Job Description

Argo Group is a leader in specialty insurance with a vibrant culture built on respect, equality, wellness and opportunity. We’re an innovative organization that’s small enough to be agile and big enough to make a difference in our industry.  

Our flexible workplace is continuously evolving to ensure all employees feel: 

Comfortable bringing their whole selves to work. 
Confident that they will be treated respectfully. 
Recognized for their performance and provided with equal opportunities to succeed. 

At Argo, skill meets opportunity. If you’re wired to raise your hand and ask, “Where can I help?”, you’ll thrive with us. 

A career in our Financial Systems & Data Management Team, focused on our Oracle Cloud Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) solutions, will provide the opportunity to work alongside CFOs, FP&A leaders, controllers and business leaders to drive value throughout the organization. Our team helps our global finance organization reduce costs and cycle times while providing business insights through the implementation of leading practices and Oracle’s modern cloud based EPM applications. Creating a well-controlled platform for growth and increased regulatory requirements through the implementation of leading practices and Oracle’s modern consolidation, planning & budgeting, profitability & cost management, account reconciliation and data management applications.

KEY DUTIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES

The roles and responsibilities of the desired candidate are to provide highly complex functional and technical services to our finance & business stakeholders, as well as play a pivotal role in requirements definition, design, implementation and support of our Oracle’s ERP Cloud EPM applications; while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships. This includes:

Strategic Implementation of Oracle Cloud EPM (FCCS, EPBCS, ARCS, EDMCS, PCMCS, OAC) solutions;
Business Rule / Calculation Development;
Data Management & Integration, Reconciliation, EPM automate
Master Data Management;
User Security Configuration and Management; and,
Report Development
Document system/data requirements, deisign, and processes according to business needs
Configure application components, including databases, rules, calc scripts, reports, security and process management modules
Manage EPM interfacing activities, including testing and data reconciliation
Support deployment of Oracle EPM applications and related changes
Partner with our consulting firm to implement the Oracle EPM solutions and future state processes
Providing expertise and input regarding EPM processes to finance and business stakeholders

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

Demonstrates strong abilities and/or a proven record of success as a team leader, leading practices in the following areas:

Project Management
Budgeting and Forecasting, Long Range Planning, Rolling Forecasting
Month End Consolidation, SEC and Statutory Reporting
Management Reporting, Dashboards & Data Visualization
Allocations - Profitability and Cost Management
Financial Master Data Management; and
Account Reconciliations

Demonstrates intimate abilities and/or a proven record of success as a team leader, leading technical implementation of EPM (Enterprise Performance Management) tools:

Oracle Cloud EPM
EPBCS - Enterprise Planning, Budgeting Cloud Services
FCCS - Financial Consolidation & Close Cloud Services
EDMCS - Enterprise Data Management Cloud Services
ARCS - Account Reconciliation Cloud Services
PCMCS - Profitability and Cost Management Cloud Services; and,
Oracle Analytics Cloud – Reporting & Dashboards

Demonstrates intimate abilities and/or a proven record of success as a team leader, leading technical development of:

Oracle EPM configuration
Business Rule / Calculation Development
Data Integration, Reconciliation, EPM automate, EPM Integration Agent
Master Data Management
User Security Configuration and Management; and,
Report Development

Demonstrates intimate-level abilities and/or a proven record of success managing efforts with identifying and addressing business needs: building relationships with stakeholders; communicating with stakeholders in an organized and knowledgeable manner; delivering clear requests for information; demonstrating flexibility in prioritizing and completing tasks; and communicating potential conflicts to management.

Demonstrates knowledge and exposure of the common issues facing finance in the insurance industry.

Demonstrates intimate-level abilities and/or a proven record of success managing efforts with identifying and addressing stakeholder needs communicating value propositions; managing project requirements, project workflow, budgets, billing and collections; and preparing and/or coordinating complex written and verbal materials.

Demonstrates strong abilities and/or a proven record of success as a team leader working with Oracle cloud-based solutions and project management tools.

Demonstrates highly efficient and effective communication through MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & CERTIFICATIONS

Bachelor's Degree in Finance, and/or Computer Science/Engineering, Information Technology
A minimum of 10+ years of experience working in senior level Finance and/or technology roles
A minimum of 5+ years of experience specializing in Oracle EPM cloud based applications
Certifications in any of the following Oracle Cloud EPM Solutions: EPBCS, FCCS, ARCS, EDMCS, PCMCS, Analytics Cloud, preferred
CPA, preferred
Preferred experience based on requirements that are job-related and consistent with business necessity