Transformation & Financial Flexibility Manager

Summary

Join Anaplan as the Manager of Financial Flexibility and lead initiatives to enhance the company's efficiency and cost structure. You will spearhead two to three major projects annually, focusing on structural cost improvements and shifting from a fixed to a variable cost model. This role requires influencing across various functions and organizational levels. As a member of the Finance organization, you will leverage accounting standards and financial expertise to deliver project results, mentor project managers, and drive change within business units. You will conduct in-depth analyses, develop presentations for senior management, and ensure data-driven approaches to operational performance improvement. Success in this role demands strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance from an accredited university; MBA preferred
• 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
• Demonstrated ability to lead and empower teams of 3 or more high-performing individuals
• Capacity to think strategically and innovatively

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