Senior Assistant (Anaplan System Administration), Financial Planning & Analysis, Enabling Functions

Overview

In this FP&A role at Deloitte, you will support forecasting and annual budgeting processes, translating business needs into technical requirements for the Anaplan platform. You’ll partner with Finance and cross-functional teams to deliver timely insights that inform executive decisions. The position blends analytics, system administration, and finance support to enable strategic priorities. You’ll work in a collaborative, growth-focused environment and have opportunities to develop professionally, including accounting qualifications. This role offers hybrid work from Birmingham and exposure to high-impact financial planning work.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working policy
• development opportunities
• wellbeing emphasis

Responsibilities

• Provide system administration support for planning and forecasting, including annual budget and rolling forecasts
• Act as liaison between Finance users and Anaplan build/support teams, translating requirements into technical specs
• Apply analytical/problem-solving skills to identify root causes and drive timely resolutions of system and process issues
• Deliver timely, insightful analysis to FP&A leadership to improve Anaplan functionality and decision making
• Support cross-team projects with ad hoc financial modelling and analysis
• Help business-aligned finance teams and FP&A leadership understand financial performance and track actions to meet strategic targets

Key requirements

• Understanding of accounting principles, management accounting, forecasting, budgeting, and analysis across income statement and balance sheet
• Strong communication skills across all levels of the business
• Ability to work in a team and on own initiative
• Strong numerical and analytical skills with accuracy under pressure
• Problem solving and analytical thinking with practical solutions
• Attention to detail for data, assumptions, and outputs
• Desirables: experience with planning and forecasting using Anaplan; data analysis and reporting; advanced spreadsheet and presentation skills; experience in a professional services organisation

• initiative
• strong listening skills
• ability to build effective relationships across levels
• Anaplan
• planning and forecasting processes
• data analysis and reporting

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