Purpose of the Role
: Develop & maintain solutions on IBM Planning Analytics toolset TM1
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage multiple financial processes including one or more elements of Reporting, Planning & Forecasting, Long Range
Plan, Investment Optimization etc by leveraging IBM Cognos TM1 Planning Analytics platform and capabilities. - Assist in Designing, building and implementation of new financial processes / enrichment or customization of existing processes by offering optimum solutions leveraging IBM Cognos TM1 platform and capabilities.
- Consistently improve current financial processes vide automation, enhanced controls etc by adopting best practices and
new capabilities. - Contribute to the assessment and improvement of impact of all processes to the platform / server.
- Consistently look for opportunities to drive value to customers by leveraging existing and new capabilities.
- Independently handle customers and their expectations around multiple aspects including on-going support,
enhancement, new solutions. - Training & Troubleshooting for both team members and business partners
Critical Factors to Success:
Business Outcomes:
- Manage multiple financial processes spanning across multiple Business Units including one or more elements of
Reporting, Planning & Forecasting, Long Range Plan, Investment Optimization etc. by leveraging IBM Cognos TM1
platform and capabilities. - In capacity of an expert with proven credentials over a period of time, assist in end to end designing, building and implementation of new financial processes / enrichment or customization of existing processes by offering optimum solutions leveraging IBM Cognos TM1 platform and capabilities.
- End to end designing, building and implementation of cross functional projects of strategic importance.
- Consistently improve current financial processes vide automation, enhanced controls etc by adopting best practices and
new capabilities. - Contribute to the assessment and improvement of impact of all processes to the platform / server.
- Consistently look for opportunities to drive value to customers by leveraging existing and new capabilities.
- Handle customers and their expectations around multiple aspects including on-going support, enhancement, new
solutions. Training & Troubleshooting for both team members and business partners
Leadership Outcomes:
- Put enterprise thinking first, connect the role s agenda to enterprise priorities and balance the needs of customers,
partners, colleagues & shareholders. - Lead with an external perspective, challenge status quo and bring continuous innovation to our existing offerings
- Demonstrate learning agility, make decisions quickly and with the highest level of integrity
- Lead with a digital mindset and deliver the world s best customer experiences every day
- Must be an independent self-starter who is able to perform at a high level under pressure, lead/coordinate activities of
cross-organizational teams
Experience: 1-3 years of development experience on IBM Planning Analytics TM1
Academic Background BE/BTech
Functional Skills:
Finance knowledge preferred
Technical Skills
- Project experience, of designing, building, managing technology solutions for finance processes particularly using IBM
Cognos TM1 with emphasis on problem solving, data integrity and automation. - Strong hands on experience working on TI processes, rules & websheets
- Experience in build & support of Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW) reports & Dashboards
- Good Understanding of Planning Analytics for Excel (PAX) for creating excel based financial reports.
- Experience and understanding of Financial Reporting, Planning & Forecasting
- Exhibits ability to think short and long term to identify and manage processes and resources
- Exhibits ability at problem solving and has an eye to identify opportunities
Knowledge of Platforms
IBM Planning Analytics, IBM Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW), Planning Analytics for excel (PAX)
Behavioral areas
- Enterprise Leadership Behaviors
- Set The Agenda: Define What Winning Looks Like, Put Enterprise Thinking First, Lead with an External Perspective
- Bring Others with You: Build the Best Team, Seek & Provide Coaching Feedback, Make Collaboration Essential
- Do It The Right Way: Communicate Frequently, Candidly &Clearly, Make Decisions Quickly & Effectively, Live the Blue