Master Anaplanner looking for there next engagement

Bedford Consulting, London
Key Deliverables:
1. 10 successful Anaplan implementations ranging from S&OP, Underwriting and FP&A.
2. Built an automated solution for production planning that reduced a 1-month Budget planning
process to 1 day.
3. Given the clients confidence around project delivery that has resulted in additional
up-sells, positive client feedback and client requests for my services.
4. Developed the whole connected planning experience for a client (Profit of £320m) building an
S&OP, Data Hub, Finance and Workforce Planning Model.
Key Duties:
* Take lead in scoping and design workshops to ensure best practice and model
efficiency/performance is delivered to each client.
* Manage the product change on engagements to ensure the right due diligence and governance is
undertaken around development. This involves managing the new requirements/defect logs,
release management, internal training, running workshops and project roadmaps from a design or
model building perspective.
* To provide technical support to clients when models are in development.
* Design model schemas and the overall Anaplan infrastructure to ensure models are built using
best practice.
* To project manage using agile implementation on all Anaplan engagements.
* Develop full project life-cycle client engagements using the Anaplan software used by the
Company to deliver its client engagements.
* Provide business system architectural advice to clients.
* Deliver client engagements. This includes support work, solution build on client site, client
training, project management and the provision of client advice.
* Provide training where appropriate and exchange best practice in a spirit of collaboration not
competition with fellow members of Company staff.
* Provide detailed solutions to clients and coach model builders throughout the entirety of the
project.
* Translate existing solutions, spreadsheets, and business problems into sophisticated Anaplan
multi-dimensional models
* Modify existing models as part of a connected solution, optimization, or to incorporate new
functionality
* Serve as the architectural SME for large-scale connected planning solutions
* Provide technical leadership and accountability to the project team
* Provide straightforward, meaningful feedback and progress updates in a timely manner to the
Business Partner and the team
* Develop model documentation.
* Participate in data integration and migration solutions.
* Participate and/or lead UAT testing and deployment.
* Support new product development through testing, contributing to documentation and training
materials.
* Establish effective working relationships with peer-level clients as part of project delivery
roles.

Deloitte, West Sussex
Key Deliverables/ Duties:
* Building all of the Client and Internal reporting to track performance on the project.
* Analyse variances within the Operation to measure the impact of KPI changes.
* Implementing the shared capability model within the Operation to get it to steady state.
* Business partner with the Client to make any changes to the model if new requirements come in.
* Building all of the PMO governance reports.
* Update weekly performance reports to generate future forecast.
* Take lead in weekly meeting to discuss RAID logs on the project.

Avios, West Sussex
Key Deliverables:
5. Implement and model the financial impact of a change in IFRS 15 in order for the business to
be compliant from a revenue recognition perspective.
6. Helped Avios deliver a wide variety of projects and gave the business confidence around cost
management.
7. Implemented change around the ways of working on projects from a Finance perspective, which
was as per the CEO's request.
8. Built robust Excel models that have now been introduced on each project to help manage the
projects.
9. Continuing to extend my knowledge outside of Finance has allowed the business to use me in
other non-financial areas on projects.
Key Duties:
* Elicit, analyse and document business requirements using different investigative techniques to
ensure all transformation projects are aligned with the company's corporate objectives.
* Document all functional/ non-functional requirements and create user stories for standard
system changes.
* Provide and update swim lane diagrams and BAM models to help the business clearly understand
how the "to be" process will work after project delivery.
* Chair workshops with the relevant stakeholders at all levels to ensure all costs and benefits
are captured in each business case.
* Create robust cost models to help manage and control costs throughout the Lifecyle of a
project.
* Liaise with IT to ensure all requirements are clear and concise for them to be traceable
during UAT testing.
* Work with IT suppliers to create detailed service orders so that progress can be managed
correctly and deliverables can be measured.
* Maintain RAID logs around costs and benefits for each project.
* Present in each project board a Finance update on the status of the project and flag any risk
and issues the project is currently carrying.
* Understand and account for all costs that are involved in projects and challenge when
necessary.
* Assist with the development of efficient and effective processes to monitor, manage, control
and report expenditure versus budget and forecast, challenging the relevant business areas.
* Production of all Business Transformation forecasts and budgets.
* Create and maintain Transformation dashboards to update the CEO monthly on costs, benefits,
risks and opportunities.
* Act as the Finance point of contact for all projects to ensure all investment appraisals are
completed correctly and challenge any costs and benefits before they are put into a business
case.