Location: Miami, FL
Schedule: Hybrid
Employment Type: Contract (6+ Months)
Pay Rate: $65.00–$70.00/hour
We are seeking an experienced EPM Functional Analyst with strong Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) expertise, accounting and financial planning knowledge, and proven experience supporting finance systems projects.
This role will partner closely with Finance, Accounting, FP&A, IT, and external vendors to support system enhancements, process improvements, and finance transformation initiatives.
The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with EPM applications supporting budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and financial close processes. This individual should be comfortable gathering requirements, supporting configuration and testing, troubleshooting functional issues, and improving finance processes through system enhancements and automation.
Key Responsibilities
EPM Functional Support
- Serve as a functional resource for EPM applications supporting budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and close processes.
- Partner with Accounting, Planning, FP&A, and business teams to gather and document business requirements.
- Translate business needs into functional system requirements and support solution design.
- Assist with system configuration, testing, validation, and deployment activities.
- Troubleshoot functional issues and coordinate resolution with technical teams and external vendors.
- Support maintenance of metadata, hierarchies, workflows, business rules, and reports.
Accounting & Financial Planning Support
- Support budgeting and forecasting processes.
- Support monthly and quarterly close activities.
- Assist with financial and management reporting.
- Perform variance analysis and workforce planning support.
- Work with Accounting and FP&A teams to ensure systems align with financial and operational requirements.
- Assist with data validation, reconciliations, reporting accuracy, and process consistency.
- Identify process gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities for automation and improvement.
Project Support & Delivery
- Participate in finance systems and process improvement projects from requirements gathering through implementation and post-go-live support.
- Contribute to project planning, status tracking, issue management, and risk identification.
- Coordinate with stakeholders across Finance, IT, and external consultants to ensure project milestones are met.
- Support UAT, training, documentation, and change management efforts.
- Assist in preparing project updates, meeting materials, timelines, and action item follow-up.
- Support initiatives related to system enhancements, upgrades, integrations, and finance transformation efforts.
Documentation & Process Improvement
Create and maintain:
- Business requirements documentation
- Process flows
- Test scripts
- User guides
- Recommend improvements to finance processes, controls, and system utilization.
- Support governance, audit readiness, and compliance requirements.
- Promote best practices in EPM usage, financial planning processes, and project execution.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Financial Systems, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 3–7+ years of experience in EPM systems, finance systems, accounting, planning, or related roles.
- Hands-on experience supporting planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting processes.
- Functional experience with EPM tools supporting budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and/or financial close.
- Strong understanding of Accounting and Financial Planning processes.
- Experience supporting system implementations, enhancements, upgrades, or process improvement initiatives.
- Ability to gather business requirements and translate them into functional system solutions.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to work across business and technical teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Oracle EPM Suite and/or Hyperion Planning.
- Experience with Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) and/or OBIEE.
- Knowledge of finance systems integrations, metadata management, and reporting tools.
- Familiarity with month-end close, planning cycles, workforce planning, and management reporting.
- Experience working with Finance, Accounting, FP&A, and IT teams.
- Exposure to project management methodologies and tools.
- Experience working in Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid project environments.
Key Skills
Oracle EPM, Hyperion Planning, budgeting and forecasting, financial reporting, month-end close, FP&A, accounting, variance analysis, workforce planning, business requirements gathering, UAT, test scripts, data validation, reconciliations, metadata management, process improvement, finance systems, project coordination, documentation, stakeholder communication, and vendor management.
Benefits through CGC
Payday Fridays, Dental, Vision, STD and/or LTD, Voluntary Life & AD&D, Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Health Advocate EAP, Health Equity Commuter Benefits, ZayZoon, and 401k.
We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws
Pay: $65.00 - $70.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Do you have hands-on functional experience supporting Oracle EPM, Hyperion Planning, or a similar Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) platform?
- Have you supported budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, or month-end close processes within a Finance or Accounting environment?
- Do you have experience gathering business requirements and translating them into functional system solutions for finance systems projects?
- Have you participated in finance system implementations, enhancements, upgrades, or process improvement projects, including testing and UAT activities?
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Miami, FL 33178
