Adaptive Planning Senior Consultant - Virtual

at Alight Solutions LLC in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Strada is a technology-enabled, people powered company committed to delivering world-class payroll, human capital management, and financial management solutions to organizations globally.

With a team of more than 8,000 experts, Strada blends leading-edge technology with human ingenuity to help businesses across the globe design and deliver at scale. Supporting over 30 years to 1,400 customers in 33 countries, Strada partners with customers at every stage of their journey, to help drive their vision forward.

It's why we're so driven to connect passion with purpose. Our team's expertise in human insights and cloud technology gives companies and employees around the world the ability to power confident decisions, for life.

With a comprehensive total rewards package, continuing education and training, and tremendous potential with a growing global organization, Strada is the perfect place to put your passion to work.

To learn more about us, pls visit Strada Global Page

Adaptive Planning Senior Consultant
Primarily responsible for ensuring timely and quality execution of client deliverables and consulting with clients on Adaptive Planning projects.

In this position, you will work with clients to implement Adaptive Insights and transform their budgeting and forecasting processes. Your finance acumen will be honed by re-engineering financial plans (budgets, forecasts, and reports) from spreadsheets into the Adaptive Insights solution suite.

You will be a key player in our growth and success. Your mission will be to always exceed customer expectations (and have fun while you are doing it)!

If you are a finance whiz and a technology enthusiast, this is very likely your dream job! This is a great opportunity to use the full breadth of your talents to help expand our award-winning Adaptive Insights implementation practice.

Key Responsibilities:
Maintain proficiency and certification in the Adaptive Insights solution suite.
Work directly with clients to implement Adaptive Planning technology solutions into their business environments of increasing complexity levels.
Review and analyze spreadsheet-based financial models and re-engineer into Adaptive Insights.
Provide guidance to clients regarding finance best practices to be incorporated in their model.
Contribute to project management and ensure client satisfaction.
Analyze financial models across multiple industries and markets.
Educate and guide users on effective and efficient approaches to utilizing models, tools, and data.
Actively participate in internal training updates and opportunities to share one's skills and learnings with others within the organization.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Experience:
8 to 10 plus years of work experience
2 plus years of experience implementing Adaptive Planning configurations for customers of all sizes, and of increasing complexity levels
2 plus years experience in gathering requirements, design, prototype, and testing of Adaptive Planning solutions according to customer requirements
Experience with enterprise planning software and/or financial application software required
Strong financial and/or management accounting background
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Highly skilled with MS Excel and strong technology acumen
Well organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously
Up to 15% travel
Workday Adaptive Planning certification (preferred)
Workday Financials Certification (preferred)
This opportunity does not offer sponsorship
Adaptive Planning certification is a requirement of the role. Candidates who are not certified will be considered for the role, but they will need to successfully pass Adaptive Planning certification as well as on-going successful re-certification

Education:
Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related field, or equivalent work experience

Benefits
We offer programs and plans for a healthy mind, body, wallet and life because it's important our benefits care for the whole person. Options include a variety of health coverage options, wellbeing and support programs, retirement, vacation and sick leave, maternity, paternity & adoption leave, continuing education and training as well as a number of voluntary benefit options.

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