Adaptive Planning Modeler

Position Overview We are seeking a highly motivated person to join an award-winning Center of Excellence to help shape the future of connected forecasting and planning in Finance.The Adaptive Planning Modeleris akey role in Autodesk’s Finance Transformation team andis responsible for the successful design, build, implementation, and maintenance of Workday Adaptive Planning-based solutions (formerly known as Workday Adaptive Insights). The ideal candidate is a team player that has experience building financial models and enjoys solving and streamlining complex business problemsusing Adaptive Planning. A successful candidate enjoys detailed and challenging puzzles, thrives in an ever-changingenvironment, and innovates without boundaries. The ability to listen and ask inquisitive questions thatimprove financial business processes and solution those with business stakeholders is essential. Working Hours : Requires flexibility to work evening shifts in India to accommodate collaboration and meetings with our team in the United States. Responsibilities Translate existing business processes and problems into sophisticated multi-dimensional Adaptive Planning models starting by building the underlying architecture, data schema, calculation methodologies, process improvements, model building and reporting, to arrive at a great user experience. Maintain existing Adaptive Planning models. Incorporate new functionalityin response to business-driven changes, develop new feature enhancements, and fix production issues to maintain accuracy and uptime, end user trust and satisfaction. Author technical documentation that explainshow the model was built and why, deploymentprocedures and instructions for run state/administrators. Participate in the development of data integration pipelines between source systems and Adaptive Planning by partnering with other internal organizationsto design data models, APIs, or other architectural elements. Identify and remedy technical debt to ensure high model health. Monitor and validate data processingworkflows to and from Adaptive Planning. Active participant of a scrum team including user story definition and refinement, backlog prioritization, story estimation, sprint ceremonies (stand-up, demo, retro) and project status. Build relationships and trust with business model owners, team members, end users, collaborating teams and stakeholders. Participate in user acceptance testing, script writing, and deploymentactivities. Provide hands-on training and office hours to end users to facilitate adoption of the Adaptive Planning model. Use Adaptive Planning model building best practices and standards established within Autodesk and the Adaptive Planning Community. Minimum Qualifications We’re after a smart model builder who can speak in the finance language of the business, influence and advise on process optimization opportunities, and develop those improvements in Adaptive Planning. If you’rea good candidate, you will have: 3+ years of Workday Adaptive Planning Model Building experience (formerly known as Workday Adaptive Insights) Can speak the finance language of the business, influence and advise on process optimization opportunities, and develop those improvements in Adaptive Planning Real life experience that turned you into a subject matter expert in planning and modeling for Finance and Sales. Experience working in highly iterative software-focused work practices - Lean, Agile, etc. You have walked-the-walk and havea strong finance, FP&A, sales planning and forecasting background with the technical chops building solutions with Excel, Workday Adaptive Planning, Anaplan, Pigment,SAP BPC, Planful,TM1 or other cloud solutions. Experience with Workday solutions such as Workday Studio, Adaptive Integration Tool, OfficeConnect, and Web Reports is a plus Solving interesting problems motivates you to get to work each day. You have excellent quantitative and analytical skills, a high attention to detail and scrutiny of discrepancies that sparks conversations to develop better solutions. Adaptability to work in a large team, small team, independently, remote and in-person. Hungry to learn, adopt and contribute tothe Adaptive Planning community. Learned how to learn. You have an undergrad degree in finance, business, or engineering or have a combination of other education and equivalent work. Excellent listening and communication skills with the ability to switch contexts between highly technical and business-focused topics quickly and easily. Actively foster an environment where people can bring their authentic selves to work. Courage to speak up with divergent views in productive ways, and inquisitively approach difficult conversations to drive solutions. You take responsibility for both good and bad results and take initiative in leading remediation, informing others of decisions and plans that affect them. Achieved Workday Pro Adaptive Planning Certification. #LI-AK1 Learn More About Autodesk Welcome to Autodesk Amazing things are created every day with our software – from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made.We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk – it’s at the core of everything we do. Our culture guides the way we work and treat each other, informs how we connect with customers and partners, and defines how we show up in the world.When you’re an Autodesker, you can do meaningful work that helps build a better world designed and made for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join usSalary transparency Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location. In addition to base salaries, our compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.Diversity & Belonging We take pride in cultivating a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive. Learn more here: Are you an existing contractor or consultant with Autodesk? Please search for open jobs and apply internally (not on this external site).