As an FP&A; Analyst specializing in Anaplan, you will play a pivotal role in developing, maintaining, and optimizing financial models, forecasts, and budgets within the Anaplan platform to support strategic decision-making.
Description:
Compass Group is listed on the London Stock Exchange (Top 20) and is the global market leader in providing food and a range of support services to customers in the workplace, schools andcolleges, hospitals, at leisure and in remoteenvironments. We operate in over 50 countries, employ over 600,000 people, and are a recognised top 10 employer worldwide. In Australia, Compass Group Australia generates $2.0Bn revenue per annum, servicing over 350 clients across over 700 sites, with 16,000 employees.
Join a global leader that feeds innovation, drives hospitality, and powers possibility!
As an FP&A; Analyst specializing in Anaplan, you will play a pivotal role in developing, maintaining, and optimizing financial models, forecasts, and budgets within the Anaplan platform to support strategic decision-making. You will collaborate closely with various departments to ensure financial goals are met and risks are managed efficiently.
Key Responsibilities:
- Anaplan Model Development & Management: Build, maintain, and enhance financial models, forecasts, and budgets in Anaplan to support business planning and strategic initiatives.
- Financial Planning & Analysis: Continuously monitor financial performance against targets, analyze variances, and identify key drivers using Anaplan and other financial tools.
- Reporting & Insights: Prepare and deliver comprehensive financial reports and analyses to senior management, clearly communicating trends, risks, and opportunities. Ensure timely reporting of key financial and non-financial metrics to Group stakeholders.
- Stakeholder Engagement : Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather requirements, translate business needs into technical solutions, and deliver enhancements that drive business value.
- Data Integration: Manage data integrations between Anaplan and other enterprise systems (such as ERP, HRIS, and data warehouses), ensuring seamless and accurate data flow for planning and reporting.
- Process Improvement: Drive continuous improvement in financial processes and systems, with a focus on automation and efficiency within Anaplan and related platforms.
THE PERSON
- Minimum of 3–5 years’ experience in a finance analyst role.
- Anaplan Solution Architect (or minimum Level 2 with 3+ yrs of Anaplan build experience)
- Demonstrated expertise in Anaplan model building and administration.
- Advanced Excel, reporting, and analysis skills.
- Strong stakeholder management, influencing, and business partnering skills.
- Exceptional written, verbal communication, and presentation skills.
- Excellent analytical skills with a solid ability to interpret financial data and provide actionable insights.
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail in financial analysis and reporting.
- Experience with financial software and ERP systems.
Please note: The preferred location for this role isPerth, WA. If not based in Perth, the next preferred location isSydney, NSW.
THE BENEFITS
Working with a large global company means you can be assured that we have an attractive benefits program! This includes comprehensive learning & development offerings, a variety of recognition programs and company discounts, an excellent salary benchmarking matrix and at this management level also includes an incentive bonus scheme! You can read all about these here: Why work at Compass
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