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Job PurposeThe Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis – Anaplan is responsible for product design, strategy, roadmap, development, maintenance and enhancement of Anaplan business applications. Partnering with the AVP, Financial Planning & Analysis, this role works closely with Actuarial, ALM, Controllership, Treasury, JET, Investment Accounting, Risk, PPM and Institutional teams. This role leads the forecast and planning technology architecture initiatives, with a focus to evolve and strengthen planning processes and capabilities.Essential Responsibilities- Manages and supports analysts through sprint planning, prioritization, and day-to-day execution.
- Provides clear direction, acceptance criteria, and feature requirements to the analyst.
- Coordinates development timelines, dependencies, and release schedules.
- Monitors progress and review deliverables to ensure alignment with product goals and user expectations.
- Mentors and guides team members while fostering accountability and collaboration.
- Defines the product vision and strategy aligned with the business’ goals.
- Gathers and prioritizes stakeholder and business requirements.
- Creates and maintains a product roadmap and enhancement backlog.
- Manages product development timelines and releases.
- Supports integration strategies between Anaplan and enterprise systems such as Oracle.
- Monitors platform adoption, user support, training, and continuous improvement efforts.
- Supports forecast process, including partnership with other departments involved in the forecast and implementation of new capabilities.
- Maintains and enhances corporate-level modeling (debt, shares, shareholder distributions, etc.).
- Manages the enterprise business plan consolidation model and tools, including model documentation, testing, quarterly maintenance and rollover processes as well as model enhancements.
- Seeks out and develops additional Anaplan capabilities supporting downstream processes including actuarial and business process with a goal to enhance overall timeliness and controls.
- Supports growth opportunities and facilitates cross-business unit initiatives impacting the forecast and planning architecture.
- Partners with other members of FP&A and business partners to further automate management reporting and analytics capabilities.
- Perform ad-hoc research and analysis.
- Supports various special projects as required.
- Performs other duties and/or projects as assigned.
- Experience or knowledge with designing, developing, and implementing applications using Anaplan framework.
- Experience or knowledge with designing, developing, and implementing end user solutions using PowerBI.
- Experience with financial statement analysis and an understanding of corporate finance concepts and processes.
- Experience managing or demonstrated aptitude to manage a team, preferably in finance.
- Deep analytical and modeling skills with broad relevant experience.
- Ability to effectively navigate and drive projects in a complex corporate environment.
- Comfortable presenting to and interacting at all levels of the organization.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong project management skills and ability to effectively manage multiple concurrent projects.
- Ability to build collaborative relationships with stakeholders from various backgrounds and influence consistently without authority.
- Strong PC skills including advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Bachelor's Degree required.
- 5+ years Anaplan experience required.
- 7+ years of Corporate Finance experience preferred.
- 5+ years PowerBI experience or other visualization tools preferred.
- 1+ years of management experience preferred.
- Insurance/financial services industry experience preferred.
- Anaplan Model Builder certification required.
- Anaplan Model Builder certification preferred.
Jackson is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. The Company subscribes to and endorses federal and state laws and regulations relating to equal employment opportunity for all persons without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, legally-recognized disability, marital status, legally-protected medical condition, citizenship, ancestry, height, weight, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other factor not related to the needs of the job. The Company is committed to a policy of equal opportunity. Company facilities and campuses are tobacco-free environments.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- 5+ years of Anaplan experience
- Anaplan Model Builder certification
- 7+ years of corporate finance experience
- 5+ years of Power BI or other visualization tools experience
- 1+ years of management experience
- Insurance or financial services industry experience
What We Do
Jackson® is committed to helping clarify the complexity of retirement planning. Our range of annuity products, financial know-how, history of award-winning service*, and streamlined experiences strive to reduce the confusion that complicates retirement plans. We dedicate our time, money, and resources to strengthening financial literacy, striving to make sure every American has access to the resources they need to master their money and their future. We believe by providing clarity for all today, we can help drive better outcomes for tomorrow. Interested in becoming one of our associates? We develop and celebrate talent in many areas, from sales and marketing to consulting and compliance. We know that diversity and inclusion make us all stronger together. Learn more about our products at jackson.com Contact Us Jackson.com 517/381-5500 – General Information 800/644-4565 – Contract Owners 877/565-2968 – Values and Contract Information * SQM (Service Quality Measurement Group) Contact Center Awards Program for 2004 and 2006-2021. (To achieve world-class certification, 80% or more of call-center customers surveyed must have rated their experience as very satisfied, the highest rating possible.) Jackson® is the marketing name for Jackson National Life Insurance Company® (Home Office: Lansing Michigan) and Jackson National Life Insurance Company of New York® (Home Office: Purchase New York). Jackson National Life Distributors LLC. SMPR1292 03/23








