Business Finance Analyst

Job Description

We are searching for a Business Financial Analyst to join our client and provide financial support to a country or group of countries while reporting directly to the Regional Commercial Finance Manager.

Your main responsibility will be to support profitable growth within the region and be a strong Finance voice while interacting with sales teams of countries in scope.

As the Business Finance Analyst, you will also enable country sales and marketing teams to focus on the commercial strategy & sales through the excellent execution of support in the channel programs area.
 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Budgeting/Outlooking & Forecasting

• Help in the monthly and quarterly forecast and Outlook process for the countries in scope, including reviewing the funnel with sales representatives and supporting the HW Forecast process
• Review and consolidate monthly HW Outlook highlighting Risk & Ops for the countries in scope for both MPS and Traditional business
• Provide support in managing and controlling the overall budget & expenses for the region

Reporting & Analysis

• Provide needed Business reporting to support the entire organization of countries in scope
• Provide inputs to the GBS/reporting team on any region/country-specific reporting requirements
• Responsibility for any internal queries throughout the month
• Track and analyze Sell Out performance on both HW and supplies
• Understand and be able to explain MPS 606 accounting complexities by account by interacting with the Revenue Accounting Team, highlighting potential errors and tracking resolution.
• Analyze profitability by account for both MPS and traditional business

Channel Programs Support:

• Creation and monitoring partner target files per quarter
• Creation of partner target incentive letters
• Creation MDF budgets and Fund Allocations based on quarterly targets
• Calculation of partner payouts based on business results
• VIR Benefit and claim creation for hardware and supplies
• Supplies VAB Scorecards
• Pricelist benefits and quotes BSD Gold (Level 1) and BSD Diamond
• Partner onboarding/offboarding – collective quotes
• Benefit and claim approvals
• Demo quote requests
• MDF budgets, fund allocations & requests
• Incentive T&C’s D365
• Sales Hub

 

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• University degree in Finance, Economics or Accounting or equivalent
• 5 to 7 years of experience as a Finance Analyst
• Audit, Planning or Accounting experience mandatory
• Strong in English (written and oral); any additional European language is a plus
• US GAAP experience mandatory

SKILLS:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a strong customer focus, especially within a matrix environment
• Proven ability in financial analysis
• A team player, able to work with contacts and colleagues at all levels
• Personal drive and the ability to be a self-starter
• Strong organizational, analytical and time management skills, with excellent attention to detail
• Flexible, resilient under pressure and decisive, with a proven track record of delivering results to a high standard within tight deadlines
• Strong Excel skills and other Microsoft software; SAP knowledge is a plus

EMEA Recruitment is committed to promoting Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace. We act as a neutral third party in the recruitment process, basing our candidate searches on skills and experience. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, sex, relationship status, disability, race, religion/beliefs, or sexual orientation.