Anaplan Consultant

Anaplan Consultant

Remote with some travel

Contract

Job Description:

Functional Anaplan & Oracle EPM Architect

Role Summary
Functional Anaplan & Oracle EPM Architect with strong expertise in Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Budgeting, Forecasting, Consolidation, and Reporting to lead solution design, business process transformation, governance, and stakeholder engagement across Finance and Operational Planning functions.

Key Responsibilities

· Lead functional solution architecture for Anaplan and Oracle EPM planning, forecasting, budgeting, reporting, and consolidation solutions.

· Translate business requirements into scalable planning and performance management solutions aligned with business objectives and best practices.

· Conduct workshops, fit-gap analysis, and define future-state FP&A and EPM processes.

· Design and govern planning models, business rules, hierarchies, dimensions, allocations, and reporting structures.

· Review and govern solution designs, process flows, model architecture, and end-to-end planning solutions.

· Act as primary liaison between Finance, FP&A, Business stakeholders, and IT teams.

· Define integration requirements and collaborate on integrations with ERP, Data Warehouse, HR, and operational systems.

· Support testing, UAT, deployment, and hypercare activities from a functional standpoint.

· Define and standardize enterprise planning and performance management processes, including:

o Budgeting & Forecasting

o Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

o Long-Range Planning

o Workforce Planning

o Capital Planning

o Financial Consolidation & Close

o Management & Regulatory Reporting

o Scenario Modeling & What-If Analysis

· Drive process optimization focused on planning accuracy, forecast reliability, reporting efficiency, and decision support.

Experience

· 5+ years as ERP/EPM/Solution Functional Architect

· 8–12+ years in Finance, FP&A, EPM, or Enterprise Planning solutions

· 5+ years with Anaplan and/or Oracle EPM implementations

· Experience leading planning, consolidation, and finance transformation initiatives

Functional Skills

· Strong expertise in FP&A, Budgeting, Forecasting, Financial Consolidation, and Enterprise Planning processes

· Experience with Anaplan, Oracle EPM (Planning, FCCS, EDM, ARCS, Narrative Reporting), and management reporting solutions

· Experience in fit-gap analysis, solution design, and governance

· Ability to lead requirements workshops and stakeholder discussions

· Hands-on experience with planning models, business rules, reporting structures, and solution validation

· Strong understanding of financial modeling, scenario planning, consolidations, close processes, KPI management, and executive reporting