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Job Title: IBM Planning Analytics (TM1) Developer
Department: Finance
Location: Finance Transformation / Finance Systems
Reporting To: David Szabo
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 29 May 2026
Internal/External: Internal & External
Role Overview
We are looking for a high‑calibre IBM Planning Analytics (TM1) Developer to lead the global rollout of our flagship forecasting tool and to develop expertise across the Oracle EPM Cloud suite.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with finance and business stakeholders to design, build and implement a robust driver‑based forecasting model within IBM Planning Analytics (TM1).
- Develop and maintain cubes, dimensions, hierarchies and rules to support scalable and auditable forecasting.
- Support testing, validation and reconciliation of forecast outputs.
- Design user‑friendly Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW) dashboards, input templates and reports to support planner adoption.
- Ensure integration of the forecasting tool with source systems and downstream reporting outputs.
- Support forecast governance, including security, control checks, auditability and documentation.
- Provide knowledge transfer, documentation and user support to ensure sustainable ownership post‑implementation.
- Identify opportunities to enhance forecasting accuracy, automation and usability through continuous improvement.
- Develop deep functional and technical expertise in Oracle Financial Consolidation and Close (FCC), Account Reconciliation Cloud Service (ARCS) and the Oracle Tax Reporting module (TRCS) through structured investment and cross‑training.
- Partner with Finance, Tax and Accounting stakeholders to understand business requirements and maintain applications to support period‑end close, consolidation, reconciliation and tax reporting processes, ensuring accuracy, control and compliance.
- Actively identify opportunities to improve efficiency, control and insight through process simplification and increased automation.
Skills & Experience Required
- Expert proficiency in writing and troubleshooting TurboIntegrator (TI) processes and complex Rules/Feeders.
- Hands‑on experience building user‑centric dashboards in Planning Analytics Workspace (PAW) and reports in Planning Analytics for Excel (PAfE).
- Strong ability to write MDX for dynamic subsets and PAW‑based reporting.
- Ability to design “Best Practice” dimensionality and multi‑cube data flows.
- Proven track record of optimizing model performance.
- Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Analytical mindset to translate complex business logic into lean, high‑performance technical code.
- Solid grasp of financial planning and analysis (FP&A) processes.
- Desire and aptitude to cross‑train into the Oracle EPM Suite (FCC, ARCS, Tax).
- Experience supporting or leading global software deployments, including managing UAT, user training and post‑go‑live stabilization.
- Prior experience in a retail environment is highly advantageous.
Benefits
- Staff Discount on qualifying purchases across Group retail stores and online.
- Exclusive colleague bike discount scheme.
- Discounted gym membership.
- Personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work.
- Access to apprenticeships and accredited qualifications.
