Job Description

Role: Senior Anaplan Consultant.

Location: Princeton, NJ (Hybrid).

Duration: Long Term Contract.

Job Summary:

• The Senior Anaplan Solution Architect leads end-to-end design and implementation of complex planning models for Finance/Operations stakeholders. This high-visibility, customer-facing role combines strategic architecture with hands-on model building, ensuring scalable, performant Anaplan workspaces following "Anaplan Way" best practices and seamless integration with enterprise systems (SAP, Oracle, Salesforce).

Key Responsibilities:

Solution Architecture & Design:

• Lead end-to-end workspace architecture designing multi-module, interconnected planning applications.
• Translate ambiguous business requirements into precise technical specifications, module hierarchies, and calculation logic.
• Ensure all designs follow Anaplan Way methodology optimizing for sparsity, performance, and scalability.

Advanced Model Building:

• Develop multi-dimensional models with sophisticated formulas, time-based calculations, and dynamic hierarchies.
• Create executive dashboards with drill-down capabilities, scenario analysis, and what-if modeling.
• Implement complex business logic including allocations, currency conversions, and driver-based planning.

Performance Optimization:

• Conduct model health checks analyzing calculation times, cell count, sparsity ratios, and memory usage.
• Optimize data flows through selective imports, summary calculations, and native Anaplan functions.
• Design versioned scenarios and workflow automation minimizing manual intervention.

Integration & Data Hub:

• Architect Data Hub configurations orchestrating ETL from SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, and custom sources.
• Implement bi-directional integrations ensuring real-time planning data synchronization.
• Design import/export processes with validation rules, exception handling, and audit trails.

Stakeholder Partnership:

• Facilitate requirements workshops with Finance/Supply Chain/Sales leaders translating KPIs into model design.
• Provide Tier 3 production support during critical business cycles (budget, forecast, close).
• Deliver executive presentations demonstrating planning ROI and adoption metrics.

Technical Qualifications:

Anaplan Expertise (Required)

• Certifications: Model Builder L2/L3 OR Solution Architect
• Experience: 5+ years hands-on model building/architecture
• Modules: Finance (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow), Workforce, Sales, Supply Chain
• Performance: Sparsity optimization, CALC REDUCTION strategies
• Data Hub: Connect/Integrate, bi-directional sync, exception management

Integration Stack:

• ERP: SAP, Oracle EBS, NetSuite
• CRM: Salesforce, Dynamics 365
• HR: Workday, SuccessFactors
• Custom: REST APIs, SFTP, SQL databases

Required Experience:

• 5+ years Anaplan model building + architecture.
• Anaplan Model Builder L2/L3 OR Solution Architect cert.
• Finance/Supply Chain/Sales domain expertise.
• Data Hub + enterprise integrations.
• Agile/Anaplan Way delivery methodology.
• Executive stakeholder communication.

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