Anaplan Senior Consultant

About the role

The role includes client advisory, solution configuration, and implementation support across planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance management initiatives. The ideal candidate brings hands-on Anaplan experience, experience supporting project workstreams and deliverables, and the ability to translate client requirements into scalable models that improve planning capabilities and support business decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Assess current-state finance processes and systems and design future-state solutions for planning, budgeting, and forecasting
• Build and enhance Anaplan models, including Data Hub architecture and integrations, to support scalable planning cycles
• Perform finance data assessments and analysis to generate insights for business and executive stakeholders
• Translate business requirements into technical designs, develop test plans, support user acceptance testing, and provide post-launch support
• Support or lead workstreams using agile delivery methods, develop client deliverables, and collaborate with Finance, Information Technology, Data, and Operations stakeholders to drive adoption and business outcomes

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university
• Anaplan Model Builder certification (Level1 & Level 2)
• 2+ years of experience applying Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes, including requirements gathering, design, testing, deployment, and production support
• 4+ years of professional experience, including 3+ years designing, building, and implementing Anaplan solutions for financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting in a consulting or corporate environment
• Experience with Anaplan Data Hub architecture, integrations, requirements gathering, and implementation delivery
• 3+ years of experience performing finance data analysis and delivering findings through dashboards, reports, or model outputs
• Ability to travel 25–50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve.
• Preferred: 4+ years of consulting experience in a professional services environment or internal consulting function
• Experience serving as an Anaplan Solution Architect, Delivery Manager, or both
• Experience implementing enterprise financial planning processes using Anaplan and enterprise data platforms
• Experience leading workstreams with responsibility for scope, schedule, and deliverables
• Experience supporting proposals and requests for proposal responses
• Experience developing presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint for executive stakeholders