SUMMARY:

• Experienced Senior Manager/Principal Consultant with a proven track record over 20 years in designing, developing and implementing Oracle Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) and Business Intelligence solutions, financial reporting and analysis.
• Combined expert Finance and Strategic Planning qualifications with strong technical, leadership, communication, and team building skills.
• Experienced across multiple functions including FP&A, Corporate Finance, IT and Human Resources.
• Successful history of building and managing teams, supporting financial and business analytics systems and overseeing large - scale projects from concept through planning, design, development and deployment.
• Provide primary and secondary technical and administration support. Excellent problem solving and debugging skills to troubleshoot technical issues.
• Solution Requirements and Design
• Create and Administer Applications
• Tuning and Optimization (Dimension and Hierarchy settings, Data loads, Block structure, Caches, Essbase.cfg settings)
• Support and coordinate updates and patches
• Assessment of technical architecture and integrations within the overall landscape
• Server support
• Data integration and automation of Essbase cube builds
• Essbase Administration Services
• Life Cycle Management and Migrations
• Create and manage data forms and Ad Hoc grids
• Business Rules and Calculation Scripts
• EPM Automate, MaxL and MDX scripts
• Smart View configuration, analysis and optimization
• Configuration Management (Hierarchies, Dimensions, Workflow, Application settings)
• Currency Conversion and FX Variance Analysis
• Task Flow Manager and Process Management
• Security (Users and Groups)
• Manage and validate metadata and mapping
• Load data and dimensions (Data Load Rules, Dimension Build Rules, Planning Utilities)
• Integration and validation with Oracle E-Business Suite, SAP, PeopleSoft and HFM
• Technical Documentation and in-depth, high quality training presentations
• Hyperion Financial Reporting

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Planning and Forecasting
• Financial Close and Reporting
• Capital, Workforce and Project Planning
• Profitability Management
• Master Data Management
• Application and Data Strategy
• Production Support
• Training and Documentation
• Client relationship building
• Hyperion Planning
• Oracle EPM Cloud Planning
• Oracle Essbase
• Oracle Data Relationship Management (DRM)
• Financial Data Management Enterprise Edition
• Hyperion Financial Management (HFM)
• Hyperion Financial Reporting and Smart View
• Oracle Database
• SQL and Oracle SQL Developer 4
• Advanced Microsoft Excel, Power Point, Word

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Financial Systems Manager

Confidential, Melville, NY

Responsibilities:

• Achieved advanced development and global implementation of Oracle Confidential applications that transformed reporting and automated cloud integration requirements for the Global Dental business with $6.3 billion in net sales.
• Accelerated application development and testing with demonstrated deep technical expertise with complex business rules, EPM Automate, data integrations with Data Management ( Confidential ), financial reporting and ad hoc analysis.
• Improved project management and user capabilities using multiple training approaches, mentoring and system documentation. Developed comprehensive Data Governance and Controls in collaboration with Internal Audit.
• Solved complex financial reporting issues and developed new reporting tools and resources which empowered the global Finance teams.

Senior Consultant, Enterprise Performance Management

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Responsibilities:

• Selected as a finalist for an RFP to implement Oracle EPM Enterprise Cloud Planning.
• Independently created the technical solution and project plan to meet all requirements.
• Delivered technical training for Oracle EPM Cloud Planning, Oracle Analytics Cloud and Essbase server installation and migration.
• Prepared for Oracle EPM Cloud Implementation Specialist Certification.

Manager/Senior EPM Technical Specialist

Confidential, Basking Ridge, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Received Confidential Spotlight Award for performance excellence in delivering two Hyperion Planning applications for enterprise wide budget and forecast.
• Integrated, streamlined and consolidated processes and systems while aligning the new planning systems to the Performance Management Reporting system and Oracle DRM.
• Directed and performed Production Support and monthly Master Data Management to control metadata changes.

Senior Consultant, Enterprise Performance Management

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Responsibilities:

• Exceeded client expectations with cloud migration by developing two Confidential applications.
• Wrote a comprehensive RFP response for Oracle Confidential with detailed solution design, architecture, project plan, roadmap, and cost estimate.
• Improved financial performance through development of a complex Hyperion Planning system for a Driver Based, Rolling Forecast. Increased accuracy for Revenue, Operating Expense, Capital Expense and Workforce Planning.

Principal Consultant/Senior Manager

Confidential, East Brunswick, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Achieved successful implementations by leading the application system development staffs for the Oracle EPM suite and SAP BPC.
• Demonstrated and reported capabilities with Oracle EPM suite to improve financial close, financial planning, reporting and financial analysis.
• Led business development through Requests for Proposals, Statements of Work, Proof of Concepts, client assessments and supporting Oracle Alliance relationships resulting in consistent recognition by senior management and clients.

Manager, Hyperion Planning

Confidential, St. Louis, MO

Responsibilities:

• Contributed across the project on a large implementation with Oracle Hyperion Planning for forecasting cash and debt for the Confidential .

Principal Analyst, Financial Systems

Confidential, Skillman, NJ

Responsibilities:

• As a business partner across the organization, provided Hyperion technical and functional administration, application configuration and support in a fast-paced environment.
• Assisted over 200 global finance executives, directors and financial analysts in troubleshooting data issues and technical problems in Hyperion and SAP to support international reporting and consolidation.
• Developed, implemented and maintained HFM, Hyperion Planning and Essbase for a $1.6 Billion global budget.
• Achieved financial systems integration and reporting for 5 corporate acquisitions.
• Maintained Hyperion applications for month and year end close. Validated financial results between multiple systems.
• Trained and supervised new staff on Hyperion, SAP GL, and Microsoft Office applications.

Senior Financial Analyst

Confidential, Parsippany, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Managed Profit & Loss, financial reporting and variance analysis on net revenue of $230 Million.
• Completed a $83 Million budget and prepared monthly forecasts with minimal variances to actual results.
• Presented key business changes and drivers through monthly revenue, cost, pricing and profitability analyses, P&L variance analysis, and summaries of key performance indicators using Essbase.
• Created 10 financial models and interactive dashboards with Hyperion Reporting and Essbase which were adopted throughout the division for financial reporting.
• Managed 5 payroll staff resulting in greater accuracy of reporting headcount and labor expense.

Coordinator, Strategic Planning

Confidential, Morristown, NJ

Responsibilities:

• Performed, planned and expanded financial decision support, strategic planning and system development for a 1,133-bed regional health system.
• Increased contribution margin and service line growth through integrated planning and reimbursement tools.