Associate Director Finance process - Anaplan Lead

Associate Director of Finance Systems - Anaplan Team Lead

Experience - 10-14 years

Location: India

What You’ll Get to Do:

• Lead and mentor a team including a Senior Analyst/Business Support and Anaplan model builders and developers, ensuring high-quality deliverables and professional growth.

• Define best practices and enforce development standards across Anaplan projects.

• Oversee the design, build, and deployment of scalable Anaplan solutions aligned with business strategy.

• Serve as the Anaplan subject matter expert and architect, ensuring solutions meet both functional and technical requirements.

• Coordinate the overall responsibility for user profile administration, ticket resolution and tracking, data delivery and data refresh, and ultimately driving the continuous improvement of reporting outputs produced from Anaplan

• Enhance and maintain existing Anaplan models while introducing new functionality to support enterprise-wide connected planning initiatives.

• Partner with Finance, Operations, and Technology leaders to understand business needs and translate them into technical solutions.

• Provide regular updates, manage expectations, and deliver actionable insights to senior stakeholders.

• Act as the escalation point for complex technical issues and guide the team toward effective solutions.

• Facilitate User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and ensure seamless deployment and adoption of solutions. Establish governance frameworks for change management, testing, and release cycles.

• Define and manage user access, roles, and security settings within Anaplan.

• Document model designs, processes, and updates to ensure long-term scalability and consistency.

• Oversee design and support for integrations with ERP, CRM, and other enterprise systems.

• Ensure data accuracy, availability, and performance across all planning models.

What You’ll Bring with You:

• Anaplan Certified Solution Architect (Master Anaplanner certification preferred).

• Minimum 7–10 years of experience in Anaplan solution design and implementation, including at least 2–3 years in a team leadership or managerial role.

• Strong financial modeling expertise and advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.

• Proven ability to translate Excel-based models into scalable Anaplan solutions.

• Experience with EPM tools (e.g., Peoplesoft, SAP, Business Objects, TM1, Power BI).

• Deep understanding of data integrations with enterprise systems (ERP, CRM, APS).

• Hands-on experience working with Agile methodologies, including requirement gathering, design, testing, and deployment.

• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to balance technical and business considerations.

• Strong communication and facilitation skills, comfortable engaging with stakeholders at all levels.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, MIS, or related fields.

• Prior experience managing global teams across time zones and cultures.

• Ability to work flexible hours to collaborate with UK/US counterparts.

• Passion for analytics, planning, and driving business transformation through connected planning.

If you are keen to join us, you will be part of an organization that values your contributions, recognizes your potential, and provides ample opportunities for growth. For more information, visit www.capco.com. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube.