Senior Anaplan Consultant - FCR

Senior Consultant – EPM TechLondon – Hybrid workingSalary compensation: up to 80,000 per annumThe ClientA consultancy that specialises in business planning solutions within the Anaplan platform with their primary focus on helping organisations improve their planning, predicting, and measuring performance. Their consultancy provides services that span the entire journey from acknowledging business issues to design, implementation, training, and ongoing support, ensuring customers can trust the decisions they make.The RoleThe senior Consultant will take a leading role across the delivery and engagement of Financial Consolidation and reporting (FCR) and FP&A functions. Taking ownership of the end-to-end technical solution, act as a trusted advisor to Company stakeholders, playing a pivotal role in shaping the company's delivery excellence and business growth. As a lead consultant you will also take part in mentoring and developing members of the team and contribute to sales processes to help and drive continuous improvement.Key responsibilities:Own the end-to-end technical solution on client engagements — from design and planning through to delivery and adoption.Act as the technical escalation point, managing project progress, risks, and scope.Lead workshops with senior stakeholders, applying structured problem-solving to define clear recommendations.Identify when to propose technical versus process or people-change solutions, advising clients with confidence and expertise.Manage client relationships effectively at all levels, communicating difficult messages diplomatically and challenging constructively where needed.Lead complex discussions with senior and executive stakeholders, adapting style to audience and context.Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders across Anaplan and partner organisations.Technical experience required:Consulting experience with end-to-end implementation lifecycle expertise.Solution Architect with delivery experience of an FP&A and/or Financial Consolidation tool. Applications of interest are OneStream, SAP BPC, HFM, FCCS, Tagetik, Board, ...Deep expertise in FP&A and financial consolidation and reporting processesStrong stakeholder management skills, with commercial awareness to manage scopeHands-on build experience of Anaplan or similar EPM application. Technical coding language with Python, SQL, VB.net ...Previous experience of mentoring junior team membersProfessional Accounting qualification such as ACA/ICAW, ACCA, CIMA, ICAS, desirableBusiness development and interest in Pre-sales activity a plus but not essentialAdditional benefitsOur client offers a collaborative team cultureA clear pathway for your career towards principal-level with transparent expectations and development supportFlexible remote working with access to their London based office (travel on client sites in the UK expected)Access to Training/Anaplan Certification ProgramsFor more information about SystemsAccountants and the live roles we are handling in the EPM space, please reach out to Chanel Betambeau – chanel@systemsaccountants.comApply for this jobPlease fill out the following job application form completely and accurately. One of our consultants will be in touch shortly after reviewing your application."*" indicates required fields