EPM Principal Consultant

New York, NY, United States

KEYRUS Consultants are collaborative and curious - working together to figure out the best solution for our clients. KEYRUS provides an exciting opportunity to work side-by-side with these talented and curious consultants on a wide range of projects for companies of all sizes across various industries.

The EPM Principal Consultant's primary responsibility will be serving as the lead solution architect and subject matter expert for large scale technical solutions in EPM's multi-dimensional models. This role requires a deep understanding of Enterprise Performance Management principles, expertise in Anaplan, and the ability to architect innovative solutions tailored to meet client requirements.

This role is critical in ensuring a successful deployment of new Anaplan models and must provide excellent service, make best practice recommendations, and identify opportunities for future projects.

The ideal candidate will have strong English communication skills, deep expertise in model building, a strong technical background working with live Anaplan models, and can deliver results for complex problems in different industries.

Responsibilities of the Principal Consultant Include:

Lead the design and architecture of Anaplan solutions, ensuring alignment with client business objectives and industry best practices.

Act as a trusted advisor to clients, understanding their strategic goals and challenges.

Provide strategic guidance on the utilization of Anaplan to enhance business performance and achieve organizational objectives.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including EPM consultants, developers, and project managers.

Lead implementations with focus on client and coach project team to have similar approach

Mentor and provide guidance to junior consultants and team members on Anaplan best practices and conduct training sessions to enhance the Anaplan expertise of the team.

Demonstrate technical knowledge for software implementations including activities around field-to-field data mapping, conversion validation, system and security configuration, user acceptance testing, and system integration testing

Identify gaps in business and technical requirements, testing, potential project risk, and communication issues in client delivery

Deliver presentations and demonstrations to audiences ranging from executives to business users

Elicit requirements for requested Anaplan model enhancements from clients and then design technical solutions

Determine priorities, scope, timeline, goals, and key milestones for requested enhancements and model defects

Provide technical instruction by actively mentoring team members through implementation and delivery of optimal solutions

Facilitate knowledge-sharing sessions to enhance the overall understanding of Anaplan within the organization.

Review and optimize existing Anaplan implementations for improved performance and user experience

Maintain customer focus and demonstrate leadership to drive consensus and project related decisions

Serve as the application and software subject matter expert throughout the client engagement

Communicate well written and orally at all levels - managerial, technical, and user

Formulate and develop implementation strategy for identification of business requirements, process design and sustainable solutions for our clients

Responsible for mentoring small group of junior and confirmed consultants outside of project teams guiding them to grow in their careers

Create a business and client focused environment inside Keyrus, encouraging others to have same view

Create new solutions focused on solving real business problems such as demo models, proof of concepts and supporting sales team on pre-sales activities

Required Qualifications: Background in financial/multi-dimensional modeling, analytics, or business intelligence

Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in implementing Performance Management Solutions using Anaplan

Minimum of 5 years of experience as consultant or working on industry as SME on functional roles

Prior experience in a project team environment using structured methodologies for gathering business requirements, business processes, data conversions, and system interfaces

Ability to work independently, manage small to mid-size engagements, or parts of a larger engagement

Experience integrating Anaplan with other systems and data sources.

Anaplan Certifications such as Solution Architect and Master Anaplanner

Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills

Demonstrated organizational and prioritization skills

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Information Management and Technology, Engineering, or related field and equivalent experience

Strong English communication skills

Desired Qualifications: Prior experience with Consolidation/Financial Reporting, Sales Performance Management, Supply Chain, Management Reporting, or Enterprise Operational Planning

Prior experience with Oracle Hyperion, SAP EPM, IBM TM1/Cognos, Tableau, or similar technologies

Prior experience in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) like Agile methodologies

Demonstrated working knowledge of Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS) - SQL, ANSI SQL, MySQL, PL/SQL in Oracle, PartiQL in AWS, SAS

Prior experience in business development and providing sales support including contribution to RFPs and conducting demo sessions for prospective clients

Familiarity with Sales Performance Management solutions

Prior experience with leading ETL tools (Informatica, SnapLogic, Oracle Data Integrator (ODI))

Master's degree in Finance, Economics, or Business Administration

Department Delivery Role Principal Consultant Locations New York, NY Remote status Hybrid