Job description

TTT – Anaplan – Tax Senior

EY's GDS Tax Technology team's mission is to develop, implement and integrate technology solutions that better serve our clients and engagement teams. As a member of EY's core Tax practice, you'll develop a deep tax technical knowledge and outstanding database, data analytics and programming skills.

Ever-increasing regulations require tax departments to gather, organize and analyse more data than ever before. Often the data necessary to satisfy these ever-increasing and complex regulations must be collected from a variety of systems and departments throughout an organization. Effectively and efficiently handling the variety and volume of data is often extremely challenging and time consuming for a company.

EY's GDS Tax Technology team members work side-by-side with the firm's partners, clients and tax technical subject matter experts to develop and incorporate technology solutions that enhance value-add, improve efficiencies and enable our clients with disruptive and market leading tools supporting Tax.

GDS Tax Technology works closely with clients and professionals in the following areas: Federal Business Tax Services, Partnership Compliance, Corporate Compliance, Indirect Tax Services, Human Capital, and Internal Tax Services. GDS Tax Technology provides solution architecture, application development, testing and maintenance support to the global TAX service line both on a pro-active basis and in response to specific requests.

EY is currently seeking an Anaplan Senior to join our Tax Technology practice in Bangalore, India.

The opportunity

We're looking for a Tax Senior with expertise in Anaplan Senior to join the TTT team in Tax SL. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a pioneer firm whilst being instrumental in the growth of a new service offering.

Your key responsibilities

Lead financial planning, forecasting, and analysis (FP&A) project work streams.
Deliver high quality client solutions that meet and exceed client and EY expectations and are delivered on-time and on-budget.
Manage client solution delivery, including defining project approach, leading and motivating project teams, monitoring and managing project risks, managing client and EY key stakeholders, and successfully delivering client solutions.
Identifying new business opportunities, including building strong client relations, understanding client needs and EY solution offerings, communicating client opportunities to EY leadership, and helping develop client opportunities.

Skills and attributes for success

FP&A experience, including financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting (e.g., income statement forecasting, balance sheet forecasting, capital forecasting, aggregation, driver-based forecasting)
Financial services industry experience (e.g., retail banking, commercial banking, capital markets, life insurance, property and casualty insurance) Preferred but not required
Other beneficial experience includes:
Planning, such as strategic planning and enterprise performance management.
Forecasting, such as financial forecast modelling (e.g., by product, investments, liabilities), stress forecasting, governance, controls, and data and technologies.
Reporting, such as regulatory reporting, profitability reporting, performance metrics, KPI's, drivers
Level 3 Model Builder Certification
Master Ana planner Certificate - Preferred
Anaplan Solution architect or Master Ana planner certification and/or significant work experience driving development using Anaplan in complex business environments - Preferred
Ability to configure and maintain Anaplan lists, modules, dashboards, actions and other model settings
Strong hands-on experience building and supporting complex forecast and planning models
Strong expertise and deep understanding of multi-dimensional modelling
Ability to translate from model-building in Excel to multi-dimensional technologies.
Experience with full system implementation lifecycles (analyse, design, build, test, implement, support)
Expert skills of Excel spreadsheet modelling, macros, pivot tables, formulas, charts etc.
Technical design and development experience using various use cases preferred
Partner with cross-functional teams to identify needs, understand existing models, and translate that info into efficiently built Anaplan models.
Experience with Financial Forecasting
Experience overseeing model build activities for multiple work streams while working with client team(s)

To qualify for the role, you must have

Minimum of 4 years of experience in the banking and/or insurance industry
Minimum of 4 years of consulting experience, providing advisory services. Financial planning and analysis (FP&A) and management reporting areas preferred.
or Minimum of 5 years industry experience with Financial planning and analysis (FP&A) and management reporting.

Ideally, you'll also have

Engaging with business partners and IT to understand requirements from various parts of an organization to drive the design, programming execution, and UAT for future state capabilities within the platform.
Working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment while managing multiple projects and strict deadlines
Good understanding of outsourcing and off shoring, building win/win strategies and contracts with suppliers
Experience with Workday, Oracle FAH, or Oracle PCMCS
Experience using Anaplan Connect
Experience with MuleSoft or similar software, especially in conjunction with Anaplan
Experience with Tableau or similar software, especially in conjunction with Anaplan
Experience with Oracle Hyperion, SAP BPC or IBM TM1
Integration development to/from other systems

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