Anaplan Systems Specialist

The role has responsibility for the upkeep, optimization, and continuous improvement of the Anaplan platform. This role involves ensuring the system's reliability, performance, and security while supporting various business functions within finance & operations. Additionally, the specialist may design, build, and maintain Anaplan models to support business processes, with a particular focus on Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A).

The role will ideally suit a candidate who has a hands-on approach and the ability to apply their knowledge and experience to derive robust system solutions, together with a strong financial process and control mindset.

The ideal candidate should have an inquisitive systems mindset, with the purpose to support an international finance function, and require excellent communication skills, good attention to detail, broad accounting knowledge and an enthusiastic helpful attitude.

Finance Systems is an area which will continue to see significant future change as we adapt and improve our systems to better meet the diverse operational, reporting and analysis demands.

So, who are we?

Hello, we’re IG Group. No, not Instagram – though we're a pretty big deal ourselves.

We’re a global, FTSE 250-listed company made up of a collection of progressive fintech brands in the world of online trading and investing. The best part? We’ve snapped up many awards for our top-class platforms, forward-thinking products, and incredible employee experiences.

We believe in financial freedom. And our purpose is to help ambitious people achieve it. Around 400,000 people use our groundbreaking technology and forward-thinking platforms to trade the financial products they know and love.

Did we mention we have offices in 18 countries? Yes, when you join IG Group, you'll have the chance to work across multiple brands, with people all over the world. Join us for an exciting future and let’s innovate together!

Who we’re looking for?

You’re curious about things like the client experience, the rapid developments in tech, and the complex world of fintech regulation. You’re also a confident, creative thinker with a knack for innovating. We know that you know every problem has a solution. Here, you can try new ideas, and lead the way in creating inspiring experiences for our clients and everyone around you.

Key Responsibilities:

• System Administration: Oversee the daily operations of the Anaplan platform, including user management, data & other systems integration, and system configuration, including the metadata dimensions.
• Maintenance and Upgrades: Perform regular maintenance tasks, apply system updates, and ensure the platform is running on the latest version.
• Performance Monitoring: Monitor system performance, identify potential issues, and implement solutions to enhance efficiency and reliability.
• Data Management: Ensure accurate and timely data integration from various sources, maintaining data integrity and consistency.  Understanding of & ensuring alignment of the end-to-end integration paths for metadata and data moving through Finance Systems.
• User Support: Provide technical support to end-users, troubleshoot issues, and offer training to enhance user proficiency.
• Security Management: Implement and maintain security protocols to protect sensitive data and ensure compliance with organizational policies.
• Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation of system configurations, processes, and procedures.
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into effective Anaplan solutions.  Build and maintain relationships with 3rd party support providers and escalation of relevant issues.
• Model Building: Design, build, and maintain Anaplan models to support business processes, including creating data inputs and outputs, designing calculations, and mapping out business processes
• Model Enhancement: Continuously improve and enhance existing models to meet evolving business needs
• Testing and Validation: Ensure full System Integration Testing / User Acceptance Testing is conducted on all changes to ensure that data is moving between applications in a controlled manner and in line with the overall group IT change control policies.
• FP&A Focus: Develop and maintain models specifically for Financial Planning & Analysis, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting
• Financial Analysis: Collaborate with the finance team to understand their needs and provide insights through Anaplan models

What you’ll need for this role

• Education (Essential): University degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Finance, or a related field.
• Education (Desirable): Accounting qualification or part qualified with experience.
• Experience: Proven experience in Anaplan system administration/model building.
• Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, proficiency in data integration and ETL processes, excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Certifications: Anaplan Certified Model Builder or higher certification preferred.

Preferred Attributes:

• Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy and quality & ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to work independently showing initiative in identifying problems and posing solutions.
• Ability to understand business users requirements and apply these to define systems solutions.
• Strong understanding of business processes and how they relate to Anaplan functionalities.
• Experience in financial planning and analysis, with a solid understanding of financial principles and practices and ability to apply these to define systems solutions.

Systems Skills:

• Min 2 yrs experience of Anaplan management
• Microsoft Excel skills (Intermediate / Advanced level).
• HFM or other financial consolidation systems (desirable but not essential)

The perks

It really is more than a job. We’ll recognize your talent and make sure that you can still have a life – at work, and outside of it. Networks, committees, awards, sports and social clubs, mentorships, volunteering opportunities, extra time off… the list goes on.

• Hybrid working
• Home office equipment reimbursement  
• Annual financial bonus
• Private medical cover for you and your family/partner (Medicover)
• Multikafeteria system (you can choose a multisport card, vouchers, etc.)
• Life insurance (Generali)
• Employee-led LGBTQ+, Women’s, Black, and Parents & Carers networks with an annual budget for organizing events & projects that foster an open, diverse, and inclusive culture  
• Career-focused technical and leadership training in-class and online, incl. unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning platform
• Well-being events as well as Employee Assistance Programme
• Summer picnic, New Year party and other social events  
• 3 additional days off a year - 1 to celebrate your Birthday and 2 for voluntary work 😊

How you’ll work

We follow a hybrid working model; we reckon it’s the best of both worlds.  This model also feeds into our secret ingredients for innovation: diversity, flexibility, and close connection.

Plus, you’ll be welcomed into a diverse and inclusive workforce with a lot of creative energy.

Ask our employees what their favorite thing is about working at IG, and you’ll hear an echo of ‘our culture’! That’s because you can come to work as your authentic self. The things that make you, you – like your ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith, age, gender identity/expression or physical capacity – can bring a fresh perspective or new skill to our business.

That’s why we welcome people from various walks of life; and anyone who wants to help us realize our vision and strategy by delivering at pace and championing the client in everything we do.

We also think hard about our ways of working as a company. At IG Group, we’ve set out five target behaviors that we expect everyone to strive to achieve in all that we do:

• Lead & Inspire: Leading teams in a way that drives trust, alignment, and enthusiasm
• Think Big: We focus on the problems that most move the needle of commercial outcomes
• Champion the client: We always keep the client's needs front of mind and deliver as much value for them in all that we do
• Deliver at pace: We work to ensure nothing stands in the way of fast delivery of sustainable growth for our business
• Raise the bar: We raise the bar by taking ownership of outcomes and being accountable for making things better all across IG

Apply now!