Jobs · Analyst · Massachusetts

Director, Enterprise Planning and Analytics Solutions

HarbourVest Partners · Boston, MA · 2 wk ago
HybridAnalyst$165k–$175k/yrFull-time

Key Responsibilities

  • Own and enhance financial planning models supporting budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
  • Build and maintain driver-based models across key areas such as revenue, profitability, and compensation.
  • Support monthly and quarterly forecast cycles, including scenario planning and variance analysis.
  • Partner with FP&A and Accounting to align models with evolving business needs and reporting requirements.
  • Transform business questions into systematic analyses and strategic recommendations to support decision-making.
  • Adaptive planning: Configure and manage Adaptive Planning components including sheets, dimensions, versions, and modeled structures.
  • Develop and maintain reporting packages using OfficeConnect and other tools for management and executive reporting.
  • Continuously improve model design, usability, and performance to better support Finance users.
  • Ensure consistency, clarity, and auditability of planning models.

Data & Analytics (Prism as an Enabler)

  • Leverage Workday Prism to integrate, transform, and enrich financial and operational data used in planning and reporting.
  • Design, build, and support finance data pipelines and transformation logic, including ingestion, joins, unions, aggregations, calculated fields, and curated dataset creation.
  • Create and optimize Prism datasets and data models to support forecasting, variance analysis, and management reporting.
  • Blend Workday core data with external sources (e.g., ERP, CRM, market data) to deliver a unified view for Finance.
  • Ensure data lineage, visibility, and auditability across datasets and transformations, supporting trust in financial outputs.
  • Support structured data build aligned to financial hierarchies, dimensions, and core reference data standards.
  • Partner with Technology teams on API-based integrations and data connectivity, while retaining ownership of finance-facing datasets.
  • Data governance & quality: Maintain strong data quality and governance standards across multiple finance functions.
  • Solve data and system issues impacting financial reporting and planning outputs.

Partnership Across Multiple Functions

  • Serve as a strategic bridge between Finance and Technology, ensuring solutions meet business needs, technical standards, and long-term scalability requirements.
  • Support ongoing enhancements, process improvements, and finance transformation initiatives.
  • Help drive adoption of planning tools and standard processes across Finance teams.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in FP&A, financial systems, or techno-functional roles.
  • Strong understanding of financial budgeting, forecasting, and accounting principles.
  • Experience with financial modeling and planning systems such as Workday Adaptive Planning, Anaplan, OneStream, Oracle EPM/Essbase, IBM TM1, Hyperion, or similar platforms.
  • Experience working with large datasets and supporting financial analysis.
  • Strong analytical thinking and communication skills.

PREFERRED

  • Hands-on experience in managing Workday Adaptive Planning and/or Prism Analytics.
  • Familiarity with SQL, BI tools (Tableau, Power BI), or data transformation concepts.
  • Experience with Workday integrations (Studio, EIB, Core Connectors).
  • Exposure to asset management, private equity, or multi-entity environments.

What You Bring To Harbourvest

  • Strong business and financial intuition.
  • Ability to connect data to decision-making.
  • Collaborative, team-oriented demeanor.
  • Attention to detail and dedication to data integrity.
  • Practical, hands-on approach.

Pay & Benefits

Base Salary Range: $165,000.00 - $175,000.00 USD
Discretionary Annual Bonus: Determined based on individual and overall firm performance.
Total Compensation Includes: Long-term reward programs, retirement, health, insurance, paid time off, and wellness programs.

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