Solution Architect - Financial Consolidations & Reporting

Job description

At Anaplan, we are a team of innovators who are focused on optimizing business decision-making through our leading scenario planning and analysis platform so our customers can outpace their competition and the market.

What unites Anaplanners across teams and geographies is our collective commitment to our customers’ success and to our Winning Culture.

Our customers rank among the who’s who in the Fortune 50. Coca-Cola, LinkedIn, Adobe, LVMH and Bayer are just a few of the 2,400+ global companies that rely on our best-in-class platform.

Our Winning Culture is the engine that drives our teams of innovators. We champion diversity of thought and ideas, we behave like leaders regardless of title, we are committed to achieving ambitious goals and we have fun celebratingour wins.

Supported by operating principles of being strategy-led, values-based and disciplined in execution, you’ll be inspired, connected, developed and rewarded here. Everything that makes you unique is welcome; join us and be your best self!

We seek a self-motivated Solution Architect – Financial Consolidations & Reporting to join our Americas team. This role involves leading/ supporting implementation projects  related to Anaplan’s latest acquisition of Fluence (Statutory & Management Consolidation) across the entire AMER region.

A position with Anaplan’s presales team means being part of one of the fastest-growing cloud vendors and making your mark in a changing industry. You get to meld your love of numbers with your love of sales and be rewarded for success with an outstanding commission structure in a fast-moving, stimulating environment. As a Solution Consultant, you enjoy helping people solve hard problems. You are a bit savvy about cool products and love showing people how those products can help their businesses.

You will join a team of individuals who embrace and respect diverse perspectives, aren’t afraid to push boundaries and try new insights, and are passionate about helping our customers and each other succeed. We work hard, but we also don’t wait for an excuse to have fun. In fact, we’re so serious about it that it’s one of our core values.

The Role

• Sales Support: Assist the sales and presales organization with sales activities – specifically performing scoping sessions, creating project estimates and SOWs and communicating requirements related to implementation projects to prospects
• Partner Enablement: Provide coaching and knowledge transfer to partners as they implement Anaplan’s Consolidation solution to customers.
• Implementations: Support the implementation activities of the Consolidation software solutions for clients and partners, as required. The activities required to implement the software will include (but are not limited to)
  • Working with clients to define their functional and technical requirements and provide best practice guidance.
  • Configure the Consolidation model to address the client’s requirements.
  • Assist the client with the mapping and loading of required financial data into the Consolidation application.
  • Participate in the testing of the client solution once configuration and data loading has been completed.
  • Provide post Go Live support when they commence using the Consolidation solution in a live environment (as per SOW)
• Implementation Methodology: Work with the Professional Services team to develop and document implementation methodology, customizing it for different regions, as required.
• Support production customers as required in conjunction with the Support organization.
• Product Support: As required, assist the product management and development organizations with testing new releases of the Consolidation software products.
• Learning Support: Act as subject matter expert and reviewer of online learning content.

The duties and responsibilities outlined above are representative, but not all-inclusive, and may be reasonably changed or added to by senior management in accordance with Anaplan’s needs, from time to time.

Your Experience

• A 4-year degree in Finance/ Accounting and/ or have CPA designation or equivalent.
• Experience in consulting/implementing Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) solutions like Hyperion, OneStream, SAP BPC, Orace Financial Consolidation and Close.
• 7+ years’ experience implementing Enterprise Performance Management solutions
• Advanced Microsoft Excel / financial modeling skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of a formal system implementation methodology – requirements gathering, design, build/test and deploy
• Superb written and oral communication skills
• Proven track record to lead and implement responsibilities simultaneously
• Penchant for service excellence and a collaborative style
• Subject matter expertise in Financial Consolidations and Group Reporting
• Strong understanding of data integration (inbound and outbound)
• Passion for business analytics, and financial consolidation and close
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills

Preferred Experience

• Results-oriented, motivated, self-starter
• Coaching mentality
• Collegial, open, and grounded in integrity
• Desire to work with a truly dynamic and exciting team, with a “roll-up your sleeves” approach
• Strong desire to excel and be committed to gaining exposure to multiple industries while further developing your career

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