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

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The FP&A Anaplan Manager is primarily responsible for the successful delivery of Anaplan planning solutions and will be a key contributor to the development, execution, and continuous improvement of the annual operating plan process, rolling forecasts and corporate cost support. He/she will also be actively engaged in the Long-Range Planning process and support modeling. This individual, along with the Director, Corporate FP&A and other members of the Corporate FP&A team will drive alignment between functional finance, field finance and Senior Finance leadership regarding key assumptions, process inputs and process timing to ensure effective processes.

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.

Grade: 14

Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state or local minimum wage thresholds).  The expected base rate for this role is between

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