Senior Finance Manager (Commissions)

Instantly recognisable international technology business is looking for a Senior Finance Manager (commissions) to join their London based finance function.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast paced, entrepreneurial and rapidly growing organisation.

The Role:

The key to the role is to ensure that the processes and internal controls to deliver partner commission payments are sufficiently robust and also to take responsibility for the continued development of repeatable commission payment processes.

The successful candidate will be expected to provide analysis of profitability on specific deals, and provide input for the on-going forecasting of partner commission payments as well as tracking the status of commission structure types. The role sits within the FP&A team managing 1 direct report and a team based overseas.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage relationship with overseas accounting team
• Review monthly commission payments, accruals and one off payments for accuracy
• Prepare robust forecast commission payments
• Provide analysis on an ongoing (monthly) basis explaining the regional and partner level variances against forecast and prior year/month
• Ensure all new deal calculations are correctly set up and are working accurately prior to partners going live
• Act as key SOX contact for the overview and maintenance of our internal controls environment around the commissions process
• Act as key Finance contact for commercial teams' queries regarding commission payments and structure

Requirements:

• Qualified accountant – ideally ACA - with substantial post-degree accounting industry experience
• Strong academic background – BA or equivalent required
• Evidence of designing and maintaining an effective internals control environment
• Exposure to SOX requirements
• Strong track record of team management across different geographies
• Evidence of building strong relationships and engaging in effective written and oral communication with multiple levels and areas of the business
• Strong excel skills essential with experience of managing large and complex data sets
• Experience with ERP system (PeopleSoft/SAP/Oracle/Hyperion Planning/Essbase)
• Strong analytical skills for interpreting financial information and assessing new business situations

Job Reference: 36546
Contact: Will Wyatt
Phone: 020 7569 9999
Fax: 020 7569 9388
Address: 7 Portman Mews South, London W1H 6A