Adaptive Planning Specialist
HybridBengaluru, Karnataka, India
Job Summary
Administer and maintain the Adaptive Planning system, including user access, integrations, security, model structure, and data integrity. Build and maintain system documentation, develop financial models and dashboards, and drive standardisation of FP&A processes across templates and reporting formats. Deliver training and user support, empower finance users to leverage forecasting and budgeting tools, and troubleshoot system issues. Develop web reports and self-service views to improve performance visibility, while promoting adoption and best practices across the organisation. Stay current with product updates, identify AI opportunities, and assist with ad-hoc analysis as required.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Data, Finance, Accounting, or a related field
- Minimum 3+ years' experience working with Workday Adaptive Planning, including model administration, model maintenance, reporting, security, data loads and process support
- Hands-on experience designing, maintaining or enhancing Adaptive Planning models, including sheets, levels, dimensions, attributes, assumptions, calculated accounts, versions, formulas, access rules and workflow
- Detailed understanding of financial modelling, budgeting, and forecasting processes
- Strong understanding of FP&A processes, including budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, management reporting, variance analysis and financial modelling
- Experience supporting end-to-end planning cycles, including version setup, templates, assumptions, submissions, validations, reporting outputs and user support
- Detail-oriented and highly organised, with the ability to manage many priorities/deadlines
- Proactive and results-oriented with a strong sense of initiative
- Team player who demonstrates strong drive for results and enjoys problem solving
- Ability to be professional and approachable to all levels of employees
- Intermediate – advanced level Excel skills; experience with structured data management
Desired Qualifications
- Adaptive Planning associated Qualifications (such as the Workday Pro Certification)
- Working knowledge of SQL, Fabric, Kantata, NetSuite and Power BI would be an advantage
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