Senior Anaplan Model Builder

Senior Anaplan Model Builder-34468University Staff

Description

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Department : Budget, Planning and Campus Strategy

Job Title : Senior Anaplan Model Builder

Position # : 300000 Requisition # : 34468

Job Summary :

The Senior Anaplan Model Builder position represents an exciting opportunity to develop Anaplan models and consulting support to the Budget, Planning, and Campus Strategy department, and additional ad hoc requests from the Executive Vice Chancellor’s Office.

The position will act as an Anaplan subject matter expert and will focus on creating and supporting complex models that incorporate data from Oracle PeopleSoft HCM and FIN.

These insights will inform planning, policy decisions, and operational improvements. This position will also respond to recurring and ad hoc requests for information about projects overseen by the offices mentioned above.

This position will lead and manage the day-to-day operations for the Anaplan Center of Excellence (CoE) by strategically overseeing data collaboration across different units who partner with the data being utilized in the Anaplan solution and by establishing governance and best practices to support transformation.

This role will oversee the implementation of the Anaplan CoE and establish a pivotal information technology framework focused on quality assurance, data analysis and integration, forecasting and projections, modelling, and process / workflow development.

• To be successful in this role, the incumbent will be able to : rapidly develop a deep understanding of the structures and data available in campus systems;
• build key relationships with campus partners in order to identify additional strategic data that may be available in school / college systems;

and assist those partners in assessing needs, mechanisms, and procedures around effective data collection and management.

Key Responsibilities :

• Implement, lead and manage the Anaplan Center for Excellence; support expansion efforts and develop a framework for a self-sustaining CoE
• Develop processes and workflows to ensure data and performance quality prior to publishing Anaplan models.
• Act as a campus-wide subject matter expert for Anaplan Business Modeling, this includes devising innovative and creative ways of building Anaplan business models that integrate different data sources together in meaningful ways to support financial planning, forecasting, and reporting processes.
• Translate existing solutions, spreadsheets, and business problems into sophisticated Anaplan multi-dimensional models.
• Conduct testing and troubleshooting to identify and resolve issues in Anaplan models.
• Stay current with Anaplan updates and enhancements, incorporating new features into existing models as appropriate.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate Anaplan with other systems and tools.
• Present data that includes quantitative and qualitative information about the organization’s key mission areas and assist senior leadership in interpreting and using the data to influence changes to operations, processes, and / or programs.

This expert analysis will extend to labor, budget, tuition, etc. data and will have a direct impact on long-range planning and financial modeling.

• Analyze requirements and technical specifications and implement assigned development tasks using various web technologies.
• Liaise with other campus units, working collaboratively with campus teams to develop sustainable systems, mechanisms, and procedures for tracking institutional data toward strategic goals.
• Consult on strategic decisions to best utilize or adapt current systems when embarking on change management efforts.

Work Location :

Hybrid this role is eligible for a hybrid schedule of 1-2 days per week on campus and as needed for in-person meetings.

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