Description
Overview of the Role:
The Finance & Strategy (F&S) team serves as a trusted adviser to the business to help guide decision-making through business partner support and innovative and insightful analyses. We are looking for forward-thinking, driven individuals that will succeed in a fast-paced environment and thrive in leading teams, and improve processes that will allow the company to scale with growth!
This role will focus on Global Go-To-Market (GTM) Planning and Analytics in partnership with the Sales organization. You will partner with multiple functions including the Go-to-Market Organization, Corporate Finance, Global Sales Strategy, Global Commissions, and Metric teams to provide finance-based decision support for new resourcing and other investments, including cost optimization analysis, key Sales KPIs, and supporting Sales’ annual and long range strategic planning.
Responsibilities:
Own Sales annual budget management and Plan processes including quarterizing budget targets, managing risks & opportunities, leading reviews with senior leadership as needed
Partner with the Sales organization to manage strategic spend and headcount resources including but not limited to Recruiting, Headcount Management (HCM), and Global Sales Strategy
Own key deliverables for the Company’s Board of Directors & lead the development of peer benchmarking analyses to compare Salesforce against its peer group and partner Corporate Finance to drive & deliver insights
Support Salesforce’s quarterly external earnings process in partnership with the Corporate Finance team & Investor Relations by providing insights on total company Sales & Marketing spend as % of Revenue and other key Sales metrics
Create and present ad hoc financial & scenario analysis including but not limited to business cases, Country/Segment/OU investment models, strategic spend, and expense trends to senior leadership
Develop & maintain a consolidated Sales Forecasting Model including OU mapping to drive alignment, accountability, and transparency across the Sales Organization
Develop a strong understanding of the Salesforce business model and translate the impact of changes in key inputs on the Company’s overall financials
Build & maintain cross functional relationships with the broader F&S team
Required Qualifications:
Bachelors Degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting or related relevant areas or equivalent relevant experience required. Experience will be evaluated based on the Core Competencies for the role (e.g. extracurricular leadership roles, military experience, volunteer roles, work experience, etc.
8+ years of work experience in analytically demanding financial or strategic services role
Excellent communication and presentation skills (written and verbal) with an ability to explain complex issues to executive leadership
Strong Excel modeling skills for developing complex financial analyses and decision support models
Strong analytical and problem solving skills
Ability to deal with a fast moving dynamic environment with high degree of ambiguity and constant change
Ability to work cross functionally and influence appropriately
Intellectually curious, fueled by a proactive approach to continuously expand one’s skillset
This role is hybrid and goes into the office 3 days per week.