Position: Solutions Designer
Location: Toronto, ON
Job ID#: RQ11694
Duration: 6 Months
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Solutions Designer with strong expertise in Oracle financial consolidation and enterprise performance management solutions. The successful candidate will lead a Proof of Concept (POC) initiative to assess the feasibility of migrating an existing financial consolidation application from a legacy Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) platform to Oracle Financial Consolidation and Close Cloud Service (FCCS).
The engagement includes evaluating current and future state environments, configuring application environments, building the POC, and providing insights into future migration planning, effort estimation, and costing considerations.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead
a Proof of Concept (POC) initiative to assess migration feasibility from
Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) to Oracle FCCS.
- Assess
current-state and future-state architecture and application design.
- Configure
environments and applications required for the POC initiative.
- Develop
recommendations regarding migration approach, effort, timeline, and future
implementation planning.
- Gather
business requirements and evaluate technology solutions.
- Participate
in solution development and provide strategic guidance on short- and
long-term technology initiatives.
- Prepare
technical specifications, installation plans, testing approaches, security
considerations, and performance assessments.
- Evaluate
system performance, capacity, and scalability requirements.
- Provide
production support and collaborate with vendors, consultants, and
stakeholders to resolve application issues.
- Develop
and maintain technical documentation.
- Support
large-scale financial system migration and implementation initiatives.
- Conduct
cost-benefit analyses and provide recommendations for technology
investments.
- Participate
in project meetings, workshops, and stakeholder presentations.
General Qualifications
- Strong
financial background with experience designing and migrating Oracle
consolidation applications.
- Experience
gathering business and technical requirements.
- Strong
understanding of enterprise application architecture and solution design.
- Knowledge
of security, recovery procedures, testing methodologies, and integrated
enterprise systems.
- Experience
planning, implementing, migrating, and sustaining large complex system
initiatives.
- Knowledge
of emerging technologies, trends, and enterprise software solutions.
- Familiarity
with project management methodologies such as PMBOK.
- Demonstrated
ability to conduct business analysis and cost-benefit assessments.
- Experience
designing highly available, mission-critical applications.
- Strong
analytical, problem-solving, communication, negotiation, and teamwork
skills.
- Proven
ability to deliver results and meet deadlines.
Technical Skills & Experience
Financial and Technical Solution Skills
- Oracle
EPM Cloud solutions design and implementation experience.
- Experience
with Oracle FCCS (Financial Consolidation and Close Cloud Service) is
preferred.
- Strong
expertise with Hyperion Financial Management (HFM).
- Experience
supporting migration of large-scale financial applications.
- Knowledge
of financial planning, management accounting, forecasting, consolidation,
and financial reporting applications.
- Ability
to analyze and design financial consolidation solutions.
Analytical Skills
- Ability
to lead business requirements gathering and analysis activities.
- Experience
conducting impact assessments and cost-benefit analyses.
- Strong
expertise designing financial management, reporting, and consolidation
solutions.
- Ability
to analyze complex datasets, identify gaps, and recommend improvements.
Communication Skills
- Excellent
stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills.
- Experience
facilitating workshops and requirements gathering sessions.
- Ability
to develop presentations and communicate findings to technical and
business audiences.
- Strong
negotiation, mediation, and consensus-building capabilities.
Project Management Skills
- Experience
delivering projects using SDLC, Waterfall, and Agile methodologies.
- Strong
organizational and prioritization skills.
- Experience
working with financial operations, business management frameworks, and
internal controls.
Work Arrangement
- Onsite
position.
- Standard
working hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (excluding lunch
breaks).
- Candidates
must be available to attend onsite interviews, including
assignment/presentation components.
- Five
(5) days per week onsite.
Must-Have Skills
- Oracle
EPM Cloud solutions design and implementation experience.
- Experience
with Oracle FCCS.
- Expertise
with Hyperion Financial Management (HFM).
- Experience
migrating large financial applications.
- Knowledge
of financial planning, management accounting, forecasting, consolidation,
and reporting applications.
Nice-to-Have Skills
- Previous public-sector experience.
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