Overview
This role drives the successful delivery of Anaplan planning solutions and contributes to the development, execution, and continuous improvement of the annual operating plan process, rolling forecasts, and corporate cost support. The position also supports Long-Range Planning activities, including modeling, and works to align functional finance, field finance, and Senior Finance leadership on key assumptions, process inputs, and timing.
This position is segmented as Remote Anywhere, meaning the work is completed 100% remote anywhere in the U.S. except Hawaii or United States Territories.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a key member of the Finance Anaplan Admin Support Team, driving connected financial planning solutions
- Drive technical architecture and design, including prototyping, process design (scenario design, flow mapping), testing, training, defining support procedures, and supporting implementations
- Evaluate new design specifications, raise quality standards, and address architectural concerns
- Translate existing solutions, spreadsheets, and business problems into sophisticated Anaplan multi-dimensional models
- Modify existing models as part of a connected solution, optimization, or to incorporate new functionality
- Provide timely, candid feedback and progress updates to business partners and Anaplan SMEs
- Create and run financial reports using PeopleSoft, Anaplan, and other relevant software on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis
- Enable systems strategy by developing systems requirements, designing and prototyping, testing, training, defining support procedures, and implementing practical business solutions under multiple deadlines
- Exercise independent judgement within defined policies and procedures to determine appropriate action
- Lead a small team to outcomes and serve as a role model for model builders delivering value-add, sustainable solutions
- Make a significant hands-on contribution to the development of optimization products
- Develop model documentation and ensure adherence to company standards
- Author, document, and maintain the associated code base and unit tests; adhere to industry-standard coding practices
- Lead data integration and migration solutions, including UAT testing and deployment of designed solutions
- Proactively prioritize projects, manage customer expectations, and organize the team’s effort and effectiveness
- Serve as a source of technical expertise and mentor across development teams
Minimum Qualifications
- 5–8 years’ experience building relevant system models
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and financial modeling skills
- Demonstrated knowledge of a formal system implementation methodology, including requirements gathering, design, build/test, training, change management, and deployment (Agile methodology preferable)
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- 1+ years of Anaplan experience
- Demonstrated ability to lead and execute responsibilities simultaneously with a hands-on approach
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, MIS, or Computer Science
Preferred Qualifications
- Domain expertise in planning and modeling in Finance
- Passion for business analytics, modeling, and planning
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
- Results-oriented, motivated, self-driven
Compensation & Benefits
- Annual incentive plan bonus (also applicable to this role)
- Benefits for this role may include: health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance
- Expected base rate: $85,000 - $135,000
- Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state or local minimum wage thresholds)
Location
Remote anywhere in the U.S. except Hawaii or United States Territories.