FP&A Development Lead

Job details

Job title:

EPM Development Leader

Business Unit:

NHS SBS

Reports to:

Finance & Accounting FP&A Reporting Leader

Location:

Hybrid – Flexible

Full-time position only

This role requires regular travel to Leeds, plus occasional travel to other UK office locations (London, Southampton, Bristol, Salford, Sheffield, Hemel Hempstead), but also client locations in the UK

Career level:

3

Job family:

NHS SBS is a joint venture between Sopra Steria and the NHS providing critical business support and transformational services for the NHS. We deliver Finance & Accounting, Employment Services, Procurement, IT Solutions, and Consultancy Services. NHS SBS’s strategy focuses on transformation and growth expanding existing platforms and developing new service offers.

Job Purpose

The SBS EPM Development Leader will be predominantly client facing to develop new EPM capability through a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) approach and build on the existing F&A EPM capabilities. The role will require client collaboration to reverse engineer MVP through our client-lenses to deliver and embed value add for our clients, but still deliver a standardised Product as a Service (P.a.a.S.) self-help offering. This role will be working with Oracle Fusion and Oracle R12.2 and possible other stand-alone configuration.

The EPM Development Leader requires a deep understanding of Oracle's EPM suite, including Accounts Reconciliation (ARCS), Oracle Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service (EPBCS), Oracle Financial Consolidation and Close Cloud Service (FCCS), and other related modules. The person will work closely with Client & Internal finance and operation teams to develop solutions, optimize performance management processes, and ensure alignment with business objectives.

This role is accountable for monitoring the effectiveness and application of strategies to ensure all EPM solutions operate as a client-self-help functionality but will oversee some client support. In addition, the role will require building relationships with strategic partners to deliver best possible business outcomes.

The role will closely collaborate with the EPM Operational Leader and will also require coordinating development support from a System Implementation specialist (Industry Expert).

Key accountabilities

· Lead the day-to-day activities of EPM advisory engagements for a variety of clients including process design, implementation life cycle support, and project reviews.

· Identify risks and options recommending approaches that resolve problems and meets our client’s needs.

· Analyse complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations that meet our clients’ requirements to deliver a quality and efficient solution.

· Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.

· Develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact clients and make informed recommendations or proposals to maximise potential.

· Participate in business development by identifying new opportunities and assisting with proposal development.

· Develop a medium-term strategy to scale EPM solutions through client participation (MVP).

· Grow the client base by selling these products and solutions to prospective clients and/or follow up on client leads.

· Design and develop Oracle EPM applications to meet business requirements.

· Configure and maintain ARCS, EPBCS, FCCS, and other EPM tools as will go live in the Oracle Fusion ISFE2 Program.

· Develop data integration processes using Data Management tools.

· Deploy related AI/ML in conjunction with EPM to augment client value add.

· Lead and participate in EPM implementation projects from inception to completion.

· Stay current with Oracle EPM updates and enhancements ensuring that any SI specialist learnings are tailored to upskill team members knowledge and development.

· Work on other projects and assignments that support the Head of Service Delivery in delivery of SBS required outcomes.

Person specification

Soft Skills

· Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.

· Confident and self-starting individual able to provide proactive solutions to problems.

· Excellent presentation skills.

· Excellent customer service and stakeholder engagement.

· Experience of managing relationships at a senior level & positively influencing a range of stakeholders.

· Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

· Attention to detail and analytical skills.

Technical Skills

· Demonstrated EPM work experience.

· Proficient in Oracle EPM Cloud solutions, including PBCS and FCCS.

· Strong project management skills.

· Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

· Strong understanding of financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and consolidation processes.

· Experience with data integration tools and techniques.

· Knowledge of scripting languages such as SQL, MDX, and VBA.

· Proven senior management experience in an EPM and A2R environment working at a portfolio level, shaping overall strategy & analysing data.

Qualifications

· Oracle EPM certification.

· Accredited Accountancy Qualification is desirable.

· Experience with other Oracle EPM tools, such as Enterprise Data Management Cloud Service (EDMCS) or Account Reconciliation Cloud Service (ARCS) is desirable.