Oracle EPM Lead

Dana is a global leader in the supply of highly engineered driveline, sealing, and thermal-management technologies that improve the efficiency and performance of vehicles with both conventional and alternative-energy powertrains. Serving three primary markets - passenger vehicle, commercial truck, and off-highway equipment - Dana provides the world's original-equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket with local product and service support through a network of nearly 100 engineering, manufacturing, and distribution facilities.

Job Purpose

• Lead the HFM team and support the Oracle EPM Suite of applications in Planning, Consolidation and Reporting.
• Support the stakeholders and the team for managing all HFM activities around month end close process.
• Oversight for the Monthly maintenance, including metadata and mapping changes, changes to standard reports, supporting/coordinating software updates and patches, and any related testing, and managing all utilities and tools, including security for users.
• Ensure governance on the user provisioning process.
• Ensure compliance with Dana standards and manage the risk of Enterprise Applications that support the Finance function.
• Primary escalation for change and release management and production break fixes.
• Supports system requirements that relate to application support and configurations.
• Assessing how the system can help support changes in the business environment including acquisitions, dispositions, retrospective application of new accounting standards, and executing plans and developing plans to leverage the application technology, e.g., help local markets map data through FDM and develop reports to meet local reporting requirements.
• Exhibit a thorough understanding of the importance of a controlled environment for tracking configuration or data changes.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead Oracle EPM/ HFM systems areas for Dana IT globally.
• Define and align standards for HFM Planning & Consolidation solutions.
• Establish governance processes to manage requirements, change requests and prioritization.
• Oversee all HFM projects and support tasks ensuring timely and quality delivery, following Dana's PMO methodology.
• Lead and provide oversight for all the HFM Administrative tasks.
• Prepare HFM for each month end close as well as budgeting/forecasting cycles.
• Monitor the loading, promotion, and consolidation of data in HFM.
• Monitor the data outputs (outbound interfaces and extracts)
• Must adhere to tight month end-close and reporting schedules.
• Process and track metadata changes in HFM
• Maintenance of rules logic, forms, and data grids within HFM
• Maintain controlled processes for loading and validation of data.
• Periodic review of existing users' security rights
• Consult with the IT group to support system, servers, upgrades, and patches.
• Assist with training users on HFM and FR utilizing the UPK Training Tool
• Create and maintain Hyperion Financial Reporting Studio (FR) reports, Smartview reports, and ad-hoc reporting.
• Develop and maintain an understanding of data sources and data outputs.
• Creation and implementation of process improvements which includes testing, validating and documenting change process.
• Assist with system configuration / modification to support acquisitions, divestitures, or retrospective accounting changes.
• Collaborate with business teams to develop or clarify requirements for improving and expanding the capability of Hyperion Financial Management (HFM), Financial Reporting Studio (FR) and UPK Training Tool

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's Degree required, preferably in a related discipline, such as Information Systems, Computer Science, Finance or Management Master's degree in relevant discipline (or MBA) is highly preferred. Consulting background is a plus. PMP certification is a plus.

Experience

• 7+ years of experience working with HFM version 11 or higher, Blackline tool.
• 3 years in a management or IT leadership role.
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise good judgement.
• Experience in Optimization of HFM applications, (HFM), Workspace, Calc Manager, Rules, Grids, Smartview, EPMA
• Hyperion EPM Trouble Shooting, Tuning, Disaster Recovery, Backups and Restore, Security
• Hyperion EPM Components Installation, Patching, Upgrades
• Experience with archiving and migration
• Execution / documentation of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance
• Working knowledge of Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) and Financial Data Management (FDM)
• Ability to modify and create UPK learning sessions.
• Ability to develop, implement and maintain HFM, FDM and FDMEE modules and business process flows.
• Excellent functional background including finance and accounting experience.
• Strong understanding of corporate month-end close and consolidation process and actual corporate reporting requirements
• Strong experience in developing and maintaining FDM mappings and validation rules.
• Ability to research application and service logs to troubleshoot application issues.
• Coordinate issue resolution with internal and external technical support providers
• A proven resource in defining systems strategy, developing systems requirements, designing, and prototyping, testing, training, defining support procedures, and implementing practical business solutions under multiple deadlines.
• Ability to work independently, manage small engagements or parts of large engagements.
• Willingness to mentor junior staff
• Experience with one or more of the following ERP systems is a plus: SAP, Oracle, QAD

Language Skills

• English (fluency in reading, writing, and speaking); other language skills helpful.

Certifications

• Oracle Hyperion Financial Management 11 preferred

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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