FP&A Anaplan Manager (100% Virtual/Remote)

This position has been segmented as Remote Anywhere meaning the work is completed 100% remote anywhere in the U.S. except Hawaii or United States Territories.

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

Relationships

• Internal: Functional Finance Teams (Sales Finance, Supply Chain Finance, Broadline Support Business Finance, and Field Finance), IT, Other Anaplan Users
• External: N/A

Minimum 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

Education

* Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, MIS, or Computer Science.

Preferred Qualifications

• Domain expertise in planning and modelling in Finance
• Passion for business analytics, modelling and planning
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
• Results-oriented, motivated, self-driven

This role will also receive an annual incentive plan bonus.

Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance. To review available benefits, please click here: https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html.