A large community of Solutions Engineers across EMEA engages the COE team in a diverse number of ways, ranging from answering tenders, customizing demos and building prototypes to directly supporting partners and/or customers with specific requests. Comprehensive training programs on EPM applications and the presales role will prepare you for supporting the field organizations across EMEA. 

As a solution engineer, you have the chance to develop in a very broad spectrum, ranging from product expertise, customer interaction, communication and general IT market knowledge. Successful Solutions Engineers are highly talented individuals that develop and combine business knowledge with product expertise and have the possibility to develop a career in many different IT (and non-IT) functions. Also, they act as business partners within the Solution Engineering eco-system and are seen as trusted advisors by the Sales Community.

The candidate we are looking for has solid professional experience in Finance and Controlling and a very good understanding of multiple core processes:

Planning – Enterprise Planning and Budgeting (EPB)

Financial Consolidation & Close (FCC)

Close to Report - Account Reconciliation (ARC) & Tax Reporting (TRC)

Allocations – Profitability & Cost Management (PCM)

Narrative Reporting (NR)

Master Metadata – Enterprise Data Management (EDM)

The candidate should have experience on/worked with Enterprise Performance Management software products (preferably: worked for implementation or support) like Oracle PBCS, Oracle FCCS, Oracle EPCM, Oracle NR, Hyperion, IBM Cognos, SAP PBC etc. and has a strong customer focus. He or she is comfortable in delivering presentations and is always looking to raise the bar of own skills and competencies.

In COE we believe it’s very important that the candidate has the characteristics to easily develop a presales mindset. This would mean that you feel responsible for making sure that the customer embraces the benefits of our solutions, based on your understanding of the real business needs of that customer. Your approach towards work is creative and you are proactive in coming up with solutions that lead to winning the deal. You possess a set of excellent communication skills which enable you to persuade every customer. You are an energetic and positive person, seeking to inspire colleagues and make our customers enthusiastic about our products.

Business skills:

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Cybernetics, Polytechnics School or comparable

Very good understanding of Finance & Accounting processes (planning and budgeting, financial close and consolidation, account reconciliation, tax reporting, cost management etc.)

Previous exposure to / hands-on experience with EPM systems 

Good understanding of and passion for digital and emerging trends in EPM / SaaS like Gen AI, Machine learning, IoT technologies etc.

Soft skills:

Excellent communication skills, able to articulate messages very clearly and in a diplomatic manner

Openness to work with different languages and cultures

Self-motivated, agile and willing to continually adapt to change. You have the natural drive to learn and pick up new challenges.

Ability to work in (virtual) teams. To get a specific job done often requires working together with many colleagues spread out in different countries

Eagerness to learn – you enjoy the challenge of getting to master new products in a very short timeframe

Foreign languages:

Fluency (including writing) in English

Fluency (including writing) in a second language is a plus

Career Level - IC3