Implementation Consultant- CPM Software Job in Reading, Southern UK
Implementation Consultant- CPM Software
The Implementation Consultant- CPM (Corporate Performance Management) Software will undertake business and application consultancy along with full life cycle implementations. The role will encompass providing best practice advice in the field of information delivery, including Strategy Management, Business Analytics, Strategic Planning, Budgeting Forecasting, Scorecards and Dashboards.
My client is a leading ERP software vendor with award winning solutions covering Finance, HR and CPM. Customers and Analysts agree that they are well positioned in the UK market. They have sustainable and growing revenues of over £400M and employ over 600 staff in the UK alone.
What you need to know about the Implementation Consultant- CPM Software
This is a fantastic opportunity to bring your CPM / EPM / BI experience to a new practice within a financially stable and growing software company. They have an excellent reputation in the UK market with a loyal customer base. If you have experience implementing CPM solutions for external clients then this could be a great match.
Responsibilities
- Ensure all aspects of the management of projects are carried out effectively and adhering to the company’s methodology
- Maintain project documentation to agreed standards. Produce appropriate high level requirements, project scoping and estimating plans
- Prepare project definition documents, co-ordinate and collate any necessary detail design documentation
- Run requirements workshops and assist with estimating project effort
Provide overall guidance to client with respect to Information requirements, Information Architecture, Client Training and support options - Build reports, data structures and cubes to support information delivery requirements using agreed ETL toolsets for which appropriate training has been received
- Make recommendations relating to application software configuration required to achieve Information delivery requirements
- Define detailed design documentation to include report data model, functional specifications and overall reporting architectures
- Participate, where necessary, in pre-sales demonstrations and workshops to provide detailed applications advice, scoping, take responsibility for maintaining customer relationships
Essential experience for the Implementation Consultant- CPM Software, (Please only apply if you meet the key criteria for the role):
- The ideal candidate will have experience of implementing CPM solutions using local and enterprise standard tools such as Cognos, Hyperion, Business Objects, SAP EPM, Oracle EPM, Cartesis, SAS, Board CPM or Microsoft BI
- Public and private sector experience
- Experience of delivering operational and strategic information as part of ERP or Finance Systems
- An understanding of the following together with background in business modelling would be beneficial: SQL Server and SQL Server Analysis ServicesVendor side client facing and business analysis skills
- Full implementation lifecycle experience
- Effective communication and problem solving skills, both written and verbal
- Good inter-personal skills combined with ability to quickly develop effective working relationships with internal and external project teams
- Self-motivated and proactive - The ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Accountancy background is desirable
- Must be used to frequent travel and spending 3-4 days a week on different client sites