Hyperion Essbase Consultant - Essbase devs ask you for help

Chicago, IL, us on site Until 8/22/2026 First posted March 21, 2025 Last posted March 21, 2025
Job description

Alzome is a recruiting solutions firm that helps companies quickly identify and hire top talent by developing and managing on-going pipeline talent. Alzome’s proactive recruiting model targets both active and passive candidates through any number of sourcing channels.

Alzome is working with one of the premier EPM consulting service firms in the US.  Companies look my client for expertise with the Hyperion skill set. 

The bullets below are from the companies HR page.  They are like most boring HR written job descriptions.  What they really need is a Hyperion Essbase developer with extensive experience using the product.  As a consultant you’ll be advising clients on implementation, dev and other related support issues.  You have to be better than all others at the client site otherwise people wouldn't be paying the outragous fees.  Most of the work is in the Midwest but be prepared to travel because their client base is deep and they service firms all over the country.  Think you qualify?  Apply and find out!!

 

Responsibilities

  • Work with clients to gather complex business requirements and turn into practical planning, reporting analytical solutions
  • Effective in full life cycle development of Hyperion Planning or Essbase solutions; Including system requirements; design, build, and implementation and documentation
  • Troubleshoot and optimization of applications
  • Build effective and sustainable client relationships

 

Minimum Requirements

  • Minimum of 2 years of hands-on development experience with the Hyperion Planning or Essbase products
  • Developer level knowledge of data integration tools such as ODI and FDM
  • Experience with Oracle Hyperion reporting tools – Financial Reporting and SmartView
  • Sound understanding of corporate finance processes and technology including knowledge of key corporate operational systems (ERP, GL, Data Warehouse, etc.)
  • Experience with structured project management implementation process
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, comfortable interfacing with business users
  • Good troubleshooting and technical skills
  • Ability to productively work from home office
  • 4 year degree in Information Systems, Finance, Accounting, Mathematics or Business
  • Eligible to work in the United States


Preferred Skills

  • Prior consulting experience
  • Experience with multiple products in the Oracle Hyperion product family (HFM, OBIEE)
  • Hyperion Certified Professional
  • CPA or MBA
  • Advanced MS Excel skills
  • Previous Finance or accounting experience
  • Relational database experience

This position requires a readiness to travel nationally without restrictions. While our goal is to work locally in the Midwest, this position may require significant out of town travel. 

This is a full-time permanent position.  Our client offers base pay plus bonus, benefits and more.  

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About this role

Summary

Develop and implement hyperion essbase solutions, troubleshoot, and advise clients on financial systems.

Job title

Hyperion Essbase Consultant

Experience level

2+ years

Industry

software

Location requirements

Chicago, IL, US; travel required; remote work possible

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

hyperion essbasedata integration toolsoracle hyperion reportingtroubleshootingcommunication

Preferred skills

consulting experiencehyperion certificationsfinance or accountingrelational databasesadvanced excel

Specializations

hyperion essbasefinancial reportingdata integrationoracle hyperionessbase development
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Chicago, IL, USA

On-site City