Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Systems Specialist

Job Description Summary STEMCELL is growing! We are looking for a Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Systems Specialist to design, develop, maintain, and enhance FP&A planning, reporting, and analytics solutions supporting financial planning, forecasting, management reporting, and business performance. This role requires strong hands-on expertise in SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Planning and reporting, including planning models, stories and dashboards, input/writeback layouts, advanced formulas, data actions, scripting, and user-facing interfaces. You will also support the broader FP&A analytics ecosystem, including SAP, Snowflake, Sigma, Tableau, and related data and BI tools. We are seeking a senior individual contributor who combines financial acumen, analytical skills, and technical expertise to translate complex Finance and FP&A requirements into scalable solutions, troubleshoot issues, and continuously improve FP&A systems and processes. Job Description Duties and Responsibilities Influence end-to-end FP&A planning and reporting, including budgeting, forecasting, scenario and variance analysis, management and KPI reporting, business performance, and month-end reporting Partner with Finance stakeholders to translate complex requirements into scalable solutions and ensure data integrity, usability, and connectivity across SAC, SAP, Snowflake, Sigma, Tableau, and related tools Design, build, maintain, enhance, and troubleshoot SAC Planning and reporting solutions, including models, stories, dashboards, writeback layouts, planning views, formulas, scripting, data actions, allocations, calculations, planning logic, forecasting workflows, automation, and financial reports Lead delivery of SAC planning and reporting enhancements aligned with the FP&A calendar and business priorities. Maintain documentation, standards, governance, and technical recommendations to improve scalability, usability, quality, and efficiency Develop user guides and training materials and provide expert and train-the-trainer support to FP&A power users and Finance stakeholders to drive adoption and self-service Knowledge and Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Finance, Business, or related field, with 10+ years of progressive experience in financial systems, FP&A analytics, BI, data analytics, or related areas, including 3+ years of advanced hands-on SAC Planning and reporting experience. SAP SAC certification preferred Advanced hands-on expertise in SAC Planning and reporting, including Optimized Story/Design Experience, advanced formulas, scripting, data actions, calculations, allocations, multi-actions, predictive planning, automation, and dashboard interactivity Strong understanding of FP&A processes, financial data flows, planning dependencies, reporting hierarchies, data validation, reconciliation, SAC connections, and broader BI/data tools. Proven ability to translate complex Finance requirements into scalable…