Hyperion Consultant

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and Maintain Hyperion Applications:Create and maintain planning forms, business rules, task lists, calculation scripts, and reports within the Hyperion Planning and PBCS applications.
• Enhance end-user experience by providing training documentation and support for system functionality and ad-hoc reporting capabilities.
• Manage and improve application control procedures for Hyperion Planning and Essbase.
• Data Integration and ETL:Maintain and develop ETL routines, metadata member updates, hierarchies, and mappings for various data sources (Business Objects, FMIS, HFM, spreadsheets, Essbase).
• Ensure seamless data flow between incoming sources and downstream reporting applications (SAP, Business Objects, Essbase, PBCS).
• Reporting and Analysis:Create, modify, test, and promote Planning/Essbase reports, scripts, and data forms to meet business needs.
• Collaborate with Financial, Planning, and Analysis teams to gather requirements and implement solutions.
• Technical Expertise:Provide technical assistance to end users of Workspace and Smart View for Planning and Essbase/Reporting.
• Stay updated on best practices, cross-product interoperability, and accounting standards (GAAP, IFRS).
• Disaster Recovery and Security:Coordinate and administer annual Disaster Recovery testing for the Planning/Essbase applications.
• Set up and maintain user access, including provisioning user groups and profiles.
• Continuous Improvement:Participate in process improvement implementations.
• Contribute to thought leadership materials and business development activities.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Finance, Accounting, Computer Science, Technical, Business, or related fields.
• Certifications: Relevant certifications such as PMP, EPM, CPA, LEAN, CFA, MBA, ITIL, HFM, BI, or AWS are advantageous.
• Skills:Proficiency in Hyperion Planning, Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management (HPCM), and/or Essbase.
• Familiarity with best practices, Excel, DRM, and financial processes.
• Understanding of GAAP and IFRS accounting standards.