Senior Investment Accounting Expert

Finance Business Partner, EMEA – Global Named Accounts

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated finance business partner to join the Global Named Account Finance team within Sales Finance. You will support our sales team with planning, forecasting, business expansion, and enterprise deals (including deal analysis, deal structuring, and review). You will have frequent interactions and collaborate with the local sales teams, deal teams, and finance teams to ensure informed decisions through strong analysis and business insights. You will also guide cross-functional initiatives and support our business programs and promotions.

You will report to the Finance Director, Global Named Accounts EMEA.

We offer all employees a hybrid working environment.

Responsibilities

1. Partner with and advise our business leaders on business and financial decisions.
2. Manage planning, budgeting, and forecasting cycles for our Sales organization and set targets to increase performance, monitoring financial results following strategic initiatives.
3. Support sales and pipeline management through Salesforce.com.
4. Manage deals from forecasting, structuring, review (revenue recognition and risk management), to the Deal Review Board, booking, and reporting.
5. Oversee the deal discount approval process and analyze results.
6. Create ad-hoc financial analyses and models to support recommendations and business cases.
7. Assist in setting sales compensation plans and quota setting. Partner with the Global Commission Office to ensure accurate administration and payments of commissions, and ensure accurate accruals quarterly.
8. Establish relationships with the Financial Analyst organization for efficient support.
9. Collaborate with groups such as Sales Ops deal desk, Legal, Revenue Accounting, Tax, etc., to support the Sales Teams.
10. Strengthen internal controls, focusing on revenue recognition policies and government engagement policies.
11. Promote efficient, standardized systems and processes, adopting worldwide best practices.
12. Act as a fiduciary, maintaining objectivity, integrity, and transparency.
13. Lead or sponsor cross-industry or cross-geography projects within Finance, especially those related to process streamlining.

Requirements

1. Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting.
2. 5+ years of finance business partnering experience.
3. Strong leadership and organizational skills.
4. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, highly motivated, and capable of meeting deadlines.
5. Ability to maintain high standards in complex environments.
6. Strong understanding of finance functions, including revenue accounting, tax, and compliance.
7. Excellent business judgment and financial aptitude.
8. Experience in budgeting and forecasting.
9. Experience with forecasting and financial analysis.
10. Must have Excel skills, particularly in financial modeling.
11. Experience with general ledger and financial software such as Anaplan.
12. Flexible, self-directed, and capable of working in a hands-on environment.