Finance Systems and FP&A Specialist OneStream Enterprise Planning

Intelance is an independent enterprise architecture technology and cybersecurity advisory firm. We have been appointed to lead a board level independent technology and data review for a large UK omnichannel retailer.

We are building a senior expert team for an intensive eight-week diagnostic running from early July. We need a finance systems and FP&A specialist who knows enterprise planning platforms such as OneStream and can judge whether the retailers planning consolidation and reporting are robust enough to support a private equity backed growth plan.

You will support an Intelance led independent technology audit.

Typical work may include:

• Review the current finance planning systems and FP&A process.
• Assess OneStream or equivalent EPM platform requirements status adoption and gaps.
• Review how P&L balance sheet cash flow and working capital planning are handled.
• Assess whether finance planning is properly linked to trading supply chain stock margin and store/channel plans.
• Review driver based planning forecasting cycles scenario planning and cash visibility.
• Identify where spreadsheets manual workarounds or weak data are affecting finance planning.
• Assess whether leaders can trust the finance data used for planning and reporting.
• Review finance master data planning data reporting data and links to wider business systems.
• Help judge what should be kept fixed bought replaced retired or simplified.
• Work with specialists across enterprise architecture supply chain technology data engineering cyber and technology cost.
• Turn finance systems findings into clear plain English messages for senior leaders.
• Support the creation of a finance planning diagnostic heatmap roadmap and Board ready report.

We are looking for someone with strong finance systems and FP&A technology experience.

You should have:

• Experience with OneStream Anaplan Oracle EPM SAP Analytics Cloud Workday Adaptive Planning Board Tagetik Planful or similar enterprise planning tools.
• Strong understanding of FP&A budgeting forecasting cash flow planning working capital and management reporting.
• Experience reviewing finance planning systems not only using them as a finance user.
• Good understanding of how finance planning links to trading supply chain inventory margin sales and operational plans.
• Ability to identify where poor data weak process manual spreadsheets or low adoption are affecting finance decisions.
• Ability to assess whether an EPM or planning tool is properly implemented and used.
• Ability to explain finance systems issues in simple language to senior non-technical leaders.
• Strong commercial judgement. You must be able to link finance systems issues to cash margin working capital cost reporting quality and decision speed.
• Availability to support proposal activity immediately with potential delivery work over an eight week audit period.

This is a senior associate opportunity with Intelance.

What is on offer:

• Short-term high impact advisory work.
• Potential involvement in a Board-level technology audit for a major UK business.
• Flexible day rate associate model.
• Clear role boundaries and defined finance systems scope.
• Opportunity to work with a senior team across enterprise architecture engineering cyber data AI supply chain technology and technology cost review.
• Work that focuses on real business decisions clear evidence and practical next steps.

Please apply with:

• Your CV and LinkedIn profile
• Examples of finance planning cash flow forecasting EPM or enterprise planning work you have supported
• Your availability over the next two weeks
• Your day rate
• Whether you are available to support a short proposal discussion at short notice
• We are moving quickly so suitable candidates may be contacted immediately.