Position Scope

• Finance Business partner to the APAC Apps Management Team
• Reports to VP of Finance, JAPAC Applications

Key Responsibilities

• Shape in the Strategy and Planning discussion with the Apps leadership, adding value with business knowledge and an independent opinion from the angle of financial stewardship.
• Provide accurate financial analysis to facilitate decision making and future business strategies.
• Ensure that global business Policies, Processes and Practices are followed.

Detailed Description

As a member of Oracle JAPAC Business Finance organization, you will be the Single Point of Contact for the business leaders into the Finance community, drive key cross functional business practices, and be able to:

• Provide valuable recommendations to the long-terms strategy of the APAC Apps relating to growth, Go-To-Market, deployment of people, and ROI Decisions
• Co-drives the annual budget process alongside Sales Management, providing guidance on appropriate levels of growth in terms of financials
• Works closely with GFIC (Global Finance Information Center) in India to provide timely report and analysis to Management to help business achieve top line and bottom line growth
• Understand and use current finance systems and tools to highest levels of capability.  Work to adopt and implement next generation finance systems and tools
• Supply constant and real-time financial information to business partners on revenue streams, operating expenses, headcount and key business drivers; 
• Represents Finance in periodical Business reviews with particular emphasis on improving financial performance;
• Drives Compensation planning process for the Sales org, including GTM discussions, annual quota reviews, and bonus pool structure design
• Guides the Greater Business Partner Support team in providing close, reporting, ad hoc analysis support to Finance Business Partners
• Liaise between Business and other internal groups (e.g. Rev Rec, Deal Management, Legal, Credit and Collection, Source to Settle, Tax, HR) to provide guidance and interpretation of Oracle policies
• Participate in Compliance reviews and Risk assessment
• Take (co-)ownership and responsibility for Business decisions and execution
   

Personal and Interpersonal Competencies

• Ability to analyze complex situations and make recommendations to solve issues or improve process
• Effective listening and communications, and executive skills; demonstrated ability to create effective proposals to influence decisions
• Promoting an open flow of information so all concerned are well informed
• Initiative to achieve value added results, within the scope of responsibility
• Technical aptitude, ability to quickly learn new systems and procedures
• Ability to handle ambiguous and challenging ad hoc requests and deliver high quality analysis to enable decision making
• Ability to track the progress of multiple inquiries and tasks effectively
• Ability to work well in a fast paced and changing environment
• Experience in working with multi-cultural and remote contacts
• Excellent planning, time management and organizational skills

Educational/Experience

• MBA highly desirable
• 15 years’ experience in business operations or finance
• Relevant experience in enterprise software or hardware industry. Knowledge of industry and ability to articulate industry patterns and trends is a plus

Financial support to business areas through financial analysis, budgeting, planning & forecasting; to facilitate decision making and future business strategies.

As a member of Oracle's finance organization, you will be responsible for providing all aspects of financial support for planning and control. Assist in consolidation and reporting of financial results; preparation of annual budget. Gather, model, analyze, prepare, and summarize information for financial plans, operating forecasts, trended future specifications, etc.; on a weekly, monthly, or quarterly basis. Prepares recommendations based on analyzes. May perform revenue and expense analysis, headcount and headcount driven expense analysis at cost center level, tracking of product and product line revenue, reconciliation of accounts receivable, variance analysis and ad-hoc analysis as needed. You may participate in cross functional programs and projects.

Leading contributor individually and as a team member, providing direction and mentoring to others. Work is non-routine and very complex, involving the application of advanced technical/business skills in area of specialization. Strong Microsoft Office skills and proficiency in Oracle Financials. Strong analysis and research skills. Ability to partner across functions. 8 years relevant work experience. BS/BA in Accounting/Finance preferred. CPA/MBA desired.