Hyperion Functional\Tech App Analyst

Hyperion Functional\Tech App Analyst

Line of Service Advisory
Industry Products & Services Industries
State & City IL-Chicago
Travel Requirements 81-100%
Position TypeFull Time
Auto req ID 6300BR

PwC/LoS Overview
Are you interested in the opportunity to work for an industry-leading company that services Fortune 500 companies, and will give you the experience and exposure you need to build your career If you are, then PricewaterhouseCoopers ( network of firms is the firm for you. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) is well placed to help clients meet the challenges and opportunities of the US marketplace in the areas of assurance, tax, and advisory. We offer the perspective of a global network of firms combined with detailed knowledge of local, state and US national issues. More than 163,000 people in 151 countries across our network share knowledge, experience and solutions to develop fresh perspectives and deliver practical advice.

At PwC, you will be part of a learning culture, where teamwork and collaboration are encouraged, excellence is rewarded, and diversity is respected and valued. We offer a flexible career progression model that allows for a variety of challenging opportunities throughout your career. We provide unparalleled coaching, mentoring, and career development programs; global opportunities; and state of the art technology-driven methodologies to help you provide quality service to our clients.

At PwC, you will find Advisory professionals with unparalleled financial and accounting expertise, knowledge of business processes, industry insight and technology, and customer relationship skills. Our Advisory professionals help companies anticipate, create and manage change. In short, we help companies to : (1) respond to crises, (2) improve business processes, and (3) transform their business. Note that across all of these solutions, we embed sustainability into our approach. This also includes helping clients to sustain prior changes that may have been undertaken to address a crisis.

Members of our Advisory practice provide a valuable service to our clients and strive to differentiate PwC by executing the following:

* We put our clients first: Each client situation is unique, and we tailor our approach to every relationship and engagement;
* We view the world from a client’s perspective: From the initial client meeting onward, we listen first, and then assemble a hand-picked team from across the firm;
* We create lasting value for our clients: We bring together the precision, structure, and deep analytical capabilities of audit and tax and the creative mindset and problem-solving skills of consulting; and
* We focus on action, impact, and value: We don’t just assess and recommend; we also help our clients implement with agility and flexibility.

Job Description

As a member of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory team, you will join professionals with unparalleled financial and accounting expertise, industry insight, knowledge of business processes, technology, and customer relationship skills. Through our capabilities in these areas, we sell and deliver advisory services for Corporate Performance Management (CPM) specifically related to Hyperion EPM solutions to assist our clients in translating strategy into action.

PwC works with Global 1000 companies to offer support, advice, and solutions related to key client issues, financial processes, structures, and systems. As part of the Corporate Performance Management services area, we provide the following:

• Process: Working with clients on strategic business issues in the process areas of consolidation and reporting, forecasting and planning, and over-all management information
• Selection: Facilitating an objective, fact-based process to weigh the most viable options for integrated systems (e.g. EPM) and/or best-of-breed, point solutions
• Implementation: Assessing, designing, developing, testing, deploying, and supporting Oracle EPM system components to meet business requirements
• Optimization: Assessing and redesigning processes in Oracle EPM implementations including process re-engineering

Position/Program Requirements

Knowledge Preferred:

Considerable knowledge and understanding of Hyperion based solutions. Considerable experience consulting, designing, implementing and contributing as a functional team member.

Considerable financial consulting knowledge with experience assisting clients in the implementation and support of Hyperion packaged solutions and improving financial business processes

Considerable knowledge and exposure to the common issues facing clients who provide products and services within one or more of the following sectors aerospace and defense, automotive, consumer and retail, energy, industrial products, technology or utilities. Participate in proposal development efforts.

Skills Preferred:

Considerable experience and broad subject matter expertise with Hyperion functional configuration and development with emphasis on core financial business processes including: reporting to close, budgeting and planning, financial analytics, and internal/external reporting. Considerable experience designing, implementing and supporting complex financial business processes in a Hyperion environment. Considerable experience in designing, building, testing and deploying Hyperion solutions.

Demonstrated experience identifying and addressing client needs: actively participating in client discussions and meetings; communicating a broad range of Firm services; managing engagements including preparing concise, accurate documents and balancing project economics management with the occurrence of unanticipated issues.

Demonstrated experience as a team leader: creating a positive environment by monitoring workloads of the team while meeting client expectations and respecting the work-life quality of team members; providing candid, meaningful feedback in a timely manner; and keeping leadership informed of progress and issues.

Minimum Years of Experience Necessary:

3

Minimum Degree(s) and Certification(s) Required:

Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree required.

Travel requirements: 80%