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FP&A Anaplan Manager (100% Virtual/Remote)

US Foods · Rosemont, IL · Remote available · $85,000–$135,000 a year · Full time

Posted Sep 9, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about an Anaplan implementation you led or supported. What went wrong, and what did you change?

What they are checking: Whether they have real delivery experience, including testing, training and lessons from problems.

How do you train finance users so they trust the model and stop keeping shadow spreadsheets?

What they are checking: Whether they drive adoption, since a planning tool fails if users work around it.

You're fully remote. How do you keep alignment with the Corporate FP&A team and business finance partners during planning season?

What they are checking: Whether they communicate proactively and keep stakeholders aligned without being in the same office.

What would you do

How do you translate a finance team's planning process into model requirements when they can't describe it clearly?

What they are checking: Whether they can map flows and ask the right questions so the model fits how planning actually works.

A business unit wants a custom feature in the model that nobody else needs. How do you respond?

What they are checking: Whether they protect standard design and quality while still helping the business get what it needs.

About the work

Walk me through how you'd design an Anaplan model for a rolling forecast, from lists and modules to the dashboards finance users see.

What they are checking: Whether they can architect a model that stays fast and maintainable, not just build modules that work today.

A planning model has become slow and users are complaining during the annual operating plan. How do you fix it?

What they are checking: Whether they know Anaplan performance drivers like sparsity, line item formulas and summary settings.

How would you set up scenario modeling for the long-range plan so leaders can compare cases quickly?

What they are checking: Whether they can design scenario structures that are flexible without multiplying model size.

What governance would you put around model changes so a quick fix doesn't break month-end?

What they are checking: Whether they understand ALM, testing and support procedures that protect a connected planning system.

Explain how corporate cost allocations work and how you'd build them in a planning model.

What they are checking: Whether they understand the finance logic behind the model, not just the platform mechanics.

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The full job description

As published by US Foods.

ARE YOU A CURRENT US FOODS EMPLOYEE? PLEASE APPLY DIRECTLY THROUGH OUR INTERNAL WORKDAY CAREER SITE Join Our Community of Food People! The FP&A Anaplan Manager is primarily responsible for the successful delivery of Anaplan planning solutions and will be a key contributor to the development, execution, and continuous improvement of the annual operating plan process, rolling forecasts and corporate cost support. He/she will also be actively engaged in the Long-Range Planning process and support modeling. This individual, along with the Director, Corporate FP&A and other members of the Corporate FP&A team will drive alignment between functional finance, field finance and Senior Finance leadership regarding key assumptions, process inputs and process timing to ensure effective processes. This position has been segmented as Remote Anywhere meaning the work is completed 100% remote anywhere in the U.S. except Hawaii or United States Territories. Responsibilities: • Key member of the Finance Anaplan Admin Support Team driving connected financial planning solutions • Drive technical architecture and design process, prototyping, process design (including scenario design, flow mapping), testing, training, defining support procedures and supporting implementations. • Evaluate new design specifications and raise quality standards, address architectural concerns • Translate existing solutions, spreadsheets, and business problems to build and execute sophisticated Anaplan multi-dimensional models • Modify existing models as part of a connected solution, optimization, or to incorporate new functionality • Provide candid, important feedback and progress updates in a timely manner to the Business Partners and Anaplan SMEs • Create and run financial reports using PeopleSoft, Anaplan, and other relevant software packages on a weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual basis. • A proven resource in enabling systems strategy, developing systems requirements, designing and prototyping, testing, training, defining support procedures, and implementing practical business solutions under multiple deadlines • Exercise independent judgement within defined policies and procedures to determine appropriate action as well as lead a small team to an outcome while being a role model for your team of model builders to deliver value-add, and sustainable solutions • Make a significant hands-on contribution to the development of the optimization products • Develop model documentation and ensure adherence to company standards • Author, document and maintain the associated code base and unit tests and adhere to the industry standard coding practices • Lead data integration, migration solutions, as well as UAT testing and deployment of designed solutions • Proactively prioritize projects, manage customer expectations, and organizing the team's effort and effectiveness • Serve as a source of technical expertise and a mentor across development teams Relationships: • Internal: Functional Finance Teams (Sales Finance, Supply Chain Finance, Broadline Support Business Finance, and Field Finance), IT, Other Anaplan Users • External: N/A Minimum Qualifications: • 5-8 years’ experience building relevant system models • Advanced Microsoft Excel / financial modelling skills • Demonstrated knowledge of a formal system implementation methodology – requirements gathering, design, build/test, training, change management and deployment (Agile methodology preferable) • Strong written and oral communication skills • 1+ years Anaplan experience • Shown ability to lead and execute responsibilities simultaneously, with a “roll-up your sleeves” approach Education • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, MIS, or Computer Science. Preferred Qualifications: • Domain expertise in planning and modelling in Finance • Passion for business analytics, modelling and planning • Excellent problem solving and analytical skills • Results-oriented, motivated, self-driven This role will also receive an annual incentive plan bonus . ​Benefits for this role may include health insurance, pre-tax spending accounts, retirement benefits, paid time off, short-term and long-term disability, employee stock purchase plan, and life insurance . To review available benefits, please click here: https://www.usfoods.com/careers/benefits.html . Compensation depends on relevant experience and/or education, specific skills, function, geographic location, and other factors as applicable by law (for example: state or local minimum wage thresholds). The expected base rate for this role is between $85,000 - $135,000 ***EOE – Race/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/ Age/Genetic Information /Protected Veteran/Disability Status***

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