Oracle Planning and Budgeting (EPBCS) Lead

Key Responsibilities: -Lead 4–5 end-to-end Oracle EPBCS implementations, primarily covering Financial Planning and Workforce Planning. -Own the complete project lifecycle, including requirements gathering, solution design, configuration, testing, deployment, and hypercare support. -Design and configure Financial Planning solutions covering P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, revenue, expenses, budgets, forecasts, and financial drivers. -Design and configure Workforce Planning solutions covering headcount, salaries, benefits, bonuses, merit increases, taxes, employee expenses, and workforce drivers. -Conduct workshops with Finance, HR, IT, and business stakeholders to understand requirements and develop scalable EPBCS solutions. -Configure dimensions, metadata, forms, dashboards, Smart Lists, validations, business rules, and calculation logic. -Develop and optimize Groovy scripts, Calculation Manager rules, and business rules to automate processes and improve application performance. -Design workforce models supporting new hires, transfers, promotions, terminations, employee movements, and compensation planning. -Develop financial planning models for revenue, OPEX, CAPEX, allocations, assumptions, and forecasting. -Integrate EPBCS with ERP, HR, HCM, and other source systems using Oracle Data Integration/Data Management and appropriate mapping strategies. -Lead data migration, metadata loading, historical data migration, reconciliation, and validation activities. -Develop test strategies and lead SIT, UAT, defect resolution, regression testing, and business sign-off. -Configure security, user access, approval workflows, substitution rules, and role-based access controls. -Manage dependencies and data flows across Workforce, Financials, Projects, Capital, and other EPBCS modules. -Troubleshoot complex calculation, integration, data, security, and performance issues and perform root-cause analysis. -Perform application performance tuning and optimize business rules, Groovy scripts, forms, and calculations. -Lead and mentor onshore/offshore EPM teams, coordinate project activities, and ensure delivery milestones are achieved. -Manage technical and functional deliverables while ensuring alignment with business requirements and Oracle EPM best practices. -Provide post-go-live support, knowledge transfer, technical documentation, and continuous improvement. -Support the transition of implemented solutions to the application support/operations team. Technical Experience: -12+ years of overall experience in Oracle EPM/Enterprise Performance Management. -Strong hands-on experience with Oracle EPBCS. -Extensive expertise in EPBCS Financials and Workforce Planning modules. -Experience leading multiple end-to-end EPBCS implementations. -Strong knowledge of planning, budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and workforce planning processes. -Hands-on experience with:Oracle EPBCS Workforce Planning,Financials,Calculation Manager,Groovy,Data Integration/Data Management,Experience integrating EPBCS with Oracle ERP/HCM and other enterprise applications. -Strong understanding of Finance and HR business processes. -Experience with data migration, reconciliation, SIT, UAT, and production deployment. -Ability to work effectively with onshore/offshore delivery teams. Professional Attributes: -Strong leadership and people management skills. -Excellent communication and client-facing capabilities. -Strategic thinking with strong analytical and decision-making skills. -Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment. -High level of accountability, ownership, and attention to detail. -Collaborative mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and team development.