Global Sales Finance & Strategy Manager

Viavi Solutions Inc. in; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

VIAVI Solutions is a global provider of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions, serving telecommunications, cloud, data centers and more. The Senior Finance partner will drive strategic planning, analytics, and cross-functional financial reviews for worldwide sales and NSE groups.

The role involves preparing budgets, forecasts, and KPI analyses, partnering with senior sales leaders, and identifying efficiencies to improve margin and cash flow in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or related field is required.
• Significant experience in finance, preferably within the manufacturing industry.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence stakeholders.
• Experience working in a global, publicly traded, matrixed organization is a plus.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel is essential.
• Excellent command of spoken and written English.
• Familiarity with Oracle 12 (including OBIEE and Project Accounting), Hyperion Planning, Essbase, Tableau is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Act as a strategic and financial business partner for the business unit, proactively providing decision-making support, business analytics, financial insights and data-driven recommendations.
• Develop annual plans, quarterly forecast, monthly and quarterly spend & headcount trackers, and provide detailed variance analysis to leadership.
• Provide business leadership with key financial metrics, full P&L insights, and ad-hoc financial modeling.
• Develop and maintain financial models to support budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning.
• Support the Senior Vice-President of Global Sales by delivering strategic insights through cross-functional financial reviews and operational analysis.
• Continuous search for efficiencies and identifying improvement opportunities for margin expansion, productivity gains and cash enablement
• Review and approve requisitions following corporate governance policies.
• Track monthly actual spend and investments, and partner with the business to achieve the financial goals, through KPI's, forward looking visibility, timely actions development and others.

Skills

Analytical skills

English proficiency

Communication skills

Finance experience

Excel proficiency

Global/matrix org experience

Manufacturing experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or related field

Tools

Oracle 12

OBIEE

Hyperion Planning

Essbase

Tableau

Job description

VIAVI Solutions is a global provider of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions, serving telecommunications, cloud, data centers and more. The Senior Finance partner will drive strategic planning, analytics, and cross-functional financial reviews for worldwide sales and NSE groups.

The role involves preparing budgets, forecasts, and KPI analyses, partnering with senior sales leaders, and identifying efficiencies to improve margin and cash flow in a fast-paced environment.