About the role

AI summarised

The Finance Analyst II will join the SEA finance team to support FP&A, reporting, and strategic planning. The role involves business partnering with commercial teams to drive growth, managing financial forecasting cycles (STRAP/AOP), and utilizing advanced data tools like SAP and Salesforce to deliver financial insights.

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Key Responsibilities

Manage operational cadences to ensure key deliverables and timelines for business reviews / submissions are met
Build and maintain templates to facilitate efficient and effective planning, reconciliation and reviews around revenue, bookings and opex
Participate in strategic plan (STRAP), annual operating plan (AOP) and monthly / quarterly forecasting, business reviews and reporting process
Calculate, initiate and work cross-functionally to support monthly Sales Commission accrual and quarterly payout for the commercial team
Leverage financial reporting systems to extract data or build dashboards
Proactively identify areas of process improvements and / or cost savings
Understand the business, track and analyze monthly forecasts vs actuals for headcount, operating expenses, backlog, bookings and revenue
Analyze funnels in Salesforce.com (SFDC) to support forecast roll-ups, assess opportunity pipeline, and review win-loss ratios
Manage pricing analysis, identify drivers for price erosion and actions to improve on price realization
Uphold compliance and keep commercial teams aware / in line with company and accounting guidelines

Requirements

Advanced Degree with no prior experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 3-5 years of financial planning & analysis experience
Experience working in a large global company and highly matrixed organization
Strong quantitative and analytical capabilities with advanced excel skills
Applied knowledge with Powerquery for data manipulation
Effective verbal and written communication skills, able to summarize and present information in a concise manner
Attention to detail and consistently delivering high quality work
Ability to learn quickly, meet deadlines and multi-task in deadline driven environment
Self-motivated and a keen learner with an inquisitive mind
Applied knowledge of various ERP and reporting systems such as Hyperion planning or SAP
Applied knowledge of business tools such as SFDC and PowerBI is an advantage
Possess strong interpersonal skills, with ability to work in and influence a complex matrix structure