Remote FP&A Anaplan Manager - Lead Planning & Modeling

US Foods; La Mirada (CA); Remote; USD 85,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Annual bonus

Job summary

US Foods is seeking a remote FP&A Anaplan Manager to lead the delivery of Anaplan planning solutions, support the annual operating plan, rolling forecasts, and long‑range planning. You will align finance teams, drive prototyping, and manage a team of model builders to deliver scalable solutions across functions.

The role requires 5–8 years in relevant modeling, strong Excel, and experience with Anaplan. A Bachelor's in Finance/Accounting/MIS/CS is required.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years’ experience building relevant system models.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel / financial modelling skills
• Demonstrated knowledge of a formal system implementation methodology – requirements gathering, design, build/test, training, change management and deployment (Agile methodology preferable)
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• 1+ years Anaplan experience
• Shown ability to lead and execute responsibilities simultaneously, with a “roll‑up your sleeves” approach

Responsibilities

• Key member of the Finance Anaplan Admin Support Team driving connected financial planning solutions
• Drive technical architecture and design process, prototyping, process design (including scenario design, flow mapping), testing, training, defining support procedures and supporting implementations.
• Evaluate new design specifications and raise quality standards, address architectural concerns
• Translate existing solutions, spreadsheets, and business problems to build and execute sophisticated Anaplan multi-dimensional models
• Modify existing models as part of a connected solution, optimization, or to incorporate new functionality
• Provide candid, important feedback and progress updates in a timely manner to the Business Partners and Anaplan SMEs
• Create and run financial reports using PeopleSoft, Anaplan, and other relevant software packages on a weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
• A proven resource in enabling systems strategy, developing systems requirements, designing and prototyping, testing, training, defining support procedures, and implementing practical business solutions under multiple deadlines
• Exercise independent judgement within defined policies and procedures to determine appropriate action as well as lead a small team to an outcome while being a role model for your team of model builders to deliver value‑add, and sustainable solutions
• Make a significant hands‑on contribution to the development of the optimization products
• Develop model documentation and ensure adherence to company standards
• Author, document and maintain the associated code base and unit tests and adhere to the industry standard coding practices
• Lead data integration, migration solutions, as well as UAT testing and deployment of designed solutions
• Proactively prioritize projects, manage customer expectations, and organizing the team's effort and effectiveness
• Serve as a source of technical expertise and a mentor across development teams

Skills

Anaplan

Financial modelling

Excel

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, MIS, or Computer Science

Tools

Anaplan

PeopleSoft

Job description

US Foods is seeking a remote FP&A Anaplan Manager to lead the delivery of Anaplan planning solutions, support the annual operating plan, rolling forecasts, and long‑range planning. You will align finance teams, drive prototyping, and manage a team of model builders to deliver scalable solutions across functions.

The role requires 5–8 years in relevant modeling, strong Excel, and experience with Anaplan. A Bachelor's in Finance/Accounting/MIS/CS is required.