Hyperion Functional Consultant/Business Analyst - Planning

Description

Hyperion Functional Consultant/Business Analyst - Planning, Essbase, Budget, Forecast, OUM, AIM, Jira.
Hyperion Functional Consultant/Business Analyst required to join a global media organisation on a contract basis, inside IR35. The position will sit across group reporting & budgeting for all of the organisations business units globally, across the Hyperion suite, working on a programme to consolidate the Hyperion landscape to realise process efficiencies. The Hyperion Functional Consultant will be tasked with understanding the business needs and context of the group reporting and budgeting & planning functions, translating these needs into functional requirements for the Hyperion suite and implementing the requirements that can be met via configuration. The ideal candidate will have experience working on a global implementation for budget and forecast using Hyperion - Planning, Essbase and/or FR Studio. This is a 6-month initial contract.
Key responsibilities:

• Functional/Non-functional requirements: translating the business needs into Functional/Non-Functional requirements using the appropriate terminology of Hyperion
  • Jira stores: the above specification to be decomposed into Jira stories
  • OUM/AIM documentation: the requirements to be documented using the Oracle methodology
• Business Needs: detailing clear business needs (functional and non-functional) through both workshops and daily interactions with the finance function
• Functional collaboration: conceiving and implementing configuration changes into the appropriate environments
• Working closely with the developers and testers

Required skills:

• Ideally possess an accountancy qualification and have experience in global implementation for budget and forecast using Hyperion - planning, Essbase, FR Studio are a requirement and ODI would be an advantage. The specific experience required is across:
  • Development of Budget and forecasting applications (EPM, Hyperion planning, Essbase including report writing and SmartView)
  • Knowledge of ODI Oracle Data Integrator and DRM
• Accounting skills
  • A thorough understanding of how financial forecasting and budgeting are developed within a Hyperion environment
  • Proven knowledge in statutory accounts including: acquisition and joint venture accounting
  • An understanding of business KPIs
• Strong business analysis skills to translate business needs into Hyperion functional/non-functional requirements, and the ability to interpret written requirements and technical specification documents

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