Principal Anaplan Consultant

Overview

We are looking for an experienced Principal Anaplan Consultant to join a growing EPM and finance transformation practice. This role is ideal for someone with a strong background in FP&A, enterprise planning, and financial consolidation, combined with deep Anaplan expertise and a recognised accounting qualification.

The successful candidate will play a key role in leading end-to-end Anaplan implementations, advising senior finance stakeholders, and delivering scalable planning and performance management solutions across complex organisations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of enterprise Anaplan solutions across FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, workforce planning, and financial reporting
• Engage directly with senior finance and business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into scalable planning models
• Drive finance transformation initiatives focused on improving planning accuracy, reporting efficiency, and decision-making capabilities
• Support financial consolidation processes and integration with wider EPM ecosystems
• Provide solution architecture guidance and best practice modelling within Anaplan
• Lead workshops, discovery sessions, and stakeholder engagement activities
• Mentor junior consultants and support capability development across the practice
• Collaborate with technical and functional teams to ensure successful project delivery
• Support pre-sales activities including demos, solution design, and proposal development

Required Experience

• Extensive experience delivering Anaplan solutions in a consulting or enterprise environment
• Strong expertise across FP&A processes including budgeting, forecasting, scenario modelling, and management reporting
• Experience supporting or delivering financial consolidation solutions
• Strong understanding of finance processes, reporting structures, and performance management frameworks
• Proven experience engaging with senior finance stakeholders and leading client workshops
• Experience working across full project lifecycles from discovery through to deployment

Qualifications & Skills

• Recognised accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent
• Anaplan Certified Model Builder qualification (Solution Architect certification preferred)
• Strong understanding of finance transformation and EPM landscapes
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to lead multiple workstreams and manage complex client requirements
• Experience integrating Anaplan with ERP or consolidation platforms is highly desirable

Desirable Experience

• Exposure to consolidation platforms such as OneStream, Oracle FCCS, SAP BPC, or Tagetik
• Experience within professional services or consulting environments
• Knowledge of broader EPM technologies and finance transformation programmes
• Team leadership or practice development experience