Solutions Consultant (FP&A, Product Implementation)

Join Drivetrain as a Solutions Consultant, where you will partner with Account Executives and Data Analyst teams to architect data structures, build complex financial models, and demonstrate the value of Drivetrain to CFOs and Finance leaders. You will design and configure proof-of-concepts, serve as a trusted advisor to CFOs, leverage your data architecture knowledge, lead technical workshops, conduct strategic discovery sessions, and provide cross-functional feedback to Product and Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build solutions by designing, modeling, and configuring proof-of-concepts and pilot implementations within Drivetrain to address specific financial pain points.
• Act as a trusted advisor to CFOs and VPs of Finance by translating their complex business requirements into robust technical logic and guiding them on how to best structure their financial and operational data.
• Lead deep-dive technical workshops and conduct technical discovery sessions to uncover the limitations of a prospect’s current architecture and map out a modern, data-driven planning infrastructure.

Requirements

• Implementation Heavy: You are not afraid to get your hands dirty with data. You have a track record of actually building models, not just presenting slides. You enjoy the puzzle of translating a messy spreadsheet into a clean, multidimensional model
• EPM Expertise: Deep modeling experience in at least one major EPM product is required (e.g., Adaptive Insights, Anaplan, TM1/Planning Analytics, Planful, Vena, Jedox, Abacum, Runway, etc.). You understand the mechanics of multidimensional planning
• Data Architecture Exposure: You have a working knowledge of how data is stored and structured (Schemas, Dimensions, Cubes). You understand the implications of data granularity and hierarchy management on system performance
• Agile & Technical: You are comfortable in a fast-paced startup environment where you may need to troubleshoot a data integration one hour and present a strategic roadmap to a CFO the next
• You understand the nuances of the three financial statements, revenue recognition, and driver-based planning
• Business Acumen: You can command a room of C-level executives. You possess the empathy to understand their stress points and the technical authority to prescribe the cure
• 3+ years of experience in EPM implementation, Sales Engineering, or Technical Finance roles
• BA/BS degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or related field

Preferred

• Finance Background (CPA Preferred): You speak the language of finance fluently. A background as a CPA, or significant experience in FP&A/Corporate Finance, is strongly preferred
• CPA or CA designation is highly preferred