Asparona Careers and Job Opportunities

November 2008

Asparona is one of Australasia's leading Oracle consulting organisations and has been voted the most successful Oracle E-business solution partner in Asia Pacific. Asparona provides Oracle Enterprise Solutions implementation and upgrade consulting services as well as application support for New Zealand and Australian public and private sector organisations. We provide senior functional, technical, and project management consultants to work in a team environment with our customers. We are undergoing a period of rapid growth and require a number of suitably qualified and experienced people for Oracle projects in New Zealand and Australia.

Oracle Account Manager, Sydney

The ideal candidate will have a number of year’s account management experience at a senior level. An understanding of ERP Business Systems would be an advantage. Prerequisites include proven customer relationship skills, self motivation and organization. The territory includes NSW, Victoria and Queensland and we are looking for a candidate who has a successful account management track record in this territory. This role includes management of existing accounts as well as the development of new business.

Oracle Practice Manager, Sydney
Oracle Principal Consultant, Sydney

We are looking for candidates for the above two roles who are already fulfilling the role within a consulting organisation or IT vendor in Australia or overseas. To be successful in this role you will have experience with Oracle Applications as well as the following experience and capabilites:

• 5 years plus, Business experience
• Relevant Bachelor Degree
• Experience within Product delivery and support
• Experience in working on projects for customers, onsite and at the office
• Professional Acumen
• Good planning and organizing skills
• Team player
• Innovative
• Problem Solving
• Quality Driven
• Customer Focused

Logistics Consultants, Sydney

We have vacancies for 2 Implementation Consultants and 2 Solution Architects in our Sydney office with Warehouse Management System (WMS) experience gained in either supporting or implementing a Tier 1 or 2 WMS or a Logistics/Warehouse Management background.

• Degree or equivalent work experience preferred
• 3+ years experience with Warehouse Management Systems or Logistics experience.
• Experience in full life-cycle of project development including Requirements, Design, Development, Testing, Rollout, Implementation, and Training
• Experience in a variety of industries such as retail, financial, manufacturing and/or life sciences
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal skills and ability to foster client relationships and working relationships with peers
• Self-starter with ability to work on projects with minimum supervision while adding value to cross-functional teams
• Consulting experience is desirable
• Ability and willingness to travel (as required)

Oracle SOA Developer (Auckland)

The Oracle SOA Middleware Architect must have strengths in the Oracle Fusion and Oracle SOA area and experience with BPEL, BAM, ESB. The role will involve leading the Oracle SOA team and the candidate will be involved in consultative technology discussions with clients, selling the benefits of the solution and its value proposition.

Project Manager or Service Delivery Manager (Auckland or Wellington)

For this role you must have experience running a managed service operation or running a large scale project. You will need a hands on approach and should have a broad technical background, be business orientated; and have a successful record in business. People skills; presentation and sales skills are also required.

Oracle Data Warehouse Expert (Auckland)

To be successful in this senior role the candidate will need to have 10+ years experience in this area. Expertise in Oracle databases is an added advantage. Also experience in Business Objects and DWO is essential. This position is based in Auckland.

Senior Applications DBA (Auckland and Wellington)

The Senior Applications DBA is a specialist position that focuses on implementations, upgrades and providing technical advice and support. This is a customer facing role that requires a high level of skill and the ability to provide thought-leadership, project planning and advice on Oracle E-Business Suite, Operating systems and hardware.

The candidate will need to have the following skills and experience:

• Bachelor Degree or relevant business "hands on" experience
• Have led a number of implementations and upgrades
• 5 yrs experience as an Oracle administrator / DBA
• Professional Acumen
• Good planning and organizing skill
• Clear communication skills
• And be a team player

Sales Executive (Auckland or Wellington)

Asparona is looking to add a Sales executive based in either Auckland or Wellington to our growing team. The ideal candidate will have a number of year’s sales experience at a senior level. An understanding of ERP Business Systems would be an advantage. Prerequisites include a passion for sales, proven customer relationship skills, self motivation and organization.

Hyperion Planning Consultant

Asparona requires a number of suitably qualified and experienced Hyperion Implementation Consultants in New Zealand.
The Hyperion Planning Consultant will be responsible for the delivery of solution-oriented consulting to our New Zealand clients utilizing Business Intelligence (BI) and Corporate Performance Management (CPM) technologies. Duties will include:

• Developing business focused technical solutions using BI/CPM products for customers
• Determining customer requirements, project scope, and assisting in creation of estimates of efforts
• Developing and implementing applications for customers based on identified requirements
• Providing installation, configuration, and trouble shooting services
• Providing development, testing, and implementation services
• Supporting user training, documentation, and rollout
• Partnering with team to create and improve methodologies, provide proposal creation support, and assist in pre-sales efforts

• B.S. in Accounting or Computer Science; MBA, CPA, or equivalent work experience preferred
• 4+ years experience working with budgeting, consolidation, and financial reporting applications
• 3+ years experience with Hyperion Planning and one or more of the following technologies:
  • Hyperion Financial Management (HFM)
  • Hyperion Application Link (HAL)
  • Hyperion Analyzer
  • Hyperion Integration Server (HIS/EIS)
  • Hyperion Intelligence (Brio/SQR)
• Experience in full life-cycle of project development including Requirements, Design, Development, Testing, Rollout, Implementation, and Training
• Experience in a variety of industries such as retail, financial, manufacturing and/or life sciences
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal skills and ability to foster client relationships and working relationships with peers
• Excellent analytical and research skills
• Self-starter with ability to work on projects with minimum supervision while adding value to cross-functional teams
• Consulting experience is desirable
• Ability and willingness to travel (as required)