The Anaplan COE Implementation Consultant will be responsible for supporting Anaplan as a product owner for P&L Forecast and Planning. You will serve as the subject matter expert and key point of contact for all users.
Responsibilities include but not limited to P&L planning support, intake, prioritization and execution of all changes (defects, enhancements, projects, models), user acceptance testing, training, issue analysis & resolution, trending, and Segment/Enterprise reporting.
You will be required to embrace an innovative and entrepreneurial mindset, relentlessly seeking best practices and technologies from within the CVS Health community and across the external environment and industry, as well as, have a wide-spread knowledge of the Finance process taxonomy including Capital Planning, Revenue Planning, Cost of Goods & Services, Expense Planning, Workforce Planning, Budget & Forecasting and other areas across FP&A.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS-

• 7-10 years of Financial Systems Consulting experience
• 2 years of Finance and FP&A activities and processes experience
• 2 years of Extensive Anaplan model experience to support users/businesses/segments for issue analysis/resolution.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Process improvement and technology methodologies (Six Sigma, Scrum, Kanban, SAFE, ADLC, etc.)
• Financial Analyst or Financial Systems Analyst
• Direct experience working with or being part of a center of excellence to ensure governance standards are met and continuously improved, large-scale implementations, change management and stakeholder management
• Finance value drivers across business segments
• Certified Anaplan Level 1 Model Builder
• Driving change across various stakeholder groups
• Strategic mindset – Ability to think outside the box and recognize opportunities outside of existing business processes
• Strong business knowledge – Understanding of our current business, downstream implications, and areas where input and collaboration with other teams is required
• Adept at execution and delivery skills - Represent customer and user perspectives throughout the development lifecycle to ensure strong usability and performance outcomes.
• Adept at growth mindset (agility in developing yourself and others)
• Strong leadership and team management abilities
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication at all levels of the organization
• Ability to understand and bridge IT and Finance processes to present clear and concise information across the enterprise.
• Adaptability - Ability to pivot quickly, re-assess, and move forward in a constantly changing environment.

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree or Equivalent Work Experience (4 years)

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Partner with engineers, architects, and UX designers in daily standups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives
• Prioritize features and technical work to maximize value delivery, balancing customer impact, technical feasibility, and business priorities.
• Identifying innovative Finance automation technologies and use cases (e.g., Anaplan, Knowledge of Finance, Accounting processes and relevant systems).
• Governance – Change Control board from intake through post execution.
• Gather and incorporate feedback from stakeholders to iterate quickly.
• Accountability - Drive and track measurable results using agreed upon KPIs.
• Data migration, integration and financial reporting
• Build effective internal relationships.
• Identify process risks, issues, and mitigations throughout project lifecycle.
• Help remove roadblocks to keep delivery on track
• Identify and source Finance optimization and automation opportunities.
• Collaborate across peers to ensure governance process is effective and repeatable.