Adaptive Planning Specialist

Promote adoption and best practices in the use of Adaptive Planning and associated FP&A tools across the organisation

Troubleshoot and resolve system issues.

Develop and maintain Adaptive web reports, dashboards and self-service reporting views to improve visibility of financial and operational performance.

Develop and maintain a Finance super-user community, training materials, office hours and adoption metrics to embed consistent use of Adaptive across teams.

Stay current with Adaptive Planning product updates and best practices, identifying opportunities to enhance capability and improve efficiency.

Recommend improvements to the system and processes, with a particular focus on AI.

Assist with the preparation of financial reports and analysis as needed.

Ad-hoc projects and analysis as required.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Data, Finance, Accounting, or a related field.

Adaptive Planning associated Qualifications (such as the Workday Pro Certification)

Minimum 3+ years’ experience working with Workday Adaptive Planning, including model administration, model maintenance, reporting, security, data loads and process support.

Hands-on experience designing, maintaining or enhancing Adaptive Planning models, including sheets, levels, dimensions, attributes, assumptions, calculated accounts, versions, formulas, access rules and workflow.

Detailed understanding of financial modelling, budgeting, and forecasting processes.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Strong understanding of FP&A processes, including budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, management reporting, variance analysis and financial modelling.

Experience supporting end-to-end planning cycles, including version setup, templates, assumptions, submissions, validations, reporting outputs and user support

Detail-oriented and highly organised, with the ability to manage many priorities/deadlines.

Proactive and results-oriented with a strong sense of initiative.

Team player who demonstrates strong drive for results and enjoys problem solving.

Ability to be professional and approachable to all levels of employees.

Intermediate – advanced level Excel skills; experience with structured data management.

Working knowledge of SQL, Fabric, Kantata, NetSuite and Power BI would be an advantage.

Why Version 1?

At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.

Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits

Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme

Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance

Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme

Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies

Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat

Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & ‘Call-Out’ platform.

Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.

And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.

Version 1 is an equal opportunities employer.

We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels valued and able to thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and lived experiences, and we value the different perspectives people bring including those shaped by disability and neurodiversity.

We want every candidate to have a positive and accessible recruitment experience. If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process, please contact your recruiter at Version 1. We will consider all requests carefully, respectfully and confidentially.

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