At Aberdeen, our ambition is to be the UK’s 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 industry’s 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 UK’s 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
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 hands‑on 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 Management: Strong ability to work with Finance stakeholders and act as a bridge to technical teams, Experience delivering across multi-module EPM or ERP transformations
Documentation & Communication: Strong communication skills with the ability to document processes, create user guides, and deliver training to non-technical users
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme, please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire. One of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.
Our benefits
There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.
When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days’ annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance-based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits – including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefits here.
Our business
Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas – our vectors of growth – focused on our clients’ changing needs. You can find out more about what we do here
An inclusive way of working
Whatever way you like to work, if you have the talent and commitment to join our team, we’d like to hear from you.
At Aberdeen we’ve adopted a ‘blended working’ approach. This approach combines the benefits of face-to-face collaboration, coaching and connecting in our offices with the flexibility of working from home. It enables colleagues to find a balance that works for their roles, their teams, our clients and our business.
An inclusive culture, where diverse perspectives drive our actions, is at the core of who we are and what we do. If you need assistance with your application, or a reasonable adjustment to your interview arrangements – for example, because you are neurodivergent, or have a physical, sensory, cognitive, mental, visible or invisible disability – please let us know and we’ll be happy to help.
Our ambition is to be the UK’s leading Wealth and Investments group.
At Aberdeen, we believe investing is about more than numbers – it’s about helping people shape their futures. Whether they're starting out, planning for retirement, advising others, or managing large portfolios, we partner with our customers and clients to ensure they have the tools and insight they need to navigate an ever-changing world.
Aberdeen – enabling our clients to be better investors.
