Commercial Finance Manager - MSOL BU

• Partnering with Sales team and Bookings/orders governance for:
• Run recurring bookings cadence with Sales leadership of regions 
• Drive accountability on major bookings in funnel vs forecast / rolling budgets commitments
• Challenge forecast/rolling budgets commitments from Sales leadership based on probability, timings, scope, commercial terms, historical hit rates by segment/region/product
• Translate discussions into finance numbers; what moved, why it moved and what it means for performance vs budgets/rolling budgets
• Push Sales team to achieve committed numbers
• Ensure Data sanity by comparing CRM Funnel, Order forecast by Kind of Business and Product segment
• Drive Sales/Revenue forecast/rolling budget commitments by:
  • Backlog Management and phasing discipline
  • Ensuring backlog phasing based on delivery lead times, historical trends
  • Reconciling backlog phasing with rolling sales forecasts
  • Challenging sales/Operations teams to commit to sales forecasts by delivering book to ship (bookings to be converted to sales in same fiscal year)

• Support Finance transformation initiatives by implementing AI-enabled solutions and BI tools to automate reporting, forecasting, and financial analysis processes

• Maintain automation mindset to streamline data sources and data lakes to drive Process optimization initiatives to create efficiency

• Contribute team playing, creative thinking and solutions that help achieve organizational objectives.

• Support in Ad-hoc requests

You identify and monitor key financial indicators to gauge performance, identify trends, and suggest strategies that can impact results. You quickly and decisively take action in fast-changing, unpredictable situations. You make significant progress and remain calm and composed, even when things are uncertain.

• Degree or equivalent experience in Accountancy/CS/CMA/CPA.

• 7-9 years of relevant accounting and financial management experience.

• Proficiency with Oracle and HFM preferable.

• Team leadership and development.

• Able to travel ~25% of time, as required.

• Proven experience of initiating and implementing operational improvements.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools, especially with power point presentations and excel

• System Knowledge of Oracle, Hyperion Financial Management

• Power BI or related presentation tools  

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