Anaplan Program Manager

Veterans Sourcing Group, LLC; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Veterans Sourcing Group, LLC is seeking a Senior Anaplan Program Manager to lead a portfolio of cross-functional planning technology initiatives across FP&A. You will drive roadmap development, governance, and platform optimization to strengthen the client’s planning and forecasting capabilities.

The role requires 7+ years in program management within finance tech, hands-on Anaplan experience, and the ability to partner with Finance, Engineering, data teams, and vendors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Information Systems, or related field.
• 7+ years of project or program management experience, including FP&A, planning, forecasting, or management reporting initiatives.
• Finance systems implementations or enhancements.
• Business process design or re-engineering in a finance context.
• Experience with enterprise planning technology initiatives including Anaplan.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Anaplan and planning technology initiatives, from discovery to optimization.
• Coordinate evaluation of vendor/internal options for planning ecosystem enhancements.
• Drive workstreams to optimize topline planning landscape and improve governance.
• Partner with FP&A to define scope, requirements, design, and success criteria.
• Create and maintain an integrated project plan with governance and executive reporting.
• Develop stakeholder relationships across FP&A, Finance, Engineering, and data teams.
• Identify risks, issues, and dependencies; implement mitigation strategies.
• Drive governance and escalation through SteerCo and working sessions.
• Support change management and enablement for future-state planning ecosystem.
• Apply waterfall, agile, or hybrid methodologies as needed.

Skills

Anaplan

Program management

FP&A

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Financial planning

Forecasting

Vendor management

Agile/hybrid delivery

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business/IS

Tools

Workday Adaptive Planning

Snowflake

Spark

Job description

Duration: 15 Months Contract with Possible extension

Job Description:

• This is a senior program management role focused on Anaplan and enterprise FP&A planning technology. The person will manage multiple, complex initiatives involving financial planning, forecasting, reporting, finance systems, and planning-platform optimization.
• Seeking an experienced Anaplan Program Manager to lead a portfolio of complex, cross-functional planning technology initiatives.
• This role will drive roadmap development, implementation governance, stakeholder alignment, platform optimization, and delivery of solutions that strengthen client’s planning and forecasting capabilities.
• Initiatives may include enhancements to Anaplan as well as the evaluation and implementation of complementary or alternative solutions based on evolving business needs.
• The program is expected to support a more streamlined planning landscape, reduce model sprawl and duplicated logic, improve governance and maintainability, and create opportunities to centralize business logic and calculations across an integrated planning technology ecosystem. This position reports to the Director, Finance PMO.

Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Anaplan and related planning technology initiatives, from discovery and evaluation through implementation, stabilization, and ongoing optimization
• Coordinate evaluation of vendor and internal technology options that may complement or extend the current planning ecosystem, including enterprise data and calculation platforms with integrated planning front ends
• Drive workstreams to simplify and optimize the current topline planning landscape, reduce model sprawl, improve governance, and enable future-state solution flexibility
• Partner with FP&A teams to define scope, business requirements, solution design, and success criteria
• Create and maintain an integrated project plan covering scope, milestones, dependencies, RAID items, governance forums, and executive reporting needs
• Develop and maintain strong stakeholder relationships across FP&A, Finance, Engineering, data/platform teams, and other business teams
• Proactively identify risks, issues, and dependencies; recommend and execute mitigation strategies
• Drive governance, decision-making, and escalation through structured forums (e.g., SteerCo, working sessions, etc.)
• Support change management, adoption, communications, and enablement activities to help FP&A and business users transition successfully to the future-state planning ecosystem
• Apply appropriate project management methodologies (waterfall, agile, hybrid) based on initiative needs

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Information Systems, or a related field
• 7+ years of project or program management experience, including:
• FP&A, planning, forecasting, or management reporting initiatives
• Finance systems implementations or enhancements
• Business process design or re-engineering in a finance context
• Experience managing enterprise planning technology initiatives, including Anaplan, Adaptive Planning, or comparable planning and forecasting platforms
• Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional programs involving Finance, Engineering, data teams, vendors, and business stakeholders
• Experience working with FP&A teams in a technology or software environment
• Strong understanding of financial planning cycles, forecasting, and reporting processes
• Demonstrated ability to manage ambiguity and drive clarity in complex environments
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with comfort presenting to senior leaders
• Strong organizational skills with a high level of attention to detail and follow-through

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or advanced degree in Finance, Business, or a related field
• Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI-ACP, Scrum Master, or similar certification
• Anaplan model-building experience or prior role closely aligned with Anaplan Center of Excellence teams
• Experience with Workday Adaptive Planning, including financial planning, workforce planning, or spend planning implementations
• Familiarity with Snowflake, Spark, EDH-style data platforms, data integration patterns, or calculation-layer design for finance planning use cases
• Experience supporting large-scale finance transformation or FP&A operating model changes
• Experience working in agile or hybrid delivery environments

The Ideal Candidate

• Organized: Works and thinks in a methodical and structured way
• Proactive: Follows up on open items proactively, flags risks and tracks RAID logs to completion
• Results-Driven: Acts proactively to deliver outcomes and close gaps
• Strong Communicator: Clearly translates complex finance and systems concepts for diverse audiences
• Influential: Builds trust and alignment across functions and levels without direct authority
• Comfortable with Ambiguity: Navigates evolving requirements and competing priorities with confidence
• Sound Judgment: Investigates thoroughly to gather relevant information before making decisions
• Collaborative: Partners effectively to achieve shared results across global teams, develops rapport with key stakeholders and internal Finance Transformation members
• Resourceful: Identifies creative paths forward when faced with constraints or limitations