scalable EPM solutions. The ideal person will bring 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.
Job Duties:
- 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 in addition to producing technical documentation for solution design and training.
Education & Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree is required
- 6 years’ experience with 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 and Metadata management (DRM hierarchies, mappings, workflows; DRG experience)
- 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
Plus:
- · Previous experience with Python scripting and automation is highly desired
- · Experience implementing EPM solutions end-to-end (requirements → design → build → test → deploy → support) is a plus
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $102,377.47 - $125,000.30 per year
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Quincy, MA 02269: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)
Application Question(s):
- Can you please explain if you have experience in one or more of the following: EPBCS / Planning / Essbase, FCCS, HFM, EDMCS/DRM/DRG
- Do you have experience planning cycle design, business process alignment, and user experience considerations?
- Do you have experience in Finance/Accounting/FP&A stakeholders in large enterprise environments? (please explain)
Experience:
- Oracle EPM and Oracle EPM Cloud: 7 years (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Quincy, MA 02269
Salary : $102,377 - $125,000