Global Business Support / Business Analyst recruitment
Job Description
Title: Global Business Support
Reports to: VP of Global Business Support
Based in: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Company Profile:
Our client is a European based International, market leading, technology company with corporate offices in Europe, the US and Asia. They have recently listed on the NYSE.
Job purpose:
To provide a professional and comprehensive support service covering all aspects of operational finance matters for the Business. Working directly with the VP of Global Business Support you will become an integral part of the Business Support department. This role covers a full spectrum of business support duties across multiple countries.
Key responsibilities and accountabilities:
- Preparation of both regular and ad-hoc reports, both from a revenue and cost perspective, including detailed and in depth trend and variance analyses
- Ownership of forecasting / budgeting, keeping such models constantly up to date.
- Assisting in defining KPIs (to the extent that they do not already exist) and establishing reporting thereon.
- Building a relationship with the head of Channel Sales and his team such that you become the go-to person for all operational finance matters, and are a trusted and valued member of the team.
- Build cross-functional relationships with other departments on overlapping areas and matters.
- Assist in the business case preparation and review for potential sales promotions and strategic initiatives undertaken by Channel Sales.
- Build a strong link to the Sales Operations team, including the approval of all monthly billings to distributors.
- Maintain accurate accruals for the Channel Sales department, including rebate accounting, accrued MDF and other standard cost items, including liaison with relevant local finance controllers.
• Have complete ownership of numbers for the sales team on a continuous basis, including reconciliation of month-end numbers submitted by the team to reported finance numbers. Provide ‘early warning’ to sales heads when actual numbers being achieved show signs of variance from plans.
- Preparation of compensation plans for the entire team, and oversee quarterly bonus calculations, approval process and reporting.
- Engage with the legal department on contract amendments as directed by business owners, providing feedback on draft agreements.
- Follow up on execution and implementation of signed agreements as needed.
- Engage in key projects, incl. mergers, acquisitions, integrations, and strategic partnerships as appropriate.
- Address any ad hoc queries relevant to Channel Sales, and liaise with Finance and other departments as needed.
- Ability to attend with or even represent the SVP Global Sales at revenue reporting or other review meetings with C Level execs and confidently report the numbers.
Person Specification:
• Qualified Account (ACA or ACCA)
• Strong commercial acumen, having held a business analyst / business support role for prior 3-5 years.
• Experience at international, global company, preferably in a similar industry.
• Very strong IT literacy – excellent Excel skills and ability to use SQL, OLAP, VBA desirable.
• Excellent analytical and reporting skills.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Comfortable dealing with C Level execs.
• Must be able to work under pressure, with own initiative and with a proactive and flexible attitude.
• Good organisational and influencing skills.
• Ability to multi task and prioritise.