Independent Consulting Practice

Oracle ARCS and FCCS, architected by a 15 year specialist.

PMP, ARCS Certified, and former KPMG Director. Fifteen years of solution architecture for retail, manufacturing, financial services, and healthcare finance teams.

15+
Years in Oracle EPM
50+
ARCS & FCCS Implementations
$9B
Largest Client Revenue
PMP
Project Management Professional
ARCS
Oracle Certified, Active
Azeb Yohannes
Founder & Principal Consultant
  • 15+ Years Oracle EPM Architecture
  • Former Director, KPMG
  • Project Management Professional, PMP
  • Oracle ARCS, Active Certification
  • Six Sigma Black Belt
  • MA Economics, Cal State Long Beach

An architect who stays with you, from kickoff to hypercare.

I'm an Oracle Enterprise Performance Management architect with more than fifteen years of experience designing and delivering consolidation and account reconciliation solutions for global finance organizations.

My career spans both sides of the table. Across roles as a Director at KPMG, Senior Solutions Architect at Edgewater Ranzal (now Alithya), and Director at The Hackett Group, I have served as solution architect for 50+ Oracle ARCS and FCCS implementations spanning retail, manufacturing, financial services, and healthcare. My largest engagement was with a nine billion dollar global enterprise.

Before consulting, I was the EPM administrator and project lead for Edwards Lifesciences, supporting two hundred plus global finance users across consolidation, close, and SOX controls. That mix of perspectives, deep technical architecture, hands on administration, and executive level program management, is what I bring to every engagement.

Focused expertise in account reconciliation and financial consolidation.

01 · ARCS

Oracle ARCS Implementations

End to end Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud Service implementations. Profile design, format and rule configuration, match types, Data Management integration with Oracle Cloud GL and subledgers, and reconciliation to FCCS. Built around your actual close process, not a template.

02 · FCCS

FCCS Consolidation and Close

Architecture and configuration of Oracle Financial Consolidation and Close Cloud Service. Multi currency translation, intercompany eliminations, GAAP and local statutory reporting, GL and other source system integrations, metadata design across entities, accounts, and custom dimensions, plus management reporting.

03 · MIGRATE

EPM Cloud Migrations

Structured migrations from legacy on premise EPM environments to Oracle Cloud, including FCCS and ARCS. Application rebuilds, data conversion, parallel testing, and risk managed cutover from a consultant who has done this many times.

04 · OPTIMIZE

EPM Optimization & Health Checks

Existing ARCS or FCCS environment that has drifted from how your business actually operates. A structured health check identifies design, performance issues, and process gaps, with a prioritized roadmap to fix them.

05 · ADVISE

EPM Roadmap & Advisory

Strategic advisory for finance leaders evaluating Oracle EPM Cloud, planning multi year roadmaps, or assessing the business case for migrating off legacy on premise EPM. Independent perspective from someone with no software to sell.

The architect who scopes is the architect who delivers.

I am the same architect who would lead your engagement at a top firm, working with you directly.

The principal on every call

Every design session, every issue, every deliverable is handled by me, a fifteen year EPM architect. The person scoping your work is the person doing your work.

Industry plus consulting perspective

My five years inside Edwards Lifesciences as an EPM administrator means design decisions are grounded in what is actually maintainable for a finance team after go live, not just what looks clean in a workshop.

Credentialed and accountable

PMP for delivery discipline, Six Sigma Black Belt for process rigor, and active Oracle ARCS certification, plus a track record of bringing complex programs in on schedule and on budget.

One throat to choke, one hand to shake

Direct accountability and direct access to the architect on the project from kickoff through hypercare.

Mid market and enterprise finance teams across five core industries.

Retail
Manufacturing
Healthcare & Medical Devices
Financial Services
Banking & Insurance

Companies served range from mid cap organizations to global enterprises with up to nine billion dollars in revenue and ten billion dollars in assets.

Representative work across retail, manufacturing, and financial services.

A clear, predictable path from first call to go live.

1

Discovery Call

Free thirty minute conversation. We talk about your finance organization, current state, and what success looks like.

2

Scoping & SOW

A written scope of work with deliverables, milestones, and a fixed price or time and materials estimate. No surprises.

3

Design & Build

Hands on architecture, configuration, integration, and testing. Weekly check ins. You always know where the project stands.

4

Go Live & Hypercare

Coordinated cutover, parallel close support, and hypercare so your finance team owns the solution with confidence.

Tell me about your project.

Whether you are scoping a new implementation, troubleshooting an existing environment, or just exploring whether Oracle EPM Cloud is right for your finance organization, I am happy to take a call.

Location
Greater Los Angeles Area
Coverage
Remote engagements across the US