Senior Financial Analyst - North America (Product Development & Technology)

What you'll do:

Assist the North America Product Development & Technology (PDT) Finance Controller to budget, forecast and report actual performance for the NA Region, which is currently in a state of growth, with annual revenue projections of 500M+. Perimeter of financial reporting responsibility spans from Net Revenue through AOI, excluding R&D activities (separate controllership). The scope of this role includes, but is not limited to the following duties:

• Attend routine and ad-hoc meetings with NA PDT finance controller, PDT business teams, and PDT global controllers to support all financial aspects of the business.
• Perform the month-end close cycle including JV entries, intercompany A/R and A/P cost accruals, revenue deferrals and recognition, account reconciliations, ledger downloads and variance explanations.
• Work with global PDT finance team to establish and maintain common global processes and methodology, product catalogs, and proforma P&L reporting.
• Maintain and update UDA approval workflows as required.
• Review, approve, and track departmental purchase requisitions to ensure they are "must-haves" and have sufficient budget coverage.
• Actively pursue regional and global cost-reduction initiatives.
• Support Software Business Unit (SWBU) with financial business cases, special studies, and commercial committee topics.
• Work with business teams and technical accounting (T/A) to ensure all accounting activities are aligned with published whitepapers. Establish processes with support from T/A for new revenue / expense activities not considered prior.
• Provide financial inputs and review for all new contracts within the contract management system (ECMS) that impact PDT financials.
• Use global A/R and A/P system to ensure cross-regional payables and receivables net to zero at each quarter-end.

What you'll learn:

• Working in a global role, managing an entire P&L in an exciting new area with cutting-edge of technology in the Software organization.
• The budgeting, forecasting, and month-end close process.
• How to work in a global role within a cross-functional team environment.
• How to develop an annual budget and monthly forecasts.
• How to assist the PDT organization in achieving both financial and operational goals.

What this role will prepare you for:

• Broad controllership of entire P&L within an organization of the company.
• Transition into a financial controller role within the company.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• 8 years of accounting and/or finance experience
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis
• Advanced Excel Knowledge (pivot tables, formulas, vlookup, sumif, etc.)
• Ability to prepare and present financials to management

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA
• Controllership experience
• Experience in a global role