Anaplan Consultant

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:
• Budgeting & Forecasting
• Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
• Long-Range Planning
• Workforce Planning
• Capital Planning
• Financial Consolidation & Close
• Management & Regulatory Reporting
• 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