Goldman Sachs India | Corporate Planning & Management -ANAPLAN Model Builder-Senior Analyst-Bengaluru

Responsibilities

• Product Finance is responsible for the overall governance and proactive management of the firm’s non-compensation expenses.
• Spend Management encompasses the functions responsible for managing all aspects of the firm's spend with third parties - advising commercial agreements and driving operating efficiency.
• The CPM Engineering team provides engineering solutions that enable the firm to manage third-party spend, data and automation, plan budgets, forecast financial scenarios, allocate expenses and support corporate decision making in line with the firm’s strategic objectives.
• As an Anaplan Model Builder, you will work with technical team members, business partners, and consultants to deliver the Anaplan solutions to support enterprise-wide planning & decision making within the firm.
• The ideal candidate must have done Anaplan implementations before and can anticipate what needs to be done, adapt quickly, and work well in a fast-paced, enriching environment.
• Training and Support: Provide comprehensive training and support to end-users, empowering them to effectively utilize Anaplan solutions.
• Develop training materials, conduct training sessions, and provide ongoing support through various channels.
• Participate in project meetings, contribute to solution design discussions, and ensure seamless integration with other systems.
• Model Building: Develop and maintain complex Anaplan models, leveraging best practices for data integration, calculations, hierarchies, lists, modules, dashboards, and reporting.
• Design creative prototypes/Proofs of Concept according to business specifications
• Conduct functional and non-functional testing, perform unit and integration testing and troubleshoot and debug applications

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a qualified finance and accounting professional with demonstrated functional experience in Finance functions.
• Hands-on experience building and supporting complex Planning and Forecasting models using the Anaplan platform.
• Hands-on experience using Anaplan Data Hub as source for model builds.
• Experience with relational databases and working with large data sets.
• Experience building Anaplan dashboards for presentation and interaction by end users.
• Strong understanding of corporate finance, planning, and analysis processes (preferred).
• Demonstrated experience in contributing to Anaplan implementations (design, development, and/or support).
• Experience with Financial Planning and Budgeting is preferred.
• Ability to effectively communicate technical Anaplan concepts and capabilities to both technical and non technical audiences.
• Proven ability to translate business requirements into technical specifications for Anaplan model development.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation and facilitation skills.
• Ability to identify and articulate potential operational and data risks associated with Anaplan models and processes.
• Experience in Excel spreadsheet modeling, macros, pivot tables, formulas, charts, etc.
• Good knowledge of data visualization (Business Intelligence) and data modelling.
• Experience in SQL, Dashboard Development and Data integration.
• Exposure to API management, usage and development.
• Experience in Agile development process

Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs is a global investment banking, securities and asset and wealth management firm, founded in New York in 1869.

Its Indian offices work on engineering, operations, finance, risk and other global functions. Finance professionals typically join controllers, tax, treasury, loan operations and risk teams.

• Industry: Investment banking, securities and asset & wealth management
• Headquarters: New York, USA
• In India: Offices in Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Mumbai