Overview

We are seeking an experienced Pigment Consultant to join a major finance transformation programme currently implementing the Pigment planning platform.

Working as the client-side FP&A lead, you will act as the key representative for the Head of FP&A and wider finance function throughout the implementation. The technical build and configuration will be delivered by a System Integration (SI) partner, whilst this role focuses on ensuring business requirements are properly defined, challenged, prioritised and translated into a solution that delivers tangible value to the organisation.

This is a highly visible stakeholder-facing role requiring a strong blend of FP&A expertise, planning transformation experience, vendor management, and business partnering skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the primary FP&A representative on the Pigment implementation programme.
• Serve as the key liaison between the finance function, business stakeholders and the implementation partner.
• Support the Head of FP&A in shaping planning, forecasting, budgeting and reporting processes within Pigment.
• Ensure business requirements are clearly defined, documented and prioritised.
• Challenge proposed designs to ensure alignment with finance operating model, planning requirements and strategic objectives.
• Review and validate solution designs produced by the SI partner.
• Facilitate workshops with Finance, Commercial, Operations and Executive stakeholders.
• Drive user acceptance testing (UAT), business sign-off and readiness activities.
• Identify and manage risks, issues and dependencies from a business perspective.
• Support change management, training and adoption activities across the finance community.
• Ensure successful transition from implementation into business-as-usual operation.

Essential Experience

• Previous experience working on Pigment implementations in an FP&A environment.
• Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning and management reporting processes.
• Experience acting as a Product Owner, Business Lead, Workstream Lead or Senior Business Analyst within planning transformation programmes.
• Proven ability to manage and challenge System Integrators, consulting partners and external vendors.
• Experience gathering business requirements and translating them into functional planning solutions.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience engaging senior finance leaders and executive stakeholders.
• Experience delivering finance transformation programmes involving EPM, CPM or FP&A technologies.

Desirable Experience

Experience with one or more of:

• Pigment
• Anaplan
• Oracle EPM Cloud
• SAP Analytics Cloud Planning
• Workday Adaptive Planning
• Board
• OneStream
• IBM Planning Analytics (TM1)

Additionally desirable:

• Finance transformation consulting experience.
• Exposure to ERP programmes including SAP S/4HANA
• Experience operating within large complex transformation environments.
• Accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent finance background.