Planning EPM Senior Consultant

Henderson Drake; Nottingham; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Henderson Drake is seeking a hands-on Planning EPM Senior Consultant to join its UK team and drive end-to-end planning and forecasting projects for blue-chip clients, working fully remote.

You will design and deliver planning solutions across budgeting, forecasting and driver-based modelling, translating business requirements into scalable designs while partnering with clients in a fast-paced consultative environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on EPM/CPM implementation experience across budgeting/forecasting and driver-based planning.
• Strong FP&A knowledge: budgeting, forecasting, workforce planning, driver-based modelling.
• Excellent stakeholder management and client-facing communication.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and configure planning solutions for budgeting, forecasting and workforce planning.
• Gather requirements and translate into functional/technical designs.
• Lead workshops, UAT and go-live activities.
• Develop dimensions, calculations, dashboards and reporting for scalable planning processes.
• Configure integrations between EPM platforms and source systems.
• Troubleshoot performance issues and implement enhancements.
• Deliver end-user training, documentation and post-go-live support.
• Support junior consultants on project delivery.

Skills

EPM implementations

Planful

Anaplan

TM1

Vena

Pigment

OneStream planning module

FP&A processes

stakeholder management

remote client delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/IS

Job description

Planning EPM Senior Consultant – Global Finance Transformation Consultancy (UK, Remote)

A leading finance transformation consultancy with a growing footprint across EPM/CPM implementation is looking for a Planning EPM Senior Consultant to join its UK team, working fully remote on a portfolio of exciting planning and forecasting projects for blue-chip clients.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a hands-on EPM implementation specialist to take ownership of end-to-end planning solution delivery, working closely with clients to translate complex financial and operational requirements into scalable, high-performing systems. The role sits within a fast-growing, collaborative practice with genuine scope for progression as the team continues to expand.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build and configure planning solutions across budgeting, forecasting, workforce planning and driver-based modelling
• Gather and document business requirements, translating them into functional and technical designs
• Lead requirements workshops, design sessions, UAT and go-live activities
• Develop dimensions, calculations, dashboards and reporting to support scalable planning processes
• Configure integrations between EPM platforms and source systems
• Troubleshoot and resolve model performance issues, implementing enhancements as needed
• Deliver end-user training, documentation and post-go-live support
• Support junior consultants on project delivery and best practice

What You'll Need

• Proven hands-on EPM implementation experience with one or more of the following: Planful, Anaplan, TM1, Vena, Pigment, or the planning module of OneStream
• Planful experience (Desirable)
• Multiple full lifecycle EPM/CPM implementations
• Strong understanding of FP&A processes — budgeting, forecasting, workforce and driver-based planning
• Excellent stakeholder management and client-facing communication skills
• Ability to work independently in a remote, fast-paced consulting environment
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems or related field (Desirable)

Why Apply

Join a firm that's investing heavily in its planning practice, with the autonomy of full remote working and a genuinely varied project portfolio spanning multiple planning technologies.

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