Ranzal & Associates, one of the largest Oracle Hyperion Practices in the U.S., designs and implements Enterprise Performance Management solutions for a broad variety of industries in various locations. Most of our work is currently in North America using Oracle Hyperion Solutions software. We seek applicants who currently live in or are willing to relocate (at their own expense) to one of the following areas: Boston, Calgary, Chicago, Dallas, Denver/Boulder, Florida, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco.
We offer an independent, dynamic, fast-paced business environment with opportunities for training, growth and advancement, along with a competitive compensation and benefits package. Our compensation plans are highly leveraged, rewarding top performers. Consultants have the opportunity to earn a substantial bonus based on their hours of billable client work. Bonuses are paid quarterly and the bonus can exceed 50% of the base compensation.
Our consultants typically work together with client resources and frequently with a team of other consultants to implement complex web-based Enterprise Performance Management solutions. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience working in finance organizations, with a solid understanding of the nature of work performed by financial analysts, controllers, finance directors, and CFOs.
The ideal candidate is committed to their client's success and is willing to make personal sacrifices to ensure that success. They actively seek knowledge and experience and share their experience with others.
The ideal candidate easily adapts to new environments and changing requirements. Candidates must exhibit strong verbal and written communication skills as well as interpersonal skills. They should be able to demonstrate experience with structured project management and/or the software package implementation process. Knowledge of client server environments and experience with financial accounting processes is of great importance.
This position may require substantial travel to out-of-town clients, and the applicant must be willing to travel as required (as much as 80%+). When out-of-town travel is required, the consultant will spend weekends at home; weekend travel is rare.
ORACLE HYPERION PLANNING - ESSBASE CONSULTANT / SENIOR CONSULTANT
Ranzal & Associates is seeking Oracle Hyperion Planning and Essbase consultants at various levels. These individuals will be responsible for implementing forecasting, budgeting and operational reporting solutions utilizing a variety of current Oracle Hyperion products for both new and existing clients.
The ideal candidate will easily adapt to new environments and changing requirements in an exciting and fast paced consulting world. Candidates must exhibit strong verbal and written communication skills. They should be able to demonstrate experience with structured project management and/or the software package implementation process. Most importantly, candidates must be open to learning new skills and advancing their portfolio of knowledge.
The ideal candidate must be committed to their clients success and willing to do what it takes to help ensure that success. They actively seek knowledge and experience and share their experience with others.
This position requires substantial travel to out-of-town clients; applicants must be able to travel 80% nationwide. All efforts will be made to keep consultants regionally based.
Key Responsibilities:
- Works with the project implementation team on the day to day implementation tasks on an engagement;
- Responsible for communicating any project related issues immediately to the Project Lead / Principal; and
- Provide ongoing support and guidance to all members to the project implementation team.
Requirements:
- Four-year college degree in fields such as (but not limited to) Accounting, Business, Finance, Information Systems, Mathematics, or CIS, or equivalent work experience;
- Experience with implementation or administration of Planning and/or Essbase solutions;
- Experience with the Oracle Hyperion BI+ toolset: Web Analysis, Financial Reporting and SmartView;
- Good analytical and problem solving skills;
- Basic understanding of corporate finance and technical business solutions;
- Basic understanding of key IT / Business systems ERP, General Ledger, Reporting & Analytics, Data Warehousing, CRM, etc.; and
- Previous consulting experience a plus.
Ranzal & Associates is seeking Oracle Hyperion Planning and Essbase Project Leads. These individuals will be responsible for implementing forecasting, budgeting and operational reporting solutions utilizing a variety of current Hyperion Oracle products for both new and existing clients.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for project and resource planning, leadership, guidance, and quality assurance throughout the build, test, and rollout phases of an implementation. -
- Manage the day-to-day operations of client engagements.
- Activities include ensuring all resources (Ranzal & Client) are appropriately tasked and have all the guidance required to perform assigned tasks in a thorough and timely manner.
- Provide status updates to the delivery managers (Principals and Project Managers).
- Take an active role during the technical design phase of the project.
- Provide ongoing support and guidance to senior consultants and consultants.
Requirements:
- Four-year college degree in fields such as (but not limited to) Accounting, Business, Finance, Information Systems, Mathematics, or CIS, or equivalent work experience.
- 5+ Years IT/Business Experience
- 2+ years of software implementation consulting experience
- General understanding of corporate finance and technical business solutions
- General understanding of key IT / Business systems, ERP (Sales/HR/Production), Financials (GL/AR/AP),, Reporting & Analytics, Data Warehousing, CRM, etc.
