Financial Consolidation & Reporting Lead - EPM

Job title: Financial Consolidation & Reporting Lead

Location: UK

Working Pattern: Remote

Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent

Company

Our client is an Anaplan gold implementation partner. They put the customer at the centre of what they do and, enabled by a tremendously powerful connected planning platform in Anaplan, they seek to enable their customers to improve decision-making by gaining transparency and visibility through business-owned models and turning response time into real-time, to make better decisions and enhance their businesses.

Role Description

An exciting opportunity has become available within their FCR Delivery Team for an FCR Lead. This is a full‑time position.

In this role, you will be central to supporting their rapidly growing organisation -driving operational excellence, strengthening internal capabilities, and contributing to broader strategic objectives.

They’re looking for someone who combines reliability with initiative; someone who consistently exceeds expectations through precision, strong communication, effective collaboration, and proactive problem‑solving.

Role Responsibilities

Leadership & Governance

• Build and lead a dedicated FCR Delivery Team

• Define and implement FCR Delivery Methodology

• Establish FCR quality and governance framework in collaboration with PMO

People Development

• Train and develop consultants through structured pathways

• Drive internal development: mentor consultants, identify capability gaps, and support escalations

Quality & Delivery

• Provide quality assurance across all FCR projects

• Ensure delivery excellence: uphold standards, design principles, and conduct design reviews

Collaboration & Enablement

• Collaborate with regional leads to manage resource capacity

• Act as Anaplan Product Liaison: enable internal teams and maintain feedback loop with Anaplan

Market & Customer Engagement

• Support GTM and pre-sales activities: storytelling, value cases, and workshops

• Contribute to marketing through domain content and thought leadership

• Advise customers throughout lifecycle: adoption support and PEA guidance

Accountabilities and KPIs

• High-quality delivery of core responsibilities

• Timely and accurate execution of processes

• Strong stakeholder satisfaction

• Demonstrated alignment with the company values

• Continuous improvement contributions

Essential Skills & Experience

• A 4-year degree in Finance / Accounting and / or have CPA designation or equivalent

• Experience in consulting / implementing Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) solutions like Hyperion, OneStream, SAP BPC, Orace Financial Consolidation and Tagetik

• Subject matter expertise in Financial Consolidations and Group Reporting

• Advanced Microsoft Excel / financial modelling skills

• Knowledge of a formal system implementation methodology – requirements gathering, design, build/test and deploy

• Passion for business analytics, and financial consolidation and close

• Strong organisational skills and exceptional attention to detail

• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

• Ability to prioritise effectively in a fast-paced environment

• A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset

• Commitment to the company’s values and cultural expectations

Desirable Skills

• Experience with Anaplan or / and Fluence

• Managerial skills

• Experience in a professional services or fast-growth environment

• Comfort working across multiple countries/languages