Finance Manager

Scope:The Finance Manager will be responsible for driving the Cloud & Support business unit towards improving the profitability of its P&L and accuracy of Revenue & ARR forecast.This role will partner with the business unit leaders to develop financial and operational strategies to provide analysis and drive near-term and long-term goals.The successful candidate will possess deep financial and analytical skills, and the ability to work in a cross functional capacity.What you’ll do:Lead the global budgeting and forecasting process for Cloud & Support for Revenue & Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) in partnership with various teams across the org, focusing on process, timeline and coordination, historical trends, business driver benchmarking and assumption validation. Partner with business unit leads to develop financial models for business cases including reducing customer attrition, improving bookings linearity etc.Build and automate scenario modelling for business leaders to drive forecast accuracy.Work with Corporate finance to build mid to long range financial models for revenue & ARR.Drive customer analytics into business unit decision making processes.Analyze actual results versus budgets and forecasts, and work with the business partners to understand the root causes of the variances. Interpret results and make recommendations which may result in revenue improvements and/or profit improvements. Design, implement and automate reporting packages, tailored to the business’ operations and particular decision makers’ needs. Summarize large data sets from various internal systems and distill trends using detailed financial models, providing summary conclusions and actionable recommendations. Interface with all levels of management to identify operational issues that could affect the forecast. Quantify the dollar impact to the forecast and communicate to management, major scope changes versus prior year and forecast. Assist senior management with business and financial planning, including presentations and key analysis requests.Lead initiatives to continuously improve and automate forecasting and reporting tools.What we are looking for:10 to 12 years of work experience in a mid to large corporate environment including financial analysis, budget development and analysis, accounting, and project management.Bachelor’s degree in finance and/or Engineering is required, an MBA is preferred.Experience in managing SaaS revenue financial planning.Advanced skills in Excel and Power Query Automation are required. Experience with Hyperion, Workday, Salesforce and Power BI. Strong technical skills to standardize and optimize reporting and analytics processes.Thorough knowledge of financial concepts.  Someone who strives to be a true business partner that helps the top line. Our ValuesIf you want to know the heart of a company, take a look at their values. Ours unite us. They are what drive our success – and the success of our customers. Does your heart beat like ours? Find out here: Core ValuesDiversity, Inclusion, Value & Equality (DIVE) is our strategy for fostering an inclusive environment we can be proud of. Check out Blue Yonder's inaugural Diversity Report which outlines our commitment to change, and our video celebrating the differences in all of us in the words of some of our associates from around the world.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.