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Senior Finance Director, Sales Finance Financial Analysis
Autodesk
San Francisco, CA, United States
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Description
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
• Manage annual WWSS financial planning cycle and target setting for both billings and subscriptions- and the impacts on revenue and ARR, constant currency and USD plans - including timeline, specifying requirements for tools development. Collaborates with Sales Finance Process and Systems (soon to be Finance Transformation) team on tools development.
• Manage the regular global forecasting process for billings, revenue, ARR and subscriptions. This includes forecast consolidation and the related analysis (trends and 'what if' scenarios). Primary 'go to' person for VP Sales Finance and SVP Worldwide Sales & Services for forecast-related questions and analysis.
• Support quarter-end billings, revenue, ARR and subscriptions analysis process, working in close conjunction with Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis and BSM Finance. Provides insight to CFO, Corporate FP&A, and Investor Relations regarding the 'why' behind financial performance, key drivers of trends, and future quarters’ outlook for billings, revenue, subscriptions and ARR.
• Provide analyst support with a focus on process and tools through Field FA Team. The FA Managers and their staff play a significant role in supporting the regular sales team forecast process, driving the annual planning cycle, aiding in tool development to set quotas, and providing general ad hoc analyst support.
• Collaborate on the monthly WWSS spend forecast, analysis, and submission process, working in close partnership with the Worldwide Spend Analyst team. Provides VP Sales Finance with updates on spend forecast to aid in partnering and support of SVP Worldwide Sales & Services in this area. Provide ad hoc analysis as requested from SVP Worldwide Sales & Services and VP Sales Finance. 'Go to' person for questions regarding on WWSS financial performance.
• Going forward, this position will lead the Global Commissions Office, oversee annual quota creation process for 1500+ quota carrying sales reps, attainment calculation, regular preparation of commissions payment, forecasting of annual $80M+ commissions accrual and participation in compensation plan development.
• Reinforce internal controls.
• Drive efficient, consistent systems and processes, leverage worldwide best practices.
• Interface with executive management on key financial/business issues.
• Lead, manage, train and develop global team of approximately 40 managers, financial analysts and commissions professionals.
• Refine organizational vision and mission. Communicate objectives, initiatives and issues.
• Drive global finance initiatives as part of the WW Sales Finance Staff.
• Design and implement significant change as needed, building commitment and allocating resources to make change happen.
• Creating an environment where cross-functional teams flourish and build a collaborative work spirit across the organization.
• Building partnerships/relationships with other departments.
• Collaborating and influencing at the highest level.
Job Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree required. CPA and/or MBA preferred.
• Minimum 15+ years of related finance experience.
• Experience in a global technologically company a must, including a strong understanding of the associate complexity and issues
• People management experience required.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and strong influencing skills at various levels (staff, peers, superiors) very important.
• A strong willingness to learn and the ability to work with multiple personality types.
• Ability to work on cross-functional teams across the globe.
• Strong execution focus critical.
• Inherently analytical nature is key.
• SAP, Business Objects and strong Excel experience a plus.