FP&A Anaplan Manager (100% Virtual/Remote)

Overview

This role is responsible for the successful delivery of Anaplan planning solutions and for contributing to the development, execution, and continuous improvement of the annual operating plan process, rolling forecasts, and corporate cost support. The FP&A Anaplan Manager also supports the Long-Range Planning process through modeling and helps drive alignment between functional finance, field finance, and Senior Finance leadership on key assumptions, process inputs, and process timing.

Work is 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
• Lead technical architecture and design processes, including prototyping and process design (scenario design, flow mapping)
• Conduct testing, training, and define support procedures to support implementations
• Evaluate new design specifications and raise quality standards; 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 and independently manage systems requirements, design and prototyping, testing, training, support procedure definition, and implementation under multiple deadlines
• Exercise independent judgment within defined policies and procedures; lead a small team to achieve outcomes and serve as a role model for model builders delivering value-add, sustainable solutions
• Contribute hands-on 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
• Act as a source of technical expertise and mentor across development teams

Relationships

• Internal: Functional Finance Teams (Sales Finance, Supply Chain Finance, Broadline Support Business Finance, and Field Finance), IT, other Anaplan users
• External: N/A

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: requirements gathering, design, build/test, training, change management, and deployment (Agile methodology preferable)
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• 1+ years Anaplan experience
• Demonstrated ability to lead and execute multiple 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 (this role)
• Benefits 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

Location

Remote anywhere in the U.S. except Hawaii or United States Territories.