EPM Anaplan Solution Architect, Manager

Description

SummaryA career in our Enterprise Performance Management practice, within Finance Consulting services, will provide the opportunity to work alongside CEOs, CFOs, controllers and treasurers to optimise the structure of their finance functions and improve their contribution to the business.

We support our clients by addressing the challenges of achieving appropriate standards of control, efficient back office opportunities and support to the business through insight and challenge.

Our team helps clients optimise and align financial planning, consolidation, reporting and analytics processes, systems and information to provide business insights that drive better decisions and actions.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level.

To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution.

PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to :

• Develop new skills outside of comfort zone.
• Act to resolve issues which prevent the team working effectively.
• Coach others, recognise their strengths, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development.
• Analyse complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations.
• Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations.
• Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet firm's / client's expectations.
• Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.
• Develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact clients.
• Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.
• Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarising key points.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Job Requirements and Preferences :

Basic Qualifications :

Minimum Degree Required :

Bachelor Degree

Required Fields of Study :

Accounting, Finance

Minimum Years of Experience :

6 year(s)

Preferred Qualifications :

Degree Preferred :

Master of Business Administration

Preferred Knowledge / Skills :

Demonstrates proven extensive knowledge in the management of consulting engagements pertaining to organizational design and operational metrics.

• Demonstrates proven extensive knowledge with design of operational metrics to support strategic plans, dashboard design and benchmarking / standard industry practices.
• Demonstrates proven extensive knowledge and exposure of the common issues facing clients in their industry.
• Demonstrates extensive abilities and a proven record of success, managing efforts with identifying and addressing client needs : building, maintaining, and utilizing networks of client relationships and community involvement;

communicating value propositions; managing resource requirements, project workflow, budgets, billing and collections; and preparing and / or coordinating complex written and verbal materials.

Demonstrates extensive abilities and a proven track record as a team leader : supervising teams to create an atmosphere of trust;

seeking diverse views to encourage improvement and innovation; and coaching staff including providing timely meaningful written and verbal feedback.

• Demonstrates extensive abilities to leverage business intelligence tools to support the reporting and monitoring of performance metrics.
• Demonstrates extensive abilities with the automation of performance metrics and the technologies that support automation including : Access, SharePoint and the Program Assessment Rating Tool.
• Demonstrates proven extensive technical skills in MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), as well as thorough abilities utilizing Lotus Notes.
• Demonstrates abilities in the following :

Experience working in an Agile project management environment for tool implementation projects

Experience in a professional services environment (a combination of industry, management consulting and / or software implementation)

Experience designing, building and testing leading EPM applications such as OneStream, Anaplan, Oracle EPM or SAP EPM or other for some or all of the following areas :

Multi dimensional data models (dimensions, hierarchies, attributes )

Input template and report build

Data Integration and Extract Transform and Load (ETL) concepts

Understanding of calcs (allocation, top-down spreading, currencies)

Workflow, data permissions and Security

Working expertise or understanding in many, if not all, of the core Accounting areas :

Performance Management - executive dashboards management reporting, planning, budgeting & forecasting, analytics & decision support

Record-to-Report financial close, consolidation, financial reporting, Fixed Assets, Inventory, Payroll

Order-to-Cash order entry, customer credit, invoicing, accounts receivable, collections,

Procure-to-Pay procurement, accounts payable, invoicing

Experience in process improvement or re-engineering initiatives and projects in the core back office accounting and / or FP&A areas as either a consultant or internal role

Experience in client service orientation such as building solid relationships with clients; approaching clients in an organized manner, demonstrating flexibility in prioritizing and completing tasks

Travel Requirements

Up to 60%

Job Posting End Date

Learn more about how we work : PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy : .

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• national origin; sex; age; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; genetic predisposition or carrier status;

veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or any other status protected by law. PwC is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.

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