Senior Manager, Developer, Consolidation & Planning Systems-3

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The Consolidation & Planning Technology team is responsible for the configuration, development and maintenance of the solutions that underpin Group financial reporting at Prudential, in addition to selected Local Business Unit reporting. These solutions deliver financial results across multiple accounting bases, serving 1,000 users in 25 countries across Asia, Africa and the UK.
In addition to managing a continuous pipeline of business-driven enhancements, the team plays a key role in delivering strategic projects and providing subject matter expertise for initiatives impacting financial reporting systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage all development and configuration changes to, Anaplan, related data integrations and some elements of the infrastructure.
• Liaise closely with Finance stakeholders regarding the requirements & design of BAU changes, the chart of accounts, and management of the development pipeline.
• Liaise closely with other Technology teams such as Cloud Engineers, DBAs and Network Operations.
• Lead / drive projects that directly impact the Consolidation & Planning solutions. Examples include upgrades, delivery of solutions for new use-cases, design / development / implementation of enhanced processes.
• Provide subject matter expertise for projects that indirectly impact the Consolidation & Planning solutions. Examples include new source systems, data exports to Workiva, PowerBI or other data receivers.
• Provide guidance to the Operational Support team regarding complex issues and queries related to the Consolidation & Planning solutions.
• Adhere to appropriate change management processes & controls and maintain associated documentation and evidence for audit purposes.
• Participate in SOX and audit reviews, including the delivery of process walkthroughs and provision of evidence to auditors.
• Undertake software installation, configuration, patching and upgrades.
• Manage the multiple applications across environments, including the creation & deletion of applications and database tables.
• Implement changes to IP whitelisting and server configuration (such as disk space) via Terraform.
• Assist the incident management process.

Core Competences Required

Essential:

• Extensive experience of EPM systems development within, Anaplan or Oracle (HFM, Hyperion Planning, Oracle Cloud EPM), including rules, metadata, security model, workflows, dashboards, forms & reports.

Good understanding / experience of some of the following technical skills:

• VBA or vb.net
• Data integration (including flat files, APIs, PowerShell scripts)
• Infrastructure, including Azure Cloud
• Terraform, Git, GitHub
• SQL.

Other skills / experience:

• Large EPM solutions, including complex rules, driver-based planning & forecasting, what-if scenario modelling.
• Operating in a tightly controlled environment - working closely with audit (both internal and external) and ideally with a good understanding of SOX requirements.
• Managing the change management process and maintaining appropriate governance.
• Understanding and practical experience of finance processes and terminology, to enable in-depth discussions with Finance stakeholders.
• Accounting qualification an advantage.
• Ability to build strong relationships across the business, especially with key stakeholders in Finance, Technology, Information Security and Audit.
• Pro-active and self-sufficient, taking full ownership for work and demonstrating the ability to drive forward discussions, co-ordinate activities, make judgements and take decisions.
• Methodical and well organized, with a close attention to detail and high degree of accuracy.
• Team player who willingly offers help to colleagues.
• Clear written and verbal communication.

Prudential is an equal opportunity employer.

We provide equality of opportunity of benefits for all who apply and who perform work for our organisation irrespective of sex, race, age, ethnic origin, educational, social and cultural background, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, disability or part-time / fixed-term work, or any other status protected by applicable law. We encourage the same standards from our recruitment and third-party suppliers taking into account the context of grade, job and location. We also allow for reasonable adjustments to support people with individual physical or mental health requirements.