Job description

Company overview

Company overview Accordion is a global financial consulting and technology firm helping CFOs and their teams drive value creation. Rooted in private equity rigor and powered by data, analytics, and AI, we partner with companies across industries to turn insight into impact.

Accordion works at the intersection of Private Equity sponsors and portfolio companies management teams across every stage of the investment lifecycle. We provide hands-on, execution-oriented support, driving value through the office of the CFO by building data and analytics capabilities and identifying and implementing strategic work, rooted in data, analytics and AI.

Accordion is headquartered in New York City with 10 offices worldwide, including the India office based out of Hyderabad. Join us and make your mark on our company.

Working at Accordion in India means joining 800+ financial, technical, analytics, and operational experts in a high-growth, agile, and entrepreneurial environment focused on transforming how portfolio companies operate and deliver results. It also means making your mark on Accordion's future—by embracing a culture rooted in collaboration and a firm-wide commitment to building something great, together.

CFO Technology

Accordion's global CFO Technology Practice effectively and efficiently delivers the digital services and solutions to support organizational strategic initiatives.

Our experts work cross-functionally — alongside practitioners from all corners of Accordion — to arm CFOs with the appropriate digital solutions needed to implement the team's business process recommendations and to capitalize on value creation opportunities. From ERP, CPM, Analytics, Data Integration, RPA, and beyond, CFO Tech provides finance leaders with a single, objective partner capable of delivering from strategy to execution.

Location: Hyderabad, Telangana - Ideal candidates should be local to the desired location. Join us and experience a better way to work!

Role overview:

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Anaplan practitioners. This role requires working hours coverage of 1PM to 10PM IST to support our clients in EU and Americas.

Need hands-on Anaplan experience and FP&A process understanding, and familiarity with multi-entity financial operations. This role will involve implementing and supporting Anaplan application footprint for mid-size organizations. You will help drive standardization, reporting improvements, and system optimization while supporting both day-to-day administration and project-based initiatives.

What will you do:

Collaborate with clients to prepare & manage objectives, scope, project plan, timeline, budget& resource plan for Anaplan implementations
Work directly with clients to document business requirements and translate them into specific Anaplan functionality
Collaborate with functional and technical team members to develop effective Anaplan solutions
Manage the effective transition of requirements to the delivery team, ensuring a clear & complete understanding of requirements
Identify risks & manage mitigation plans in close collaboration with clients
Facilitate weekly status meetings with clients & prepare weekly status reports
Provide Anaplan consulting expertise utilizing industry experience, business analysis, best practices and a pragmatic mindset to facilitate clients most complex requirements
Effectively configure and customize client Anaplan environments to develop proof of concepts and present sustainable solutions to client executives and key stakeholders
Provide general customer service and assistance to clients and serves as the go-to resource on all project related inquiries
Supervise, mentor and develop junior consultants and business analysts on application and implementation methodology.

Ideally, you should have:

Bachelor's degree, preferably in Accounting, Finance or Management Information Systems
Minimum 2 years+ of Anaplan experience in either a consulting or client Center of Excellence (COE) capacity Experience as an Anaplan Model Builder and have completed at least Level 2 Certification
Demonstrated understanding and expertise of connected planning concepts in Anaplan, including but not limited to, Supply Chain, T&Q, and core FP&A use cases such as budgeting, forecasting, workforce, driver-base planning & scenario modeling
Skills to communicate complex issues and solutions, and raise issues to senior team members when necessary
Previous industry/functional experience in Financials, Accounting, Manufacturing, Software, Wholesale Distribution, Services, Retail, Enterprise, General Business
Previous experience and ability to gather business requirements and effectively implement on CPM solutions
Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills
Excellent client relation skills, organization, & prioritization capabilities

Why Explore a Career at Accordion:

A Culture of Impact & Excellence

A culture of merit & recognition: Thrive in a meritocratic, high-growth environment with semi-annual performance and promotion cycles.
Multi - dimensional exposure: Navigate complex, high stakes workstreams across diverse industries and domains. At Accordion, you will engage with varied intellectual challenges that keep your perspective sharp, and your curiosity fuelled.
Entrepreneurial environment: Exercise the intellectual freedom to make definitive decisions and the autonomy to own their outcomes. We reward initiative, encouraging you to expand your influence and assume larger responsibilities.
Collaborative vitality: Experience a non-bureaucratic, high-energy culture alongside high-calibre peers. Our environment is designed to challenge your thinking and accelerate your growth through shared expertise and collective ambition.

Our Commitment to Your Well-being

We believe that our collective success is rooted in the personal well-being and growth of our people. We have curated a suite of benefits designed to support you and your family's health, celebrate your milestones, and empower your professional journey.

Comprehensive health & security: We provide fully covered Health and Group Term Life Insurance for you, with health insurance coverage extending to your immediate family.
Care on your terms: Access expert medical guidance through on-site health camps or our integrated tele-health services.This ecosystem includes free professional consultations alongside discounted healthcare services including dental and vision care.
Integrated family support: We support working parents with a fully sponsored, premium on-site

Day Care facility.

Empowering leave structures: Our robust leave policy is an intentional commitment to work-life integration, featuring dedicated maternity and parental support designed to help new parents through life's major transitions.
A culture of recognition: We believe every breakthrough deserves an audience. Through our dedicated rewards platform, we pause to celebrate both your professional triumphs and your most meaningful personal milestones.
Architecting your growth: Thrive in a positive & transparent environment designed for the continuous evolution of your craft. We provide the infrastructure - through learning programs and engagement initiatives - to bridge the gap between your personal aspirations and professional mastery.
Transportation: Transport facilities will be provided for pickup and drop.

Accordion India - Associate (Anaplan)