Anaplan Model Builder Private Equity Real Estate London £80,000 plus 20% bonus

Alexander Charles; England; On-site; GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading private equity real estate firm in the UK is seeking a highly skilled Anaplan Model Builder to join their FP&A team. This role involves developing and maintaining Anaplan models to enhance financial planning and reporting processes. Candidates should have a strong background in financial modelling, extensive experience with Anaplan, and excellent analytical skills. The position offers a salary of £80,000 with a 20% bonus, presenting a unique opportunity to impact strategic decision-making directly.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as an Anaplan Model Builder with proven track record.
• Extensive understanding of financial modelling and data integration in Anaplan.
• Experience in private equity and real estate industries preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyse and implement business processes in Anaplan, identifying gaps.
• Standardise model development and user engagement in Anaplan.
• Lead the adoption of AI tools in FP&A for process accuracy.

Skills

Financial modelling concepts

Anaplan best practices

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Data management

Communication skills

AI tools utilization

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

Anaplan

Excel

Job description

Anaplan Model Builder Private Equity Real Estate London £80,000 plus 20% bonus

This is a really rare and exciting opportunity to join this incredibly dynamic Private Equity Real estate firm developing Anaplan models in their FP&A dept, which is one of the very best in London

About the Role :

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Anaplan Model Builder to join our FP&A team. This critical role will be instrumental in developing, maintaining, and enhancing our Anaplan platform to support key financial planning, analysis, and reporting processes. There will also be a focus on more general process improvement using Excel, and where possible, AI tools such as Co-Pilot. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of financial modelling, data management, and Anaplan best practices, as well as excellent communication and collaboration skills. This role offers a unique opportunity to directly impact the company's strategic decision‑making through insightful analysis enabled by a robust Anaplan environment.

Responsibilities :

• Analyse and implement business processes in Anaplan or other suitable tools, identifying gaps and delivering effective solutions by working directly with stakeholders.
• Standardise model development, data management, and user engagement in Anaplan.
• Ensure model and data accuracy through strong validation and reconciliation procedures.
• Lead the adoption of AI tools in FP&A, developing and deploying solutions to boost process accuracy and speed.
• Develop and enforce secure data sharing strategies with private equity owners, ensuring accuracy and consistency across all materials provided
• Establish best-practice model and data versioning; optimise scenario planning for robust financial analysis.
• Shape and drive the Anaplan strategy, recommending enhancements and keeping up with platform updates.
• Champion Anaplan within FP&A; deliver training to junior staff to build internal expertise.
• Manage the full model development cycle, from requirements to deployment, ensuring thorough documentation at every stage.

Qualifications :

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Extensive experience (5+ years preferred) as an Anaplan Model Builder, with a proven track record of successful implementations.
• Deep understanding of financial modelling concepts and best practices.
• An aptitude for and interest in using AI tools to improve processes.
• Strong experience with data integration, data warehousing, and data management within Anaplan.
• Proficiency in Anaplan's modelling language and formula writing.
• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team environment.
• Experience in the real estate industry preferred.
• Experience working in private equity is preferred.
• Anaplan certifications are preferred.

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