- Exceptional communication skills, written and oral
- Advanced Hyperion Planning AND Essbase skills
- Experience with the Oracle Hyperion BI+ toolset: Web Analysis, Financial Reporting, Essbase Add-In and SmartView.
- Working knowledge of additional toolsets that are used daily during implementation:
- ETL
- EPMA/BPMA
- DIM/Informatica
- Oracle Data Integrator (ODI)/Sunopsis
- Hyperion Application Link (HAL)/Vignette
- Financial Data Management (FDM)/Upstream
- Relational Technologies: SQL, Oracle, Netezza, etc.
- ERP Systems: Lawson, SAP R/3, Oracle, Peoplesoft, JD Edwards, Information Dynamics
- Scripting, MAXL, Esscmd, Perl, Unix Scripting, Windows Batch Scripting
- Application Server Architecture, Web Logic, Tomcat, Web Sphere
- Coding, Excel VBA, Visual Basic or VB.net, Java, HTML
The ideal candidate will easily adapt to new environments and changing requirements in an exciting and fast paced consulting world. Candidates must exhibit strong verbal and written communication skills. They should be able to demonstrate experience with structured project management and/or the software package implementation process. Most importantly, candidates must be open to learning new skills and advancing their portfolio of knowledge.
The ideal candidate must be committed to their clients success and willing to do what it takes to help ensure that success. They actively seek knowledge and experience and share their experience with others.
This position requires substantial travel to out-of-town clients; applicants must be able to travel 80% nationwide. All efforts will be made to keep consultants regionally based.
If you have proven experience selling complex software solutions to Enterprise and Mid-Market corporations, then we have an excellent career opportunity with unlimited earning potential.
As a Hyperion sales professional you will be responsible for identifying, qualifying and driving to closure business solution opportunities. You will be the primary face-to-face contact with prospects and customers to identify and sell our solutions. You will also be vital in our efforts to grow our business in the Michigan region. Your focus will be to schedule and attend meetings with decision-makers of target companies in order to identify new business opportunities and close business. Your primary responsibilities will include prospecting, opportunity identification/qualification through face-to-face interactions with prospects, sales presentations, proposal development, and closing new business.
Required is a minimum of three years of Enterprise Performance Management software enterprise sales experience (Oracle Hyperion preferred) using solution selling skills. Proven success in meeting quota objectives, prospecting, and managing an enterprise sales cycle to closure is a must. A background in accounting, finance and/or technology is a significant advantage.
We are seeking a bright, articulate and self-motivated individual with excellent interpersonal, communication and writing skills.
Ranzal is seeking a Hyperion Strategic Finance Principal Consultant. This individual will be responsible for implementing and developing solutions. Implementation work includes process redesign skills, application and system design, software installation/ troubleshooting and application development.
Principal Consultants are responsible for project scoping, system design and documentation, project and resource planning, leadership, guidance, and quality assurance throughout the build, test, and rollout of a system, and project status and budget monitoring and reporting on projects and within the practice.
Principal Consultants understand and are responsible to satisfy both the functional and technical requirements for a system design. Principal Consultants also participate in pre-sales activity working with prospective client helping Ranzal to win new business. Principal consultants are expected to be a driving force in revenue generation.
Principal Consultants drive and manage best practice leaders in the company. They actively document and share knowledge and mentor consultant with less experience. They frequently present at many Oracle events. They are often part of our sales cycles and interact with the sales team.
Requirements include:
- Four-year college degree in fields such as (but not limited to) Accounting, Business, Finance, Information Systems, Mathematics, or CIS, or equivalent work experience.
- Multiple years of full time experience (or equivalent) working directly with one or more of Hyperion Solutions products especially Hyperion Strategic Finance.
- At least 4 years of full time work experience specifically leading design and implementation of the products with one or more of Hyperion Solutions products (especially Hyperion Strategic Finance).
- This position may require travel to out-of-town clients, and applicant must be willing to travel up to 100%.
- At least four years of full time consulting work experience and/or four years of full time experience working as a lead consultant with one or more of Hyperion Solutions products (especially Hyperion Strategic Finance).
- Specific expertise related to mergers and acquisitions.
- Participation as a Subject Matter Expert with Oracle development is desirable.
- A professional accounting designation (e.g. CPA, CMA, CGA, CA), advanced degrees (MBA, MFA), and/or other professional designations or certifications (applicable to accounting/finance and information technology).
