Finance Manager - Commissions

Finance Manager - Commissions

We are looking for experienced Commissions finance leader who will support 1800+ strong sales organization. As Finance Manager - Commissions you will be leading, coaching and mentoring a team of professionals through the different levels of career progression and towards achieving the desired business results. The role will manage the Commissions team responsible for ЕМЕА (Europe, Middle East, Africa) sales region and own end-to-end commissions process for the assigned organizations. You will be closely partnering with EMEA Sales Operations & Sales Finance leaders to ensure financial acumen, accuracy and consistency in the payment calculation and execution of the Commission Plan. The role will be responsible for leading the team through the evolution of VMware compensation plans and Compensation Systems setup and consulting key stakeholders using highest industry standards, best practices and VMware's core customer values.

Responsibilities:

• Manage teams of analysts, setting objectives and reviewing performances, providing guidance and support, arranging training and ensuring alignment to team and company goals. Motivate, lead and develop your team members
• Strategically position the team to scale and grow, ensure resilience in processes, focus on efficiency and effectiveness
• Assign roles and responsibilities to team members, monitor performance and take actions to improve work allocation and drive customer value
• Optimize current processes and remove redundancies
• Drive half-annual process of deployment of Commission plans for the sales organization
• Coordinate activities within the team to ensure proper and timely execution of payroll and reporting activities per defined schedule
• Understand inputs from various partners to develop complex cost analytics for management review and to support corporate activities. Understand the business reasons for compensation changes. Drive analytical support to upper management to support key decision making
• Take the lead to develop broad Compensation solutions and approaches that drive global process consistency
• Develop a thorough understanding of commission budgeting, forecasting, modelling process along with monthly accrual and variance analytics
• Lead process, system, and control improvements in collaboration with Sales Operations, Global incentives, and System teams for increased efficiency and effective financial analytics for the WW Field Finance organization
• Provide extensive business partner support to regional Sales Operations and Sales Finance to assist in and drive desired business results
• Manage special cases payments, analyze impact and propose resolution in accordance with VMWare policy and best practices

Requirements:

• B.A. or B.S. in Business, Finance, or Accounting;
• Minimum of 8 years of finance experience with a strong record of career progression
• 3+ years of people management experience
• At least 4 years in the Compensation function
• Strong planning and organization skills, including ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• Self-starter with unquestionable integrity, who can take charge of complex tasks with minimal direction and develop new strategies and new ways of approaching business challenges independently
• Strong interpersonal and team building skills; ability to work with a diverse team and influence / drive change across functional, business and cultural boundaries
• Experience in researching, understanding, and clearly explaining complex transactions and business impact
• Developed leadership skills is a must
• Ability to work in a remote environment
• Excellent English (written and verbal) communication skills required
• Very good organizational and excellent inter-personal communication skills

Competencies

• Ability to communicate effectively; interpret policy, procedures and data; maintain emotional control under stress
• Ability to estimate, prioritize and organize tasks effectively
• Identify problems, suggest problem resolution and escalate problems
• Constant demonstration of proactive attitude
• Ability and willingness to learn and put to use new skills and knowledge brought about by rapidly changing information and/or technology
• Possess strong work ethic, goal oriented and emphasize on results
• Responsive to the demands of employees and supervisors; give and receive constructive feedback

VMware offers:

• Opportunity to be part of the top management and decision-making team of the subsidiary and improve skills and knowledge by working in an enterprise multinational, multicultural environment of overseas and distributed teams
• Healthy work environment - company sponsored medical program, food and beverage program, sport activities, wellbeing program, discounts program, culture of open and clear communication
• - Socially responsible company - extended community service programs, variety of green and social initiatives, working with NGOs to help people in need, company focus on diversity and inclusion
• Attractive compensation package - competitive salary, flexible bonus scheme, company sponsored mobile phone plan and additional long-term incentives
• Individual career path and personal growth, enhanced by learning and development program, regular performance assessment, teams of world-wide professionals

All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality.

As part of the VMware global standards for integrity, you will be required to go through a pre-employment screening process before you join

Category : Finance
Subcategory: Finance
Experience: Manager and Professional
Full Time/ Part Time: Full Time
Posted Date: 2021-01-04

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