Oracle EPM Cloud Planning Functional Consultant

Version 1 Solutions Limited
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
3 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English

Job location

Remote
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence
Cloud Computing
Oracle Applications
Anaplan
Enterprise Software Applications

Job description

You'll design and deliver driver-based planning, budgeting, and forecasting solutions that give finance teams clarity, confidence, and control.

Work as a Trusted Finance Partner

You'll collaborate closely with FP&A teams, Finance Business Partners, and senior stakeholders, translating business challenges into elegant, scalable Oracle EPM Planning solutions.

Lead End-to-End Delivery

From requirements and process design through configuration, testing, go-live, and optimisation - you'll play a hands-on, visible role across the full lifecycle.

Build the Future of FP&A

Version 1 is investing heavily in AI-driven finance transformation. You'll help clients adopt smarter automation, improve forecasting accuracy, and unlock deeper insights from their data.

Work with a Market Leader

As an Oracle EMEA Innovation Partner of the Year, Version 1 delivers complex, enterprise-scale programmes - giving you exposure, challenge, and genuine career progression.

What You'll Be Doing

You will be:

  • Leading the functional design and implementation of Oracle EPM Planning solutions
  • Defining requirements, performing gap analysis, and designing robust planning models
  • Configuring forms, dashboards, workflows, approvals, and security
  • Providing functional leadership for integrations, business rules, mappings, and automations
  • Facilitating design reviews and validation workshops with finance stakeholders
  • Supporting testing cycles, training delivery, go-live readiness, and post-implementation support
  • Managing priorities, risks, and stakeholder expectations to ensure successful delivery, * Strong career progression & mentorship through our Strength in Balance and leadership programmes, including quarterly Pathways Career Development reviews.
  • Significant training budget for certifications and further education.
  • Version 1 Annual Excellence Awards & Call-Out recognition platform celebrating achievement.
  • Moments that matter & enhanced maternity/paternity leave policies to support your journey.
  • Active ESG & CSR initiatives, allowing you to give back through fundraising, volunteering, and diversity, inclusion & belonging programmes.

Requirements

Finance-First EPM Expertise

  • A strong background in FP&A or a commercial finance role
  • Hands-on experience designing and improving planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes

Oracle EPM Planning Experience

  • Solid functional experience with Oracle Planning Cloud
  • Familiarity with Oracle EPM out-of-the-box planning frameworks is highly beneficial
  • Experience with other FP&A tools (e.g. Anaplan) is advantageous

Process-Led, Delivery-Driven

  • Proven ability to analyse, optimise, and redesign end-to-end finance processes
  • Experience delivering financial systems in either a consulting or client-side environment
  • Comfortable managing multiple workstreams in fast-moving programmes

Forward-Thinking & Collaborative

  • A genuine interest in applying AI and emerging technologies to finance transformation
  • Strong communication and workshop facilitation skills
  • Organised, proactive, and outcomes-focused

Nice to Have

  • Exposure to additional Oracle EPM Cloud modules such as FCCS, ARCS, PCMCS, EDMCS, Narrative Reporting, or Tax Reporting
  • Accountancy qualification or equivalent finance background

About the company

For over 28 years, Version 1 has partnered with leading global brands to deliver digital, cloud, and enterprise application solutions that drive business success. We are proud to be recognised as, Version 1 - the UK & Ireland's leading Oracle ERP & Cloud partner - is seeking an experienced Oracle EPM Cloud Planning Functional Consultant to help shape the next generation of finance transformation. This is a role for someone who understands finance at its core, thrives in complex planning environments, and wants to work at the forefront of FP&A, Oracle EPM, and AI-enabled finance transformation.

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