Anaplan Implementation Manager

Employment Type: Full-Time Location: Washington, D.C. Job Description: Impetus Consultants are collaborative and curious – working together to figure out the best solution for our clients. Impetus Consulting Group is actively seeking candidates who are problem solvers, enjoy working on challenging projects, and want to work in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment. The Anaplan Implementation Manager’s primary responsibility will be to lead a team of consultants and serve as the main point of contact for our clients. The right candidate will have prior consulting experience leading teams to deliver solutions for complex business processes and change management.

Qualifications:

Required Attributes:

• Background in financial/multi-dimensional modeling, analytics or business intelligence
• Minimum of 5+years of experience in implementing Performance Management Solutions using Anaplan, Oracle Hyperion, SAP EPM, IBM TM1/Cognos, Tableau, or similar technologies
• Prior relevant consulting or industry experience in a client-facing role
• Prior experience overseeing project teams and change initiatives in a project management role
• Prior experience leading a project team of 3-5 people using structured methodologies for gathering business requirements, business processes, data conversions, and system interfaces
• Prior experience in business development and providing sales support including contribution to RFPs and conducting demo sessions for prospective clients
• Prior experience in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) like Agile methodologies
• Demonstrated organizational and prioritization skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Information Management and Technology, Engineering, or related field and equivalent experience

Desired Attributes:

• Demonstrated working knowledge of Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS) –SQL, ANSI SQL, MySQL, PL/Oracle SQL, PartiQLin AWS, SAS
• Prior experience with Consolidation/Financial Reporting, Sales Performance Management, Supply Chain, Management Reporting, or Enterprise Operational Planning
• Familiarity with Sales Performance Management solutions
• Prior experience with leading ETL tools (Informatica, SnapLogic, Oracle Data Integrator (ODI))
• Demonstrated thought leadership through speaking at conferences and publications in industry periodicals
• Anaplan Certification such as Master Anaplanner
• Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, or Business Administration

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities of the Manager include:

• Serve as the main client contact and manage day to day interactions
• Lead client through the design discussions to ensure that all the client’s requirements are met in an optimal solution
• Manage and mentor team members through identification and improvement of delivery and help others understand how to implement optimized solutions
• Deliver high level presentations to audiences ranging from executives to business users
• Display knowledge leadership and subject matter expertise in the EPM domain
• Develop and maintain relationships with existing and new clients to identify pain points and expansion opportunities
• Demonstrate technical knowledge for software implementations including activities around field to field data mapping, conversion validation, system and security configuration, user acceptance testing, and system integration testing
• Determine and set priorities, scope, timeline, goals, and key milestones for projects
• Maintain customer focus and demonstrate leadership to drive consensus and project-related decisions
• Communicate well written and orally at all levels‐managerial, technical, and user