Senior Associate – EPM
Aldar CorporateGroup Technology
About the role
JOB PURPOSE
Own the platforms behind three of the Group's core finance processes (financial consolidation, tax, and financial planning and analysis) across Aldar and its subsidiaries. The mandate is defined by these processes, not by a single vendor: the role spans the full Enterprise Performance Management landscape, including Oracle EPM and Anaplan.
Act as the accountable platform specialist for this landscape: partnering with Group Finance and Tax through every planning, close and filing cycle, translating process
requirements
into platform solutions, and ensuring the platforms are reliable, reconciled and continuously improved.
This role is exclusive for the UAE National.
ROLES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
Platform Ownership
Own the configuration, health and evolution of the Enterprise Performance Management landscape supporting Consolidation, Tax and financial planning and analysis, including Oracle EPM and Anaplan.
Maintain a coherent view across platforms: which process runs where, how they connect, and where the landscape should converge or evolve.
Contribute roadmap input, including adoption of new capabilities and rationalization opportunities across platforms.
Business Engagement
Partner with Group Finance on consolidation and close cycles, with Tax on provisioning and compliance processes, and with financial planning and analysis teams on budgeting and forecasting.
Translate process
requirements
into platform solutions, selecting the right platform for each need and balancing standardization with legitimate entity-specific requirements.
Drive adoption and effective use of Enterprise Performance Management capabilities across Group and Subsidiary finance and tax teams.
Delivery & Enhancements
Manage the enhancement backlog across the landscape; specify, test and release changes through the outsourced Solutions Factory model and platform vendors.
Ensure disciplined release management aligned to finance and tax calendar constraints (no changes that jeopardize close, filing or planning…