DISW Global Finance Operations Leader

Reporting to the CFO, this role will have broad global responsibility for the DISW Quote to Cash teams, and Business Process/ BPEP function Key Duties and Responsibilities Lead, inspire and provide strategic direction and operational management for a large, globally organized (circa 500+ Headcount) Finance Operation organization

● Continue to develop, lead and re-imagine multiple globally based Shared Services         Organizations with processes that are clearly aligned with the business strategy;

● Overseeing the management of an AR portfolio of up to $500mill; putting processing and   procedures in place to continue to drive reduction of DSO and aging   improvement Experience with M&A activities and integration of key business processes into   DI SW model Experience with business model efficiencies and re-structuring/ re-organization

● Drive process improvement initiatives across areas of responsibility, anticipating and   ensuring development and maintenance of robust, scalable capabilities to support the   company’s growth; tracking and measuring relevant targets, objectives and milestones, and   delivering results;

● Inspire the Global Quote to Cash and Quote to Order teams, and Business Process/ BPEP   function, establishing goals, priorities, and business metrics

● Person Specification The ideal candidate should possess direct industry experience   (Software, Cloud) in corporations with sales in excess of $1 billion

● Must be an effective manager who can support, challenge and inspire a globally organized   and competent staff to rise to the next level of proficiency in their professional career,   develop management continuity strategies and develop a strong team environment

● Must have excellent presentation skills and the ability to communicate effectively (both       written and oral) with all levels in the company

● Possess sufficient competence, technical and operational experience and aspiration to       challenge existing paradigms and discuss issues at high levels in the organization

● Must be proficient in handling multiple complex issues concurrently with the ability to     articulate and prioritize based on impact, to align course of actions and execute on timeliness

● A team leader with a keen appreciation of interdependency among the Revenue   Recognition, Credit and Collections and Order Processing functions of the Group as well as   the ability to partner cross functionally to gain support and enlist actions ● Senior Leader   who can manage director and executive level talents across the Quote to Cash and Quote to   Order teams, and Business Process/ BPEP function

● Other Core Competencies include: IT/Technical savvy Influence at Exec Level Make     difficult decisions Cross BU business partnering

Additional Characteristics for this role:

·        General DI SW Business Solution Architect (“Big role” including Technical and CRM processes)

·        Develop effective and efficient business processes, with high degree of automation including CRM (Salesforce), marketing, license management and ERP (SAP), supporting a business transformation to SaaS

·       Design an overall system target architecture and continuously develop tool landscape and interfaces to meet business needs during transformation

·        Act as sparring partner to business leaders to align business decisions with system capabilities, supporting a highly professional customer experience

·        Enable data mining and analytics to continually improve decision making and processes

·        FinOps (tailored” to more finance tools, focusing on ERP and surrounding processes)

·        Lead, inspire and provide strategic direction and operational management for a large, globally organized (circa 500+ Headcount) Finance Operation organization

·        Continue to develop, lead and re-imagine multiple globally based Shared Services Organizations with processes that are clearly aligned with the business strategy;

·        Overseeing the management of an AR portfolio of up to $500mill; putting processing and procedures in place to continue to drive reduction of DSO and aging improvement

·        Develop an effective and efficient process and tool chain, with high degree of automation

·        Enable data mining and analytics to continually improve decision making and process

·        Experience with M&A activities and integration of key business processes

·        Experience with business model efficiencies and re-structuring/ re-organization

·        Drive process improvement initiatives across areas of responsibility, anticipating and ensuring development and maintenance of robust, scalable capabilities to support the company’s growth; tracking and measuring relevant targets, objectives and milestones, and delivering results;

·        Work with business leaders to align business decisions with system capabilities, including feasibility of new business models