Financial Analyst, North America Applications- Incentive Compensation

Job description

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.

Duties and tasks are standard with some variation. Completes own role largely independently within defined policies and procedures. Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and analytical skills. Ability to prepare Excel spreadsheets of high complexity. 2 years relevant experience and BA/BS degree in Finance or Accounting preferred. CPA/MBA desired.

Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Desired profile

Qualifications :

OVERVIEW:
The role is responsible for all compensation related matters within the North America Applications (NAA) organization – including annual planning process, ongoing plan/re-plan issuance, commission accrual, and compensation metrics/analysis.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

·  Lead process improvement projects, provide mentoring/training to the other CSS comp. analysts:
·  Lead development and maintenance of documentation and training material across the team
·  Drive process improvement and automation for accrual process, compensation reporting (by rep models and dashboards)
·  Develop Sales productivity analytics
·  Acts as the front line support of Compensation inquiries by partnering with the Global Compensation Administration, Global Incentive Compensation, Sales Operations, Human Resources and Field Global Business Finance Field organizations.
·  Plan entry – new plans and regular replans
·  Weekly Monitoring and Reporting of plan issuance status
·  Quarterly Accrual modeling & analysis, recommendation & presentation, and JE submission
·  Commission accrual audit support
·  Pool issuance, maintenance, approvals
·  Large/Mega Deal Audit & Review; Performance Review approvals and inquiries
·  Monthly contract booking review and approvals
·  Delivery Bonus
·  Executive Compensation
·  Back up support for the other comp. analysts and WW compensation manager as needed PREFERRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

·  2-5 years of work experience in FP&A, Business Unit Finance, Sales Finance or relevant operational role
·  Experience working across teams and departments
·  BA/BS degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, HR Management or related field of study
·  Demonstrated forecasting, financial modeling and scenario modeling experience
·  Strong proficiency with MS Excel
·  Experience with compensation planning or administration systems
·  Experience with systems design & implementation
·  Documentation experience of business requirements
·  Established analytical and problem solving skills
·  Basic understanding of sales compensation design concepts/principles
·  Exposure to Sales Ops functions including pipeline, forecasting, and territories
·  Exposure to ERP Environment including System based reporting - BI Reporting, Hyperion
·  Excellent written/verbal communication skills
·  Management of individuals or teams, directly or indirectly
·  Capacity to interact with executives
·  Eagerness to understand complex issues and simplify/bring to resolution