Anaplan EPM Expert _ Solution Architect
Ernst and Young3 days ago
Warsaw, PolandMid Level
Responsibilities
- Lead or contribute to end-to-end Anaplan implementations from requirements gathering and solution architecture through model build, testing, deployment, and hypercare.
- Design, build, optimize, and maintain scalable Anaplan models, including modules, lists, hierarchies, calculations, and UX pages.
- Translate Finance and business requirements into functional and technical designs, data structures, integration requirements, and target planning processes.
- Work with CFO organizations, FP&A teams, and business stakeholders to improve planning, forecasting, reporting, and decision-making processes.
- Facilitate requirements and solution-design workshops and present recommendations to senior client stakeholders.
- Own Anaplan workstreams or complete implementation projects, managing risks, dependencies, scope, and delivery quality.
- Coordinate functional consultants, Model Builders, data and integration specialists, and client teams.
- Lead or support user acceptance testing, operational readiness, go-live, and hypercare activities.
- Contribute to proposals, client demonstrations, prototypes, proofs of concept, reusable assets, methodologies, and broader Anaplan and EPM capability development.
- Coach junior consultants and Model Builders and support their Anaplan development and certification.
- Build client relationships and identify Anaplan and EPM opportunities within Finance Transformation programs.
Requirements
- At least 3 years of hands-on Anaplan implementation experience for Solution Architect profiles, or strong Model Builder experience for candidates progressing toward Solution Architect level.
- Experience delivering Anaplan solutions for FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, workforce planning, OPEX, CAPEX, revenue planning, or management reporting.
- Hands-on knowledge of Anaplan model architecture, multidimensional modeling, modules, lists, hierarchies, calculation logic, UX design, data integration concepts, model performance, and optimization.
- Experience translating business requirements into functional and technical designs and delivering requirements gathering, model build, user acceptance testing, and deployment.
- Good understanding of core Finance and FP&A processes, including financial statements and planning processes.
- Strong stakeholder management, communication, and workshop facilitation skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to Finance and business stakeholders.
- Anaplan Solution Architect certification and/or advanced Anaplan Model Builder certification.
- Ability to combine Finance, technology, and consulting perspectives and recommend solutions to business challenges.
- Preferred experience leading end-to-end Anaplan implementations and working in Finance Transformation, EPM, or Enterprise Performance Management consulting.
- Preferred experience with driver-based planning and forecasting, Anaplan integrations, enterprise data environments, and other EPM platforms such as Oracle EPM/PBCS or Pigment.
- Experience in complex planning industries and delivery-team leadership, junior specialist development, or business development is advantageous for more senior profiles.
Benefits
- Opportunity to deliver Anaplan and Finance Transformation projects for major organizations across planning, forecasting, reporting, and performance management.
- Opportunities to develop Anaplan and EPM capabilities, reusable assets, implementation methodologies, and new functional and technical skills.
- Access to AI solutions supporting project work, data analysis, recommendations, and solution design.
- Professional and financial support for recognized qualifications and certifications, including EY Badges and the opportunity to earn an MBA from Hult International School of Business.
- Career Counselor support and access to a psycho-educational platform with free specialist consultations and educational activities.
- Benefits include private healthcare with preventive examinations, life insurance, tickets, team sports, language learning, sports cards, and other online and offline programs.
- Recruitment includes an application stage followed by discussions with Talent Acquisition experts and future team members.
- Role is with EY Poland, with offices and Global Delivery Services centers in Warsaw, Gdańsk, Katowice, Kraków, Łódź, Poznań, Rzeszów, and Wrocław.
Categories
Solutions Engineering
About Ernst and Young
Ernst & Young (EY) provides audit/assurance, tax, consulting, strategy and transactions services to enterprises, financial institutions, and public‑sector clients. Structured as a global network of partner‑owned member firms, it sells professional services on a fee basis, including a dedicated Financial Services Organization for banking, insurance, and capital markets. Headquartered in London, EY was formed in 1989 from the merger of Ernst & Whinney and Arthur Young, and operates in 150+ countries.