Saravanakumar Vijayakumar

Oracle Certified Professional with 17 years of Oracle Enterprise Performance Management experience across cloud and on-premises platforms, including implementation, rollout, transformation, optimization and production support engagements. Functional and technical leadership experience across Oracle EPBCS/PBCS, EDMCS, EPCMCS, Narrative Reporting, Hyperion Planning, Essbase, HFM, DRM, FDMEE, Financial Reporting, Smart View, OBIEE and ODI. Currently working in the UK as an EPBCS Implementation Lead, with delivery experience across the UK, Europe, USA, Australia and India and across local government, higher education, aviation, cosmetics, infrastructure, events, banking, insurance, healthcare, energy and manufacturing.

Experienced through the full project lifecycle: high-level analysis and advisory, solution design, conference room pilots, build and configuration, integration, key-user training, user acceptance testing, transition, go-live and post-production support. Strong background in Finance, Workforce, Project, Capex and custom planning processes, supported by practical expertise in budgeting, forecasting, reporting, data integration, calculation design, workflow and performance optimization. Responsible for architecture integrity, implementation standards, reusable documentation and templates, automated processes, configuration documentation, stakeholder communication and delivery within agreed scope, schedule and budget.

Contributed to 17 Oracle EPM projects covering implementations, support engagements and global rollouts.

Oracle EPM Senior Principal Specialist - MASTEK UK - UK

(2021-08)

• PROJECT: Glasgow City Council | ROLE: EPBCS Implementation Lead | UK
• Implementation lead for an Oracle EPBCS, Reporting and Data Management in the Scottish local government sector.
• Lead project lifecycle activities across analysis, design, CRP, build, testing, key-user training, transition and support.
• Oversee Finance and custom planning requirements, application artefacts, data integration and reporting deliverables.
• PROJECT: Barnet Council | ROLE: EPBCS Implementation Lead | UK
• Implementation lead for EPBCS, Reporting and Data Management within a UK local authority environment.
• Guide solution design, configuration, integration, reporting, testing and user enablement while maintaining implementation standards and documentation.
• PROJECT: London Metropolitan University | ROLE: EPBCS Implementation Lead | UK
• Implementation lead for EPBCS, Reporting and Data Management in the higher-education sector.
• Drive end-to-end delivery and coordinate functional and technical activities from design through go-live and support.
• PROJECT: Dublin Airport Authority | ROLE: EPBCS Implementation Lead | Ireland
• Lead and deliver Oracle EPM implementations, with responsibility for solution design, application configuration, integrations, reporting, testing, training, transition and go-live activities.
• Ensure delivery teams follow implementation standards and produce consistent, supportable solutions.
• Create and maintain standardized project documents, templates, configuration records and training materials throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Coordinate with functional, technical and business stakeholders to translate planning and reporting requirements into automated EPM solutions.
• PROJECT: Wella | ROLE: EPM Implementation Lead | Switzerland
• EPM Solution Architect to transform an on-premises Planning application to Oracle PBCS/EPBCS.
• Redesigned logics to support new requirements and improve alignment with the target cloud application.
• Designed and built integrations across Oracle GL, FCCS and PBCS applications.
• Conducted conference room pilots, key-user training and user acceptance testing, and supported go-live management.
• Worked across EPBCS, EDMCS, Reporting and Data Management in a cosmetics-sector environment.
• PROJECT: MGroup - Milestone | ROLE: EPM Implementation Lead | UK
• Implemented the transformation of the Cost Value Reconciliation process into Oracle PBCS.
• Built the integration between Oracle Fusion GL and PBCS and implemented workflow approval.
• Conducted CRP, KUT and UAT sessions and managed go-live and post-go-live support.
• PROJECT: EDC, Lambeth, Bolton, LCC and Norfolk | ROLE: EPM Technical Lead | UK
• Delivered EPBCS, Reporting and Data Management solutions for UK local authorities in technical lead roles.
• Developed application artefacts based on approved solutions, implemented Oracle Fusion-to-PBCS integrations and created financial reports for council requirements.
• Optimised existing rules and produced administrator and key-user training documentation.

Oracle EPM Technical Specialist - HCL TECHNOLOGIES UK - UK

(2014-09 - 2021-07)

• PROJECT: Reed Exhibitions | ROLE: Hyperion Senior Technical Specialist / Lead Consultant | UK
• Designed technical solutions to merge global businesses into existing Hyperion applications and supported requirements from new and existing regions.
• Assessed the current application landscape, identified design gaps and proposed a target solution with a detailed design roadmap and architecture.
• Restructured Hyperion Planning applications covering Revenue and Cost, Finance and Workforce, and supported rollout across multiple instances.
• Rewrote calculation rules for global requirements and rebuilt the FDMEE integration between Oracle EBS and Planning.
• Designed divisional and model-level reports in Hyperion Financial Reporting and established global report standards.
• Implemented FDMEE functionality for multidimensional mappings and subledger loading.
• Led deployment and go-live activities with the application management services team and maintained ongoing Planning, DRM, FDMEE and HFR services.
• PROJECT: TIAA | ROLE: Oracle Hyperion Support Lead | USA
• Gathered functional and technical information for Hyperion and OBIEE applications as part of a pilot transition initiative.
• Consolidated activities from business teams and third parties into a common repository and documented streamlined support processes.
• Provided maintenance and Level 3 support for Essbase, Planning, HSF, HFR and OBIEE applications.

Oracle EPM Lead - TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES, INDIA - India

(2010-11 - 2014-09)

• PROJECT: Standard Chartered / SCOPE International | ROLE: OBIEE Lead Developer | Singapore
• Delivered report developments and enhancements for retail and wholesale banking.
• Designed repository models and reports in response to Finance and Management requirements and enhanced existing report designs.
• PROJECT: GE Transportation | ROLE: Hyperion Consultant | USA
• Enhanced and supported Hyperion Planning, DRM, ODI and HFR solutions.
• Optimized the Planning application and calculation rules for faster execution and documented the support process for business cycles.
• PROJECT: GE Healthcare | ROLE: Hyperion Module Lead | USA
• Led offshore development and support delivery for the Hyperion module.
• Optimized application design and performance, including calculation and reporting execution.
• Implemented an alternative application design to the previous hourglass approach, which was acknowledged by GE and Oracle architecture stakeholders.
• Redesigned the data-load methodology, reducing the stated daily load duration from nine hours to 30 minutes.
• Introduced automation and support practices to operate the application efficiently with limited resources.
• PROJECT: GE Life Sciences | ROLE: Hyperion Planning Lead Developer | USA
• Led a Hyperion Planning implementation supporting Transfer Price and Sales Price Revision.
• Enhanced forms and tasks, redesigned calculation rules for changed business logic and documented monthly maintenance and support processes.
• PROJECT: CMS - GE Healthcare | ROLE: Hyperion Lead Developer / Developer | USA
• Designed the re-platforming of the CMS Pilot Tool into Essbase and implemented new ASO cubes to replace the previous application.
• Supported OBIEE report development and led requirement gathering, functional and technical design, build and implementation for the analytical application.
• Used Essbase Integration Services for metadata builds and Essbase Administration Services for data loading to improve build and data-management efficiency.
• Proposed a design approa