Senior Consultant- Anaplan Model Builder - London, United Kingdom - EY

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Profile Summary

The Finance Consulting team is looking for a Senior Consultant or Manager level professional with strong experience of delivering financial models using Anaplan within Financial Services.

Senior Consultant or Manager will be part of a team that delivers Finance transformation for our clients, requiring design and delivery of planning and forecasting solutions to achieve their business outcomes.

We are looking for an experienced leader who is highly motivated, professional and passionate about what they do, and who will further add to the continued success of our growing team.

Location

The role is based in London or Edinburgh, but as part of a global organisation, the role will involve working with our UK and Global Financial Service clients.

International assignments are also a possibility.

Your Responsibilities

As a Senior Consultant or Manager within our Finance Consulting team you will specialise in Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) across Banking, Capital Markets and Insurance and will work closely with Finance clients.

You will assist senior leadership team in driving client engagement teams and provide insights to support our clients make decisions about their business.

You will contribute to the growth and success of the practice, working alongside some of the most highly regarded professionals within the Financial Services industry.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

Drive complex FP&A projects by leading high performing teams, running senior client meetings and workshops, assessing engagement risks and driving conclusions for our clients
Work with colleagues or counterparts in client organisations to understand data requirements and associated calculation logic, and translate data and calculation requirements into model designs
Develop models on Anaplan software platforms including prototype builds, product releases, testing and business integration
Drive development of dashboards, visualisation and analytical solutions
Drive training, knowledge transfer and support post golive
Build EY modelling assets for new opportunities to sell into the market
Contribute to an environment that encourages Finance innovation and lead new and improved ways of working, delivery models and / or technological advancements
Become responsible for financial and contractual management of client engagements, including managing margins, scope and statements of work
Provide quality assurance and monitor risks, manage assignment teams and third parties, liaise with service line teams and functional specialists.
Develop strong internal networks, build client relationships and manage and drive growth of EY accounts
Drive business development activities and the identification of opportunities, supporting proposals and bid teams and managing development and delivery of highquality proposals.
Augment the capability of the practice by sharing knowledge and experience, as well as demonstrating great depth of specialism by leading EY point of views, development of solutions, engagement tools, and accelerators
Train, coach, and supervise our junior staff for client delivery and business development.
Monitoring staff availability, chargeability and supporting the development of less utilized staff
Contribute to your development and the teams' technical skills by demonstrating inclusive behaviours and establishing a culture of highest performing teams
Keep up to date with industry news and developments to support business development opportunities and solutions

Skills

Strong experience of leading multidimensional model development on the Anaplan platform, including configuration of existing models, incorporating new functionality and optimising modeling solutions
Experienced in operating as the solution architectural lead for largescale planning solutions.
High proficiency to understand and interrogate complex business data requirements and build feeds and analytical models that will deliver the relevant insights.
Strong mathematical and analytical background with high attention to detail
Strong understanding of financial data, accounting principles and key issues and challenges facing CFOs in the Financial Services sector
Ability to learn and adopt new technologies, software, and methodologies.
Experienced in leading teams through uncertainty and ambiguity in a project environment.
Strong interpersonal skills and able to flex style to build rapport with team members and clients
Demonstrates a strong sense of ownership and take accountability for the quality of outcomes.
Experienced in managing senior stakeholders, internally and externally.
Ability to balance communication of headline messages supported by detailed analysis.
Ability to instil a positive team mentality, treating colleagues with respect and creating an inclusive innovation culture

Professional Experience
Specific professional experience will inclu