IBM PLANNING ANALYTICS Consultant

IBM PLANNING ANALYTICS Consultant
Fully Remote in US
6 Month Assignment 
Pay up to $67 per hour w2 based on experience

Role and Responsibilities·       provide support to users of finance planning tool (IBM Planning Analytics) throughout the forecast cycle; including administration of the application, setting up new users, support for reports created via Planning Analytics for Excel, resolution of ad-hoc queries, maintenance of documentation and delivery of end user training.·       Work with FP&A and technical teams to identify and implement systems improvements within IBM planning analytics.·       work with development team to ensure planning seed data is updated within the tool (actual transactions, headcount information, depreciation forecasts) and dimensions & security update on a timely basis through the planning and reporting cycle.·       project manage and deliver system upgrades and improvements based on change requests, provide testing of code updates and roadmap changes as required.·       Identify and Implement best practices to improve operational efficiency.·       Understand Data flows and make them more dependable/repeatable, strengthening links to other enterprise tools. Skills & Experience·       strong understanding of finance principals, with previous experience working on budgeting and forecasting process and interacting with finance analysts·       7+ Years IBM PLANNING ANLAYTICS Development experience (to v2.0 or higher) with knowledge of:o   Server installation & system configurationo   Cube and application designo   PLANNING ANLAYTICS TI + Choreso   Feederso   PLANNING ANLAYTICS Security, including Element Securityo   PLANNING ANLAYTICS Architect o   MDXo   Experience of using PLANNING ANLAYTICS REST API (preferably via cubewise’s canvas product)o   Experience in project management of key financial initiatives within planning analytics Additional Skills (Good to Have)·       Exposure to master data management solutions·       Experience with Cognos BI integrationContract Duration 6+ Months

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