AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies.
Job Title: Oracle HFM Solutions Architect
Location: London / Cambridge/ Derry-Londonderry
Employment Type: Permanent, full-time
The Job
We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled HFM Consolidation Architect to join our finance systems team. You will play a pivotal role in designing and optimizing our Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) reporting solutions, ensuring robust consolidation, reporting, and compliance with both IFRS and US GAAP. This position involves close collaboration with a team of HFM specialists, finance users, and IT to drive best-in-class consolidation practices across the business.
Key Responsibilities
System Design & Architecture:
- Architect and design scalable and efficient HFM consolidation and reporting solutions.
- Ensure HFM application design meets multi-currency and dual GAAP (IFRS and US GAAP) reporting requirements.
Rule and Logic Management:
- Develop, amend, and optimize HFM consolidation rules and system calculations.
- Maintain consistency and integrity in consolidation logic, ensuring accuracy of financial results.
Reporting & Analysis:
- Design and maintain complex financial reports within HFM and Smart View.
- Develop ad-hoc analysis and standardized reporting packages for internal and external stakeholders.
Metadata Management:
- Manage HFM metadata (accounts, entities, custom dimensions, scenarios, etc.).
- Coordinate metadata changes with downstream and upstream systems.
Data Integration (FDMEE):
- Manage and maintain FDMEE data mappings and integrations.
- Troubleshoot data load issues and ensure data accuracy between source systems and HFM.
Documentation & Governance:
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, process flows, and user guides.
- Establish governance standards for metadata, rules, and system configuration.
Collaboration & Support:
- Work closely with finance, accounting, and IT teams to understand reporting needs and translate them into system solutions.
- Support HFM specialists within the team.
Essential Requirements
Experience & Technical Expertise
- Minimum 5–7 years of experience in HFM application design, implementation, and administration.
- Deep understanding of multi-GAAP reporting (IFRS and US GAAP) within HFM.
- Strong experience with multi-currency consolidation and FX translation processes.
- Proven track record in metadata and dimensional design in HFM.
- In-depth knowledge of HFM rules writing, calculations, and consolidation logic.
- Experience in FDMEE mapping, scripting, and integration management.
- Advanced skills in Smart View, Excel, and financial reporting tools.
Analytical & Documentation Skills
- Strong documentation, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Desired Skills
Qualifications & Certifications
- Degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or a related field.
- Oracle/Hyperion certifications (e.g., Oracle EPM certification) are a plus.
Industry & Tool Exposure
- Experience working in a global organization with complex legal and reporting structures.
- Familiarity with data governance, internal controls, and audit requirements.
- Exposure to other Oracle EPM tools (e.g., Planning) is beneficial.
Key Competencies
- Strategic thinker with attention to detail.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results under tight deadlines.
- Collaborative team player with mentoring capabilities.
UK Benefits include:
Flexible benefits fund, emergency leave days, adoption leave, 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), pension, life cover, private medical insurance, parental leave, education assistance program.
It’s possible we’re hiring for this position in multiple countries, in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country, but our packages are similarly comprehensive.
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Hybrid working
By default, employees are expected to be in their local AVEVA office three days a week, but some positions are fully office-based. Roles supporting particular customers or markets are sometimes remote.
Hiring process
Interested? Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal. AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application process.
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About AVEVA
AVEVA is a global leader in industrial software with more than 6,500 employees in over 40 countries. Our cutting-edge solutions are used by thousands of enterprises to deliver the essentials of life – such as energy, infrastructure, chemicals, and minerals – safely, efficiently, and more sustainably.
We are committed to embedding sustainability and inclusion into our operations, our culture, and our core business strategy. Learn more about how we are progressing against our ambitious 2030 targets: sustainability-report.aveva.com/
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AVEVA requires all successful applicants to undergo and pass a drug screening and comprehensive background check before they start employment. Background checks will be conducted in accordance with local laws and may, subject to those laws, include proof of educational attainment, employment history verification, proof of work authorization, criminal records, identity verification, credit check. Certain positions dealing with sensitive and/or third-party personal data may involve additional background check criteria.
AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business. AVEVA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify your recruiter. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
