Enterprise Planning Manager

Job description

**Company** Qualcomm India Private Limited **Job Area** Information Technology Group, Information Technology Group > IT Management **General Summary** We are seeking a Manager to lead the design, build, and ongoing management of enterprise planning and forecasting models supporting actuals, forecast, budget, long-range planning, and scenario modeling. This role partners closely with Finance (FP&A), Accounting, Business Unit leaders, and IT to deliver scalable, governed, high-performing planning solutions using TM1 / IBM Planning Analytics or modern EPM tools such as OneStream, Anaplan, and Hyperion Essbase. The ideal candidate combines deep financial modeling expertise with strong EPM platform knowledge, data integration experience, and stakeholder management skills to deliver reliable planning outcomes with measurable business impact. Key Responsibilities **Enterprise Planning Model Strategy & Delivery** Own end-to-end delivery of planning models including Actuals, Forecast, Budget, LRP, and what-if / scenario simulations across P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, CapEx, Headcount, Opex, Revenue, and cost allocations. Define and maintain the planning model architecture (dimensions, hierarchies, versioning, calendars, drivers, measures, metadata strategy). Lead model build activities: calculations, rules/scripts, driver-based planning, allocations, intercompany logic, and rolling forecast methods. Drive standardization and reusability of model components (common dimensions, reference data, shared business rules). **Business Partnership (FP&A / Accounting / BU Finance)** Translate finance and business requirements into scalable EPM solutions; act as a trusted partner to FP&A leaders and finance stakeholders. Facilitate design workshops to define driver trees, planning assumptions, scenario levers, and reporting outputs. Ensure alignment with accounting close, actuals loads, and reconciliation processes (actuals vs plan vs forecast variance). **Data Integration, Automation & Controls** Own integration of data between EPM tool(s) and upstream/downstream systems (ERP/GL, Data Warehouse/Lake, BI). Oversee ETL/ELT processes, scheduling, automation, and monitoring for data loads (actuals, master data, rates, assumptions). Implement strong reconciliation and auditability: balancing checks, variance thresholds, data validation rules, and end-user signoffs. **Performance, Scalability & Reliability** Optimize model performance (calculation efficiency, cube design, aggregation strategy, partitioning, indexing, caching). Maintain high system availability during planning cycles; manage release schedules and deployment procedures. Establish monitoring, issue triage, and root-cause analysis for production incidents and user issues. **Governance, Security & Compliance** Establish governance for metadata changes, model changes, roles/access controls, workflow, approvals, and audit trails. Manage SDLC best practices: environments (prod, non-prod), version control, testing, deployment, and documentation. Define and enforce standards for model documentation, naming conventions, and change management. **Reporting, Analytics & End-User Enablement** Deliver dashboards and outputs for management reporting, variance analysis, and executive review packages. Partner with BI tools (Power BI/Tableau/Databricks AI-BI) and reporting modules to publish trusted KPIs. Train end users and power users; create runbooks, guides, and enablement sessions during planning cycles. **Team Leadership & Stakeholder Management** Lead and mentor EPM developers/analysts/modelers Drive cross-functional alignment across IT, Finance, Accounting, and business teams. Communicate status, risks, and trade-offs to senior stakeholders; manage roadmap and prioritization. Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Engineering, or related discipline. 14+ years of hands-on experience in FP&A systems / EPM / financial modeling / planning solutions. 5+ years managing projects and/or leading teams Experience in leading the Enterprise Planning transformation to modern planning solutions Hands-on experience building planning models in TM1/IBM Planning Analytics and/or OneStream / Anaplan / Hyperion Essbase. Strong understanding of financial statements and planning processes: P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, headcount planning, allocations. Experience with data integrations: ERP (SAP/Oracle), data warehouse/lake, ETL tools, APIs, flat files, scheduling. Strong analytical skills, structured problem-solving, and stakeholder communication. Accountability and Ownership of the delivery in driving the projects to completion Ability to work independently and collaborate with business and cross functional teams Prior experience establishing an EPM COE (Center of Excellence) or leading enterprise planning transformations. Exposure to planning workflow / approvals / task management (OneStream workflows, Anaplan processes, TM1 processes, Hyperion Planning workflows). Experience with scripting/rules: TM1 rules/ti processes, Essbase calc scripts / MaxL, OneStream business rules, Anaplan formulas / actions / integrations Knowledge of master data management (MDM), dimensional modeling, and data quality frameworks. Certifications: IBM Planning Analytics, OneStream, Anaplan, Oracle Hyperion/EPM **Minimum Qualifications** - 6+ years of IT-related work experience with a Bachelor's degree. OR 8+ years of IT-related work experience without a Bachelor’s degree. - 2+ years of experience leading projects/programs. **Applicants** : Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is