Senior Manager Anaplan COE Steady State

At CVS Health, we're building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care.As the nation's leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues - caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.Job Description

CVS Finance is embarking on a transformation journey, leading with the design and implementation of new Finance planning capabilities and enabling tools such as Anaplan. This effort will be part of an ongoing effort to enhance the Planning & Forecasting process across Finance.Responsibilities include but not limited to supporting steady state Anaplan models, intake, prioritization and execution of all changes (defects, enhancements, projects, models), user acceptance testing, training, issue analysis & resolution, trending, and Segment/Enterprise reporting.You will be required to embrace an innovative and entrepreneurial mindset, relentlessly seeking best practices and technologies from within the CVS Health community and across the external environment and industry, as well as, have a wide-spread knowledge of the Finance process taxonomy including Capital Planning, Revenue Planning, Cost of Goods & Services, Expense Planning, Workforce Planning, Budget & Forecasting and other areas across FP&A.What you will do

• Actively gather and integrate stakeholder feedback to drive rapid iteration and improvement.
• Prioritize features and technical initiatives to deliver maximum value, balancing customer impact, technical feasibility, and business priorities.
• Create detailed user stories to align a team of engineers, architects, and UX designers in support of new features and functionality within various Anaplan models.
• Collaborate across peers to establish and maintain an effective, repeatable governance process
• Identify and pursue opportunities for finance optimization and automation opportunities.
• Develop and lead training sessions for large audiences in a constantly changing Anaplan environment.
• Conduct data validations between various data sources to ensure data is consistent and accurate within Anaplan.

• 7-10 years of FP&A or Financial Systems Consulting experience
• 2 years of Finance and FP&A activities and processes experience
• 2 years of Anaplan experience to support users for issue analysis/resolution

• Process improvement and technology methodologies (Six Sigma, Scrum, Kanban, SAFE, ADLC, etc.)
• Financial Analyst or Financial Systems Analyst
• Direct experience working with or being part of a center of excellence to ensure governance standards are met and continuously improved, large-scale implementations, change management and stakeholder management
• Anaplan experience as a user or as part of a support team
• Strong business knowledge - Understanding of our current business, downstream implications, and areas where input and collaboration with other teams is required
• Adept at execution and delivery skills - Represent customer and user perspectives throughout the development lifecycle to ensure strong usability and performance outcomes.
• Adept at growth mindset (agility in developing yourself and others)
• Excellent verbal and written communication at all levels of the organization
• Ability to understand and bridge IT and Finance processes to present clear and concise information across the enterprise.
• Adaptability - Ability to pivot quickly, re-assess, and move forward in a constantly changing environment.

• Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.
• No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.
• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.