Transformation & Financial Flexibility Manager

Anaplan•Minneapolis, MN

5d•$117,000 - $168,000•Hybrid

About The Position

At Anaplan, we are a team of innovators focused on optimizing business decision-making through our leading AI-infused scenario planning and analysis platform so our customers can outpace their competition and the market. What unites Anaplanners across teams and geographies is our collective commitment to our customers’ success and to our Winning Culture. Our customers rank among the who’s who in the Fortune 50. Coca-Cola, LinkedIn, Adobe, LVMH and Bayer are just a few of the 2,400+ global companies who rely on our best-in-class platform. Our Winning Culture is the engine that drives our teams of innovators. We champion diversity of thought and ideas, we behave like leaders regardless of title, we are committed to achieving ambitious goals, and we love celebrating our wins – big and small. Supported by operating principles of being strategy-led, values -based and disciplined in execution, you’ll be inspired, connected, developed and rewarded here. Everything that makes you unique is welcome; join us and let’s build what’s next - together! Our Transformation & Financial Flexibility Manager will lead the efforts across Anaplan to deliver process and systematic changes to the business, resulting in a more efficient company structure. The candidate will focus on two to three key initiatives during the year to yield structural cost improvement. The outcome will impact change in the company to move from a fixed cost approach to a cost structure that behaves largely variable and will free up budgetary capacity for funding targeted investments, transition costs, and profit improvement. The ability to influence across functions and through all levels of the organization will be essential to success. As a member of the Finance organization, this crucial hire understands the accounting standards that influence cash costs and Non-GAAP profitability measures, coupled with sound financial savvy.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance from an accredited university
Background in Lean Six Sigma or related continuous improvement areas
Experience in change management, partner management, and influencing people without authority
Experience in engineering process re-engineering, offshoring, and outsourcing
Strong oral and written communication, interpersonal, presentation, and organization skills
Ability to communicate with all levels of staff, management, and senior leadership
Proven ability to work in ambiguity
Highly motivated to take ownership and drive initiatives with minimal direction
Capacity to think strategically and innovatively

Nice To Haves

MBA preferred

Responsibilities

Timely delivery of project results that meet or exceed agreed-upon metrics or goals
Structuring of identified business challenges logically
Hands-on leadership and mentoring of Project Managers on process improvement and general project management skills
Key driver for change within the business units aligned to supporting project execution and toll-gating and helping them to learn, understand, adjust, and grow with the business transformation
Conducting in-depth analyses (when required), including data collection, data analyses, and synthesis of data to generate key insights for projects or Lean deployment strategies
Developing presentations for senior management to facilitate discussions on project or program progress, results, and assistance needed from them
Ensuring disciplined, data-driven, well-documented approaches to improving end-to-end operational performance led by the voice of the customer
Quantifying impact of projects on financials, productivity, customer experience, and compliance
Promoting a risk-aware culture; ensuring efficient and effective risk and compliance management practices by adhering to required standards and processes
Recognizing obstacles preventing others from achieving their goals and readily intervening, finding resourceful ways to remove them
Developing and maintaining relationships with senior leadership