Anaplan - VP FP&A

Title : Anaplan - VP FP&A

Location : Chicago, IL | Hybrid

Employment Type: Full-Time

Base Salary : $140,000–$190,000 USD + Bonus

About the Opportunity

A leading global real estate organization is looking for an Anaplan - VP of Financial Planning & Analysis to join its FP&A team in Chicago.

This is a high-impact role focused on enterprise financial consolidation, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning. You'll work across Finance, Accounting, HR, and other business functions while gaining significant exposure to senior leadership.

Anaplan is a key part of the position, with responsibility for developing and improving complex planning models and converting manual Finance processes into more scalable solutions.

What You'll Do

• Manage enterprise-wide financial consolidation processes across monthly, quarterly, and annual cycles
• Lead the preparation, review, and analysis of consolidated financial reporting for senior leadership
• Coordinate budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning activities
• Develop and enhance complex Anaplan models supporting FP&A processes
• Identify opportunities to automate and improve manual Finance processes through Anaplan
• Analyze financial performance, headcount trends, and workforce data
• Partner across FP&A, Accounting, HR, and wider business teams
• Maintain accuracy and integrity across financial and planning data
• Resolve reporting, planning, and data issues across multiple stakeholder groups
• Support continued improvement of enterprise FP&A processes and reporting

Desired Candidate Profile

• 7+ years of progressive FP&A, financial consolidation, and reporting experience
• 2+ years of hands-on Anaplan experience
• Anaplan Model Builder certification required
• Experience developing complex Anaplan models
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and financial planning knowledge
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Experience with financial reporting and BI tools
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a deadline-driven environment
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience working with sensitive financial, payroll, and compensation data

Preferred Experience

• Anaplan Solution Architect certification
• 4+ years of Anaplan experience
• Experience converting manual FP&A processes into scalable Anaplan solutions
• Experience within a complex, multi-entity or global organization
• Experience with Power BI and Sigma
• Real estate industry experience would be beneficial

Compensation & Benefits

• $140,000–$190,000 USD base salary
• Annual discretionary bonus and incentive compensation
• Comprehensive health insurance
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid holidays and PTO
• Hybrid working environment
• Dedicated meeting-free productivity time
• Summer Fridays
• Work-from-anywhere period
• Learning and development opportunities
• Wellness benefits

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to combine a strong FP&A background with hands-on Anaplan expertise in a complex enterprise environment.

You'll have visibility with senior leadership, ownership across critical planning and consolidation processes, and the opportunity to play an important role in modernizing how Finance operates through Anaplan.

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