Senior Techno Functional Analyst EPM

Job Description

At Aberdeen, our ambition is to be the UKs leading Wealth & Investments group.

Strengthening talent and culture is one of our strategic priorities. We strive to make Aberdeen a great place to work so that we can attract and retain the industrys best talent.

Our people put our stakeholders at the heart of everything they do by helping us to make a positive difference to the lives of our clients, customers, colleagues, shareholders, and society.

We are focused on growing our direct and advised wealth platforms and repositioning our specialist asset management business to meet client demand. We are committed to providing excellent client service, supported by leading technology and talent.

Aberdeen comprises three businesses, interactive investor (ii), Investments, and Adviser, each of which focuses on meeting and adapting to our clients evolving needs:

• interactive investor, the UKs second largest direct-to-consumer investment platform, enables individuals in the UK to plan, save, and invest in the way that works for them.

• Our Adviser business provides financial planning solutions and technology for UK financial advisers, enabling them to create value for their customers.

• Our Investments business is a specialist asset manager that focuses on areas where we have both strength and scale to capitalise on the key themes shaping the market, through either public markets or alternative asset classes.

About the Role

Hybrid in Edinburgh

We are looking for a highly capable and experienced Senior Analyst with deep expertise in Oracle EPM to join our enterprise systems team. A Senior Techno Functional Analyst (EPM) is responsible for owning and enhancing Oracle EPM and related Finance systems, acting as the bridge between business and IT by translating Finance requirements into system designs, delivering and testing solutions, and supporting ongoing system stability and performance.

They work closely with stakeholders to drive improvements, manage upgrades and integrations, provide user support and training, and contribute to transformation initiatives, combining strong functional knowledge of finance processes with handson technical skills across Oracle tools, data, and reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and support Oracle EPM systems, ensuring stability, performance, and availability

• Lead the implementation of new EPM modules, from requirements through design, build, testing, and deployment

• Plan, coordinate, and execute EPM monthly patching cycles, including impact assessment, regression testing, and production release

• Work closely with Finance stakeholders to identify opportunities and define solutions that drive efficiency and process improvement

• Translate business requirements into scalable EPM solution designs and configurations

• Deliver system enhancements, fixes, and transformation initiatives across EPM modules

• Manage testing (unit, system, UAT) to support new implementations, upgrades, and releases

• Manage data, integrations, and reporting, while continuously optimising processes, controls, and user experience across the platform

• Stay current with Oracle ERP updates and industry best practices.

About the Candidate

The ideal candidate will possess the following:

• Strong Oracle EPM experience across key modules EPCM and EDMCS is essential (Exposure to or prior experience with FCCS would also be advantageous)

• Experience designing and executing unit, system, and UAT test cycles, knowledge of release management, upgrades, and patching

• Deep understanding of finance processes (R2R, consolidation, planning, reconciliations, tax) and how they are enabled in EPM

• Proven ability to translate business requirements into EPM solutions and configurations, Experience performing gap analysis, solution design, and process optimisation

• Experience supporting and enhancing EPM platforms, ensuring stability, performance, and continuous improvement, Ability to troubleshoot issues and perform root cause analysis.

• Skilled in SQL, Oracle reporting tools (BI Publisher, OTBI), data migration (FBDI, ADFdi), and integration platforms (e.g., Oracle Integration Cloud)

• Stakeholder & Project…