Who we are…
Founded in 2002, ELMO Software is the trusted provider of HR technology solutions to 2,000+ mid-sized organisations and more than one million end users across Australia and New Zealand.With a comprehensive suite of ISO-certified solutions that span the full employee lifecycle, ELMO Software is designed to scale as organisations grow. Flexible and configurable, ELMO’s one-stop HRIS fits to your specific needs and workflows.Through powerful technology, automation, data and analytics, ELMO Software empowers HR professionals to play an integral role in company decision making.
Life & Culture...
At ELMO you will be joining an epic team with the opportunity to make a big impact. We foster an authentic, collaborative, fun working environment and being an ELMOnian means you're part of an amazing team that will push you to grow, support you with challenges and allow you to shine. Some of our benefits include:
- Hybrid work set up
- Paid Parental leave - 12 weeks primary, 6 weeks secondary
- Birthday leave, YOU day each year, as well as connecting people leave (up to 2 weeks working from anywhere)
- Inhouse Learning and Development initiatives
- ELMO Social and Diversity clubs
- Wellbeing initiatives such as boot camp, yoga etc.
- Mental Health/EAP programs
- Flare Benefits (great discounts, novated leasing, salary sacrifice)
Our values:
- Reimagine What's Possible - We believe innovation is human at its core. By staying open, fearless, and adaptive, we continuously push boundaries - while keeping people at the heart of everything we do.
- Obsess over Customers – Everything we do is designed to positively impact our customers.
- Help Others Thrive - Be they colleagues, communities or customers, we champion ways to help others thrive.
- Be Fearlessly Optimistic - We bring unwavering positivity to any challenge, as we know it will drive meaningful change.
Please note: Our internal Talent Acquisition team has got this covered, we’re not open to using an agency for this role.
We are seeking a strategic and technically proficient Anaplan Implementation Consultant / Solution Architect to join our Financial Planning & Analysis team.
The primary objective is the development of efficient, scalable, and high-performance models. This position maintains full architectural ownership of the Anaplan ecosystem, transforming existing processes into a high-performance, multi-dimensional engine.
Acting as the primary bridge between raw financial data and executive decision-making, this role is responsible for the technical health and long-term scalability of the platform. Success is driven by a focus on logic optimization, precision modelling, and the engineering of resilient, automated data integrations built to scale alongside company growth.
Key Responsibilities:
● Architectural Design: Lead the end-to-end design of Anaplan models (Connected Planning) including Finance, Workforce, Sales modules.
● Model Building: Translate business requirements into technical blueprints, utilizing Anaplan best practice Way methodology and PLANS standards to build high-performing, sustainable models.
● Data Integration: Manage data flows between Anaplan and upstream/downstream systems (e.g., NetSuite, Salesforce, Payroll Metrics, Snowflake) using CloudWorks and third-party ETL tools (N8N, Alteryx)
● Strategic Advisory: Partner with the FP&A team and the business to evolve our forecasting capabilities, including long-range planning, annual budget, and rolling forecasts.
● Optimization: Audit existing models to improve performance, reduce sparsity, and enhance the user experience for our finance and non-finance end-users.
● Enablement: Conduct training sessions for "Modelers" and "End Users" within the Finance team to foster a culture of self-sufficiency.
● Ensures compliance with ELMO’s information security privacy policies and procedures.
Key Skills & Experience:
● Planning Cycle Acceleration: Quantifiable reduction in time-to-close for monthly forecasts and annual budget cycles (e.g., compressing a 10-day process to 5 days)
● Integration Reliability: Achieve 100% success rate for automated data loads from ERP/CRM systems, eliminating manual data entry for core processes.
● Sprint Velocity: Ensure the consistent, on-time delivery of new features and model enhancements in alignment with the quarterly FP&A roadmap.
● User Adoption: Maintain a high satisfaction score from internal Finance users as well as the wider business regarding the ease of use and intuitiveness of the dashboards.
● Data Governance & Accuracy: Maintain rigorous data accuracy across all modules, ensuring the Anaplan ecosystem remains the "single source of truth."
● Audit Compliance: Maintain 100% documentation for model changes and ALM (Application Lifecycle Management) logs to ensure clear version control.
Positional Qualifications, Attributes and Skills:
● Anaplan Certified Model Builder, Solution Architect or Master Anaplaner.
● 5+ years of Anaplan implementation experience (internal or consulting)
● Strong understanding of P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, and Consolidation logic
● Mastery of complex logic, mapping, and multi-dimensional modeling
● Experience re-engineering manual, spreadsheet-heavy processes into automated cloud solutions
● Ability to manage "sprint" cycles, UAT (User Acceptance Testing), and deployment timelines
● Proficiency in Excel, SQL, and data visualization tools (Tableau/Power BI)
● Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
● Ability to communicate complex financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders