Consultant - Anaplan at Deloitte (Bengaluru) | Finance Transformation

The team

Enterprise technology must do much more than keep the wheels turning; it is the engine that drives functional excellence and the enabler of innovation and long-term growth.

Your work profile

• Design, develop, and implement Anaplan solutions across Finance, FP&A, Supply Chain and other business planning use cases, with appropriate training and guidance for candidates new to Anaplan.
• Understand business processes, planning requirements and data flows, and translate them into functional requirements and scalable Anaplan solutions.
• Participate in or lead project delivery activities depending on experience, ensuring timely and quality execution of Anaplan implementations.
• Support sprint planning, requirement workshops, solution design, customer demonstrations, testing, documentation and user training.
• Engage with client stakeholders and cross-functional teams to understand business challenges and recommend planning and process improvement opportunities.
• Apply Finance, Accounting, Costing, FP&A, Supply Chain or related functional knowledge to develop effective planning, forecasting and reporting solutions.
• Contribute to delivery efficiency, project management, team learning and development, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key skills required

• 0-3+ years of relevant experience in Anaplan implementation, Finance, FP&A, Accounting, Costing, Management Accounting, Supply Chain Planning, Business Planning or related functional areas. Freshers with relevant professional/academic qualifications are also encouraged to apply.
• Graduate/Postgraduate qualification, preferably CA, CMA, MBA/PGDM (Finance, Operations or Supply Chain), B.Com, M.Com or equivalent.
• Good understanding of one or more business areas such as financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, variance analysis, costing, profitability analysis, working capital, demand planning, supply planning or inventory management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an aptitude for working with data, numbers, business processes and technology.
• Good communication, presentation and stakeholder interaction skills, with the ability to understand and articulate business requirements.
• For experienced candidates, hands-on Anaplan model development, solution design, implementation and/or project delivery experience will be valued.
• Ability and willingness to learn Anaplan and other planning technologies and manage multiple priorities in a consulting environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to FP&A, Financial Planning, Management Accounting, Costing, Supply Chain Planning, S&OP/IBP, Demand Planning or related business processes through employment, internship, articleship, academic projects or professional qualification.
• Anaplan certification or prior Anaplan exposure is preferred for experienced candidates but is not mandatory for entry-level candidates.
• Candidates pursuing or having completed CA, CMA or MBA/PGDM in Finance, Operations or Supply Chain with strong analytical and business-process understanding will be preferred for entry-level roles.
• Consulting, ERP/EPM, financial modelling, advanced Excel, data analysis or project management exposure will be an added advantage.