Serves as a financial advisor and business partner in managing all APAC Global Business Finance interactions with Apps & SaaS LOB Business. Ensures that global business processes and practices are followed in providing accurate financial analysis in support of Oracles business to facilitate decision making and future business strategies. Serves as the Point-of-Contact to the Oracle Corporate Head-Quarter teams in all matters pertaining to APAC Paas and SaaS LOB. Manages a professional staff.
As a Member Of Oracle APAC GBFs Finance Organization, You Will Manage The Finance Team And Drive Key Cross Functional Business Practices. You Will Be Able To
Provide value added business support to help business achieve top line and bottom line growth
Provide valuable recommendations to the long-terms strategy of the APAC Apps and SaaS LOB relating to growth, Go-To-Market, deployment of people, and ROI Decisions
Develop, recommend, and implement financial policies, practices, and process changes
Develop, implement, and integrate financial practices across multiple organizations and locations
Review and approve recommendations for financial planning and control
Prepare, administer, and direct the control of the budget
Monitor divisions and subsidiaries adherence to budgets
Assist in forecasting process, including improvement of process to increase efficiency in sales teams
Job Requirements
Assists in the development of short, medium, and long term plans to achieve strategic objectives. Regularly interacts across functional areas with senior management or executives to ensure unit objectives are met. Ability to influence thinking or gain acceptance of others in sensitive situations. Strong analytical and problem solving skills. Serves as process owner; ability to identify cross-functional issues. Demonstrated leadership skills. 15 years relevant experience and BA/BS degree in Accounting or Finance preferred. CPA/MBA desired.
Responsibilities
Manage Finance involvement with Apps/SaaS line of business (LOB) operations
Manage the annual budget process alongside Apps/SaaS Management, providing guidance on appropriate levels of growth in terms of revenue and margin
Review and provide insight to the monthly forecast process, highlighting specific opportunities for improvement or risk items that may impact the forecast call
Manage compensation planning process for Apps/SaaS Sales including annual sales quota reviews and Apps/SaaS/Cloud Delivery Bonus Pool structure
Represent Finance in periodical Regional Apps/SaaS Practice reviews
Provide Apps/SaaS LOB Management with ad-hoc financial analysis, through collaboration with the Global Financial Information Centre (GFIC)
Work with Global Business Practices to provide finance leadership regarding business practices in Apps/SaaS, and the communication of these practices to the Apps/SaaS business
Provide assistance with the enforcement of the company's financial policies and controls and resolving issues relating to various financial transactions, accounting structure changes and any exceptions to regular policies & procedures
Ensure systems used to provide accurate and timely financial data and Apps/SaaS/Cloud are operational and reliable
Liaise between Apps/SaaS LOB and other internal groups (e.g. Tax, Rev Rec, Legal) to provide guidance and interpretation of Oracle policies
Work with GFIC teams (Controllers, AR, Order Management, etc) to review B/S, DSO, unearned revenue and other financial KPIs. Taking actions to improve KPIs where possible
Review Balance - work with business ops and GFIC Controllers to review unbilled / unearned revenue items and other accruals on the balance sheet, taking actions to reduce balances where possible
Assist Mergers & Acquisitions with due diligence and/or financial integration activities
Participate actively in the development of financial best-practices across APAC and the rest of the world
Support functional activities across APAC as led by the Finance management
Personal and Interpersonal Competencies
Excellent analytical skills and familiarity of its application to business analysis and planning
Ability to analyze situations and make recommendations to solve issues or improve process
Excellent planning, time management and organizational skills
Effective listening and communications, and executive skills; demonstrated ability to create effective proposals to influence decisions
Competency in business process design and systems usage
Promotes an open flow of information so all concerned are well informed
Ability to track the progress of multiple inquiries and tasks effectively
Takes initiative to achieve value added results, within the scope of responsibility
Technical aptitude, ability to quickly learn new systems and procedures
Skills/Experience
MBA highly desirable
15-20 years experience in business operations or finance
Good working knowledge of spreadsheets and other office applications
Experience in working with multi-cultural and remote contacts
Ability to work well in a fast paced and changing environment
Qualifications
Serves as a financial advisor and business partner in managing the activities of the financial analyst staff. Ensures that global business processes and practices are followed in providing accurate financial analysis in support of Oracle*s business to facilitate decision making and future business strategies. Manages a professional staff.
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