SAP Senior Anaplan consultant/ Lead

Acesoft Labs; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Acesoft Labs is seeking an experienced Anaplan Model Builder to lead financial planning models and analytics. You will design, build, and optimize complex Anaplan models, dashboards, and data integrations, collaborating with global teams to deliver scalable solutions.

You will work on consolidations, reports, and UI enhancements, requiring strong analytical skills and attention to detail. The role involves training and supporting end users within a global context.

Qualifications

• Strong in finance planning, consolidation, reports, and UI development.
• Anaplan Model Builder Level 3 with 3+ years of building complex models.
• Deep understanding of financial planning capabilities and processes.

Responsibilities

• Requirements Definition: gather and interpret financial planning requirements with finance stakeholders.
• Translate requirements into functional/technical requirements or user stories.
• Understand data requirements and translate into model designs.
• Assess implementation options within the Anaplan platform and define end-to-end solutions with architects.
• Model Building: maintain and enhance Anaplan models, dashboards, and feeds.
• Develop inbound/outbound data feeds to the Anaplan data hub.
• Create end-user dashboards and analytical solutions.
• Develop PoC models and expand them into detailed designs.
• Perform unit, system, and performance testing; assist in UAT and data validation.

Skills

Finance planning

Consolidation

Reports

New UI

Application life cycle management

Integration knowledge

Education

Anaplan Model Builder Level 3

Tools

Anaplan

PowerBI

Tableau

Job description

Mandatory Skills:

Strong in Finance planning Consolidation, Reports, New UI, good at Application life cycle management & good to have integration knowledge. Anaplan Model Builder Level 3 with demonstrable experience of building complex models in Anaplan for at least 3 years Deep understanding of the financial planning business capabilities and processes and their implementation within a major organisation In depth expertise in complex data analysis (specifically relating to financial planning) Deep understanding of multi-d.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Requirements Definition
• Working with business analysts and finance stakeholders (often senior) to gather and interpret financial planning requirements
• Translating requirements into clear functional and/or technical requirements and/or business or technical user stories
• Understanding data requirements and associated calculation logic, translating these requirements into model designs
• Assessing options for the implementation within the Anaplan platform, working with solution architects and other system teams to define the end-to-end solution with the aim of recommending forward-thinking, long-term solutions
• Model Building
• Supporting and enhancing existing models built during the initial implementation, delivering, and maintaining all model components (lists, modules, actions, UX pages, dashboards etc)
• Designing and building new models, including prototypes
• Developing inbound/outbound data feeds to and from the Anaplan data hub
• Developing end-user dashboards, reporting and analytical solutions
• Conceiving and developing Proof of Concept (PoC) models efficiently, where successful expanding them into detailed solution designs for implementation (associated modules, lists/line items, calculations, etc.)
• Unit testing, system and performance testing of model deliverables
• Supporting user acceptance test activities
• Assisting in data validation, migration and deployment of new models
• Providing end-user knowledge transfer, training and support
• Collaboration / Centre of Excellence (CoE)
• Be a key contributor in the creation of an Anaplan CoE with the goal of driving the adoption and maximising utilisation of the Anaplan solution by
• Operating as an Anaplan SME be a trusted point of contact for colleague support
• Training, coaching and sharing knowledge with users and peers
• Developing processes and standards that will be applied across the CoE, ensuring modellers comply to those processes and standards
• Collaborate with our internal teams to identify areas of opportunity for data
• Continuously identify gaps and opportunities for projects that will streamline workflows and overall processes
• High proficiency to understand and interrogate complex business data requirements, and build feeds and analytical models that will deliver the relevant insights
• Strong mathematical and analytical background with high attention to detail
• Experienced in working globally, across business and technology teams based in the US (West Coast), Japan and Europe (UK)
• Track record of working with high performing technical teams
• Breadth and depth of experience building and running complex software systems and highly scalable/available software
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Confirmed ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to executives and non-technical leaders
• Willingness to challenge when assessing problems and proposals

Primary Skills

Your technical experienceshould include the following or similar tools and technologies:

Essential

• Strong in Finance planning – Consolidation, Reports, New UI, good at Application life cycle management & good to have integration knowledge.
• Anaplan Model Builder Level 3with demonstrable experience of building complex models in Anaplan for at least 3 years
• Deep understanding of the financial planning business capabilities and processes and their implementation within a major organisation
• In depth expertise in complex data analysis (specifically relating to financial planning)
• Deep understanding of multi-dimensional data modelling and its implementation
• Experience of common BI reporting platforms such as PowerBI and Tableau
• Experience of performing technical platform critical assessments
• Data modelling techniques.