Staff or Senior - Finance - Anaplan Model Builder

at  EY

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.

THE OPPORTUNITY

We are seeking an Anaplan Model Builder to join our Finance practice. You will be helping clients improve their business and internal finance performance through a focus on providing business advisory services that achieve measurable benefits in operational effectiveness and strategic decision making.

You’ll actively participate in engagements covering the following expertise areas:

• Finance Transformation Strategy & Roadmap
• Finance Statement Close & Consolidations
• Finance Operating Model Design
• Finance & Accounting Process Improvement
• Global Business Services including Shared Service Centers, Outsourcing.

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES FOR SUCCESS

• Understand and incorporate clients’ IT environments and existing technologies into model design
• Conceive and develop Proof of Concept models efficiently to provide sales pursuit support and establish credibility of EY and Anaplan’s platform
• Translate/expand POC models into detailed blueprints (associated modules, lists / line items, calculations, etc.)

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

You’ll actively establish, maintain and strengthen internal and external relationships. You’ll identify potential business opportunities for EY. You will develop long-term client relationships and networks. You’ll provide innovative commercial insights for clients and contribute to thought leadership. You’ll actively contribute to improving operational efficiency on projects. You’ll help to create a positive learning culture and will counsel junior team members. Travel is estimated at 50%.

CLIENT RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review customer models and business process
• Build customized Anaplan models
• Collaborate with project team to build Anaplan models with guidance from project leadership
• Develop inbound/outbound data feeds to and from the Anaplan model
• Conduct tie-outs and troubleshoot solutions
• Develop end-user reporting and planning dashboards
• Deploy solutions to end-users and provide support/training
• Enable clients through co-model building training sessions
• Support Solution Architect/Project Managers in maintaining the health of the implementation
• Provide both technical and business implication explanations to client staff and appraoches to different modeling alternatives
• Liase with Anaplan sales and implementation resources to resolve issues

PEOPLE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop people through supervising, coaching, and mentoring staff
• Assist with technical guidance to model builders, incl. training of EY and client staff
• Maintain an educational program to continually develop

TO QUALIFY FOR THE ROLE YOU MUST HAVE

• Bachelor’s degree and 3-4 years experience for Model Builder role in industry or in consulting
• 2-3 years’ experience in Anaplan implementation, covering at least 4 projects
• Industry experience with mix of Oracle EPM, Oracle Hyperion, OneStream, or other complex modeling tools (including Adaptive and other Anaplan competitors)
• Subject matter expertise in Financial Planning & Analysis, Enterprise Performance Management, Sales Performance Management (e.g. Quota / Territory Planning, Incentive Compensation Management), Sales & Operations Planning, or Integrated Business Planning domains
• Strong understanding of data integration challenges & solutions, such as ETL from various client platforms. Experience with standard connectors like HyperConnect and automation using Anaplan connect required. Additional experience using third party ETL tools (ODI, Informatica, Snaplogic, Mulesoft, Boomi)
• Deep knowledge in 2-3 sectors (Mining, Oil & Gas, High-Tech, A&D, Pharma, or Public sector) preferred