Director, Anaplan Solutions

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Job description

Connect to your Industry

We help our clients unlock value and transform the way they run their businesses. Our Business Finance team partners with CFOs and business leaders to spot opportunities, solve their most complex challenges, and deliver measurable impact.

By combining deep finance expertise with cutting-edge technology - including Anaplan and the latest in AI-enabled planning - we design and implement solutions that deliver real-time insight and drive confident decision-making. Our work creates connected, future-ready finance functions that enable growth, agility, and resilience.

As the market leader in Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) across the UK and Europe, we go beyond delivery. We shape client strategy, co-create innovative solutions, and bring fresh thinking that challenges the status quo.

If you're excited by building trusted relationships, identifying opportunities to make an impact, and helping clients embrace leading technology to transform their performance, this is your opportunity to lead change and grow our business alongside some of the most creative thinkers in the industry.

We are proud of the diversity of our EPM practice and particularly welcome applications from female, LGBT+, Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates.

Connect to your career at Deloitte

Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, we help our clients' become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.

What brings us all together at Deloitte? It's how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other , foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most .

Connect to your opportunity

As a Business Finance Director specialising in Anaplan Solutions, you will be at the forefront of shaping, selling, and delivering enterprise performance management (EPM) solutions for our clients. You will combine commercial acumen with technical and delivery expertise, building deep relationships with clients, alliance partners (particularly Anaplan), and internal teams to create measurable impact.

This is a role for a driver, a problem solver and connector - someone who thrives on building trust, developing opportunities, and translating complex client challenges into practical, value-driven solutions powered by Anaplan.

You are someone who has "been there and done it" - You enjoy diving into technology and being hands-on, showing the value that it can bring to our clients. You've built credible knowledge in EPM tools and systems, enabling you to set vision, shape and manage the delivery of strategic engagements for our clients.

You're a natural at taking initiative. Someone who brings out the best in others and is a brilliant listener. You'll grow our business without compromising standards, integrity or culture. We're all about letting our leaders lead, so we'll give you the breathing space you need to do so. As a Director in our team, you'll work closely alongside Partners and Associate Directors and play a key role in influencing and shaping the strategic direction and development of the team, with the opportunity to:

• Own and develop propositions, develop innovative thought leadership and support the growth of our business related to Enterprise Performance Management, especially Anaplan
• Leverage your existing, and develop new, trusted relationships with our clients, identifying and sourcing new opportunities for Deloitte.
• Drive origination of new work and own a pipeline of work within Anaplan across diverse set of clients.
• Demonstrate your leadership capabilities to effectively manage diverse teams, with an inclusive culture where people are recognised for their delivery of client work
• You thrive in large, multidisciplined, complex organisations, being able to network across functions and geographies.
• Lead client engagements and develop strong long-term client relationships as a trusted business advisor to client roles like Chief Financial Officer, Finance Transformation Leaders and Heads of Financial Planning and Analysis as well as other Executives involved in planning
• Play an active role in the recruitment and career development of more junior team members
• Learn from the best in the Business

Connect to your skills and professional experience

You're a connector at heart. Someone who thrives on building trusted relationships, spotting opportunities, and turning them into impact. You'll grow our Anaplan business through collaboration, creativity, and commercial focus - all while inspiring teams and strengthening our alliance partnerships.

We are looking for candidates with the following skills:

Essentials

• Proven experience in Enterprise Performance Management (EPM), including professional services, Anaplan solution design, implementation, and business transformation delivery.
• Strong commercial acumen with a track record of driving business development, shaping client solutions, and closing opportunities.
• Proven experience in building, developing and owning long lasting key stakeholder relationships across variation of stakeholders and understanding and experience in leading end-to-end sales cycles.
• Trusted client advisor capability, able to build and sustain C-suite relationships and influence senior decision-making.
• Deep knowledge of Finance Transformation, including planning, forecasting, reporting, and performance management processes.
• Comfort working with Alliance Partners, particularly Anaplan, and experience co-developing go-to-market propositions or co-selling.
• Leadership and people development skills, with the ability to inspire, mentor, and grow high-performing teams.
• Excellent facilitation and communication skills, able to translate complex challenges into clear, compelling narratives.
• Strong programme and engagement management skills, ensuring quality delivery, governance, and client satisfaction.

Desirables:

• Familiarity with other EPM tools (e.g., Workday Adaptive, Oracle, SAP, Pigment) to complement Anaplan expertise.
• Experience working across multiple industries (such as Energy and Resources, Financial Services, Consumer, Public Sector) to broaden sector relevance.
• Knowledge of data integration and modern cloud architectures supporting connected planning.
• Public speaking experience (e.g., presenting at industry events, thought leadership panels).
• Familiarity with Deloitte's broader Technology and Transformation propositions to maximise cross-firm collaboration.
• Exposure to sales pipeline management tools and alliance partner CRM systems.

We know it's not just about the numbers. Often, we let the technology take care of those. It's about the creative and collective thinking of our people. That's where the true insight is found. We're redefining the future of audit. Come join us.

Connect to your business - Technology and Transformation

Distinctive thinking, deep expertise, innovation and collaborative working. That's what connects us. That's what makes us Deloitte. If you want to help solve some of the biggest tech and transformational challenges around, join us. Together, we'll make an impact that matters.

Finance Transformation

Our clients want to achieve maximum value from digital transformation investments in Finance. That's where we come in. By taking a holistic view of performance improvement, including strategy, process design and technology enablement, we support the smooth operation of transformations.

Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

Connect with your colleagues

"What attracted me to Deloitte were the endless opportunities and the collective experience of other like-minded individuals. Deloitte's clients include many of the world's largest organisations; I wanted to be part of a team that made a difference that I could be proud of." - Dan, Technology & Transformation

Our hybrid working policy

You'll be based in London or Manchester with hybrid working.

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That's why we'll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you'll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You'll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

Connect to your return to work opportunity

Are you looking to return to the workplace after an extended career break?

For this role we can offer coaching and support designed for returners to refresh your knowledge and skills, and help your transition back into the workplace after a career break of two years or more. If this is relevant for you, just let your recruiter know when you make your application.

Our commitment to you

Making an impact is more than just what we do: it's why we're here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.

We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we're nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we'll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it's only when you're comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so we'll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it's from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you'll learn every day. Through world-class development, you'll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you'll learn how to lead.

Connect to your next step

A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you'll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You'll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you'll never stop growing, whatever your level.

Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careers

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