Financial Planning Solutions Specialist
This role involves designing and implementing financial planning solutions using a structured approach to achieve project success.
Key Accountabilities:
* Analysis and evaluation of business requirements through a methodical approach.
* Define the solution scope, time, cost, and risk by translating business requirements into functional deliverables.
* Estimate and plan project deliverables and success criteria.
* Identify project risks and assumptions.
* Communicate with stakeholders, business, and technical project teams to ensure roles and responsibilities for solution delivery are understood.
* Implementation of financial planning solutions as designed in the solution scope definition.
* Identify potential change requests and work with designated team members on these variations.
* Participate in post-implementation review and assume ownership of any actions.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
* Greater than 5 years' experience in delivering financial planning applications.
* Minimum education level of Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant subject (Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Business, Finance & Accounting).
* Proven project experience delivering financial planning solutions covering most phases of the project lifecycle including scoping, requirements gathering, design, development, testing, and deployment.
* In-depth knowledge and expertise in IBM Planning Analytics/TM1 including cube design, turbo integrator processes, and rule engine.
* Senior-level expertise in IBM Cognos TM1 Developer an added advantage.
* Genuine talent for grasping complex business problems and engineering effective solutions.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.