Members of the Finance organization at select locations will generally be expected to follow a hybrid work model, which includes two days of in-office attendance each week, with limited exceptions.

Meet the Team

The Global Partner Finance Organization is a dynamic team that encompasses a broad spectrum of skills and operates across all geographies. The team’s strength lies in its ability to leverage the diverse perspectives and experiences contributed by members from various departments. This diversity fosters innovation, enables comprehensive problem-solving, and drives the organization’s continued success in a constantly evolving global environment.

Your Impact

As part of the Global Partner Finance organization, you will be the finance analyst for one or more partner incentive programs, working closely with other finance, operations, sales, and development functions to support the organization’s strategic objectives. This includes:

• Managing program budgets, forecasts, targets, accruals, and payments

• Partnering with Senior Business Leadership to drive the effective utilization and execution of incentive budget

• Driving change and seeking to continuously improve current processes and procedures

• Ensure compliance throughout the organization and with respective business partners

• Acting as a trusted advisor to stakeholders regarding program positioning, strategy, performance, and impact

• Helping to build, support, and supervise key metrics, performance reporting and analytics, and program controls

• Communicating sophisticated ideas, anticipating potential objections, and persuading others, often at senior levels

Minimum Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or similar, with 4+ years of relevant experience

• Requires knowledge and expertise in financial analysis and familiarity with the broader underlying concepts of related business fields (e.g. incentives, contra bookings, forecasting, and accruals)

• Experience with Business Objects reporting, Hyperion/Essbase, Excel, and PowerPoint

• Proven track record in developing effective and successful partnerships across disciplines, functions and management levels

• Demonstrated ability to work across geographic boundaries and cultures

Preferred Qualifications

• Creative thinking, high energy finance professional who is dedicated to fostering teamwork and can recommend alternative solutions to a problem or request

• Broad leadership and communication skills with experience as a true change agent

• Strong analytical skills with a keen eye for trends, analysis and recommendations

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