Anaplan Strategy Lead

AXA•Stamford, CT

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Anaplan Lead is a critical role focused on managing requirements and prioritization of several stakeholders from Finance planning, expense, actuarial and analytics. This role requires management of both a functional and technical team (Anaplan -Financial System Solutions) for Anaplan project and BAU deliverables, Releases and scenario modelling for all Anaplan activities. In addition to Anaplan knowledge, this role requires extensive Insurance & Reinsurance FP&A knowledge.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
Advanced experience in Insurance/Reinsurance Planning focus
Anaplan system and scenario modeling knowledge
Proficiency in querying and manipulating large data sets for analytical purposes
Experience with communication and analytical tools, such as MS PowerPoint, MS Excel
High energy, robust work ethic, willingness to do whatever it takes to get to the results
Comfort with ambiguity & ability to influence others and gain acceptance for your ideas
Excellent problem-solving skills and root cause analysis
Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
Analytical skills
Accounting knowledge

Nice To Haves

Chartered Accountant

Responsibilities

Drive the defined Anaplan vision & strategy with active Stakeholder engagement across Finance
Partner with model owners in defining how Anaplan is best utilized in their end-to-end process
Ensure timely delivery of all planned releases and BAU tasks involved in planning cycles within SLAs
Timely acknowledgement and response to both internal and external audit requests
Provide Anaplan BAU status, risks, issues to Head of Financial Systems Solutions & Maintenance
Work with Anaplan team to ensure documentation around all phases of project lifecycle & BAU tasks for planning cycles
Manage Anaplan COE in terms of user access, security, AXA XL license limit
Manage space utilization/optimization for AXA XL workspace within Anaplan
Provide technical SME guidance to team for existing or new models/ functionality within Anaplan
Guide team for Maintenance of various Models by partnering with model owners and ensuring smooth processing of business (e.g. FP&A for Insurance Accounting, Re-insurance Accounting, IGRs, LE Controllers, Allocations, FBP’s, Ceded Re, Actuarial, etc)
Manage Anaplan team to support Planning cycles and ensure business continuity
Review unit and functional testing results for any enhancements and provide defect resolution
Guide Anaplan team to provide support in communication to business regarding root cause analysis and resolution
Facilitate training materials, training sessions, & support for the Anaplan user community
Responsible for Anaplan staff hiring, development, growth and mentoring