Senior Analyst, Anaplan

at  Pattison Food Group

Come join Pattison Food Group Ltd., a Jim Pattison business, and Canada’s largest Western-based provider of food and health products.
Pattison Food Group Ltd. consists of Save-On-Foods and other well-known grocery banners. With nearly 300 retail locations, we proudly employ more than 30,000 team members.
We have an exciting opportunity for a full-time Senior Analyst, Anaplan to join our Finance team in Langley, BC.
Reporting to the Director of Finance, you will be responsible for supporting end-users by developing tools and models on the connected planning platform to transform, modernize, and streamline existing finance functions.

You will be responsible for:

• Participating and leading various projects within Anaplan, developing new enhancements and streamlining existing models to support and automate processes that align with the company’s goals and initiatives across all functions.
• Leading requirements-gathering sessions by actively listening to end-users, understanding their challenges, and translating these into actionable solutions.
• Formalizing a Center of Excellence for model building and ensuring proper documentation of processes.
• Standardizing a training plan for end-user onboarding and adoption of Anaplan, while promoting change management.
• Maintaining, monitoring, and enhancing the Data Hub within the connected planning platform Anaplan, in partnership with the financial systems and IT teams, to ensure data integrity.
• Troubleshooting existing data models and identifying areas of improvements.

You have:

• A bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, IT/computer science or related fields.
• 3 to 5 years of work experience including at least 2 years of experience in both back and front end of cloud-based systems such as Anaplan.
• A basic understanding of accounting principles, such as mechanism of debits, credits, trial balance, balance sheets and P&L.
• Experience in data analysis, system development and process improvement.
• Experience in creating a three-way dialogue between the business and Anaplan teams by translating business requirements into technical language.
• Advanced knowledge of Excel, VBA, Power Query.
• Level 2 Anaplan training with a keen interest in obtaining all Anaplan certifications is an asset.
• Experience in reporting and building system-generated reports through Anaplan and data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau is an asset.
• Exposure to database software or languages (Oracle Essbase, Azure/AWS, SQL, Python, R) is an asset.
• Experience project management, including leading small teams through end-to-end projects, is an asset.

You are:

• Proficient at fostering positive relationships through excellent communication.
• Analytical and have strong problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Eager to learn and leverage new technologies.
• Proficient in performing tasks with precision and meticulous attention to detail.
• Adaptable and versatile in managing multiple tasks simultaneously, ensuring timely completion under demanding schedules.
• Able to understand, document and evaluate business processes.
• Able to understand multiple system, data dimensions, and data behavior.

What we offer:
In addition to a highly competitive salary, we offer a great range of benefits, a company pension plan, free parking, exclusive team member offers, and opportunities for development and career progression.
If you’re looking to join a team that puts people first, you’re in the right place. Apply online today!

• Participating and leading various projects within Anaplan, developing new enhancements and streamlining existing models to support and automate processes that align with the company’s goals and initiatives across all functions.
• Leading requirements-gathering sessions by actively listening to end-users, understanding their challenges, and translating these into actionable solutions.
• Formalizing a Center of Excellence for model building and ensuring proper documentation of processes.
• Standardizing a training plan for end-user onboarding and adoption of Anaplan, while promoting change management.
• Maintaining, monitoring, and enhancing the Data Hub within the connected planning platform Anaplan, in partnership with the financial systems and IT teams, to ensure data integrity.
• Troubleshooting existing data models and identifying areas of improvements