Senior Systems Analyst, Enterprise Performance Management (Epm)

Position Title:Senior Systems Analyst, Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) - (P4)  

Company Summary:

Crown Castle is the nation’s largest provider of shared communications infrastructure: towers, small cells and fiber. It all works together to meet unprecedented demand—connecting people and communities and transforming the way we do business. Whenever you make a call, track a workout or stream music and videos, we’re the ones providing the communications infrastructure that makes it all possible. From 5G and the internet of things to drones, autonomous vehicles and AR/VR, we enable the technologies that help people stay safe, connected and ready for the future.   Crown Castle is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (CCI), is part of the S&P 500 and is one of the largest Real Estate Investment Trusts in the US.       

We offer a total benefits package and professional growth development for teammates in any stage of their career. Along with caring for our teammates, we’re an active member in the communities where we live, work and do business. We have a responsibility to give back, which we do through our Connected by Good program. Giving back allows us to improve public spaces where people connect, promote public safety and advance access to education and technology 

Role:

As Senior Analyst, you join a team responsible for the selection and successful implementation of Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) technologies that will deliver leading finance practices and modern consolidation, account reconciliation and data management capabilities to achieve digital and business goals.

As an EPM leader, you will partner with digital and business leaders to drive value throughout the organization by optimizing our financial processes, enhancing decision-making capabilities, and driving our business's financial success. 

Responsibilities 

• EPM Solution Implementation: Lead the design, configuration, and implementation of EPM solutions to meet the organization's financial reporting and analysis needs. Participate in vendor analysis and selection.
• Financial Transformation: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for financial process improvement and transformation initiatives.
• Requirements Gathering: Work closely with business stakeholders to understand their financial reporting requirements and translate them into EPM system specifications.
• Data Integration: Manage data integration efforts to ensure seamless data flow between EPM systems and other financial applications and databases.
• Training and Documentation: Develop training materials and provide training sessions to end-users to ensure efficient utilization of EPM tools.
• Financial Modeling: Build and maintain financial models for forecasting, budgeting, and scenario analysis.
• Quality Assurance: Conduct thorough testing and quality assurance to ensure the accuracy and reliability of EPM reports and data.
• Troubleshooting: Investigate and resolve technical issues, system errors, and user inquiries related to EPM systems.
• Best Practices: Stay current with industry best practices and emerging trends in EPM and financial analytics to provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Project Management: Provide accurate estimates of effort, help manage project timelines, budgets, and resources to ensure successful EPM system implementations. Communicates updates and escalates issues which may affect project success.
• Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation of EPM system configurations, processes, integrations, and workflows.
• Application Ownership: Continuously monitor and optimize EPM systems to enhance performance, usability, and reliability
• Continuous Improvement: Manage the ongoing vendor releases and work closely with business partners to ensure timely testing, issue resolution and release to the production environment

Expectations 

• Ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions to technical teams and business users across multiple levels of the organization
• Work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business challenges from strategy to execution
• Disrupt, continuously improve, scale efficiencies, and evolve ways of working
• Demonstrate a strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive as well as the ability to promote and encourage others to value difference when working in diverse teams

Education/Certifications 

• BS Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Finance, Accounting, or other related technical discipline
• Certification in relevant technologies and EPM systems is a plus
• Certifications in relevant Finance & Accounting disciplines is a plus 

Experience/Minimum Requirements 

• 8+ years’ experience leading implementations for Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) systems
• 2+ years of experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and current systems
• Functional domain knowledge in Finance: operating models and supporting organization structures, reporting, analysis, and process best practices
• EPM software experience such as Oracle Cloud EPM, Oracle Hyperion, SAP BPC, Anaplan, or similar platforms.
• Knowledge of data extraction/integration tools such as Oracle Integration Cloud, BICC, Visual Builder, Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud, SAP Integration Services or AWS Glue
• Solid scripting knowledge for writing consolidations, translation logic, business rules, data management, and EPM automation
• Development experience in building metadata, business rules, data reconciliation and others
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Project management experience and familiarity with Agile methodologies.

Working Conditions: This is a remote role with the expectation of on-site/in-person collaboration with teammates and stakeholders for moments that matter and may require up to 20% travel.

For New York, Colorado, California and Washington residents- The hiring range offered for this position is  $130,000 - $160,000 annually. In addition to salary, employees are eligible for an annual bonus of up to 20% of annual salary and restricted stock. Employees (and their families) are eligible for medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan. Employees will also receive 18 days of paid time off each year and 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year.

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