Senior Financial Analyst, Sales Finance Full Time

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Role

Splunk is looking for an individual to join its sales finance team. Come join a
dynamic team and have an impact on Spunk s fast growing business. This
position reporting into the Sales FP&A Senior Manager will lead our long-range
sales plan and annual budgeting processes, as well as our close and quarter-end
reporting processes. You will partner closely with all the sales executives as
well as sales operations teams to plan and prioritize supporting the
company s sales initiatives. Candidates will have outstanding partnership a
communication skills, handle multiple priorities, as well as the ability to
deal with the ambiguity that comes in a fast-growing organization.

This is an outstanding opportunity to become the FP&A lead in supporting sales
executives and own crucial Finance processes

Responsibilities I want to and can do that!

• Support our strategic and financial planning processes, the annual plan,

and quarterly financial forecasts as well as the underlying financial
planning models, systems and tools.

• Prepare monthly and quarterly sales commissions and related models to

Sales Executives and Board of Directors – analyze results, distill/
synthesize business performance indicators, assess business risk and
operating performance, and timely communicate risks and opportunities to
management.

• You will need to be able to introduce improvements to improve accuracy of

processing / reporting and develop data controls to ensure accuracy and
consistency of reporting.

• Assist in other ad-hoc analysis in partnership with sales ops and

presentation of strategic materials for sales management.

• Develop and/or enhance policies and procedures that will improve the

overall operation and efficiency of the Finance organization.

• Develop and monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and

analyzing causes of unexpected variances. Work with team members to
enhance global financial and operational performance trends (historical
and forecasted) using appropriate metrics.

• Knowledge and experience in financial / process / operational /

technology reviews, risk assessment required with the ability to
construct well-targeted management reports within the context of
business/industry operations/practices.

• Collaborate with various functional departments and internally within

Finance as appropriate.
Requirements I ve already done that or have that!

• This role is for doers; be able to get into the details and get the job

done while at the same time being able to see the forest for the trees

• Superior forecasting methods and techniques. Advanced analytical and

quantitative abilities.

• Articulate with excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Capable of communicating complex financial information in an easy to
understand format. Able to interact comfortably with the executive
management team.

• Ability to think creatively; Builder who is ambitious. Highest standards

of accuracy and precision; highly organized.

• Collaboratively-focused and able to work well with others in a fast-paced

and ever changing business.

• Comfortable completing projects requiring individual initiative and

flexibility in tight time frames with minimal direct supervision

• Strong financial acumen broadly across the organization (e.g.,

understanding of financial statements, chart of accounts, business
intelligence, FP&A processes, etc.).

• Experience in complex modeling (e.g., Cash Flow, Headcount, return on

investment assessment, etc.).

• Demonstrated understanding of GAAP accounting and key non-GAAP metrics.
• High attention to detail in a fast-paced, high-growth environment with an

ability to craft order out of ambiguity

• Outstanding software and system skills (e.g. NetSuite, Microsoft Excel) a

must. NetSuite, Workday, experience a plus.
Education Got it!

• Bachelors Degree in Finance, Economics or related relevant areas
• 3 to 5+ years of related experience (investment banking or management

consulting experience is a plus)
We value diversity at our company. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or any other applicable
legally protected characteristics in the location in which the candidate is
applying. For job positions in San Francisco, CA, and other locations where
required, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and
conviction records.

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