Strategic Finance Advisor

2 weeks ago

Cary, North Carolina, United States SAS Full time

Finance Business Partner - United States

Welcome to SAS

We are a leader in analytics, empowering clients globally to convert data into actionable intelligence. As a debt-free, multi-billion-dollar entity, we are on the journey towards IPO-readiness. If you seek a vibrant and rewarding career that offers flexibility and an exceptional employee experience, you will find it here.

Position Overview

The Finance division is in search of a Finance Business Partner who will work in close collaboration with executive and business leadership, providing essential financial planning, reporting, analysis, and strategic decision support to enhance business operations. This role is pivotal in ensuring the successful execution of related initiatives while aligning and optimizing financial and business objectives, strategies, policies, processes, and controls across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

  • Act as a trusted advisor and collaborate closely with executive leadership as an integral member of their management team.
  • Assist in the formulation and execution of financial strategies that are in harmony with the organization’s goals and objectives.
  • Maintain ongoing awareness and alignment between all Finance functions and the broader business in the design, development, and operation of plans, policies, systems, processes, and controls.
  • Utilize competitive insights, industry trends, customer metrics, and market dynamics to guide company and divisional targets, strategies, and plans.
  • Oversee the delivery of divisional budgets, forecasts, and key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess success, ensuring performance aligns with plans and enhancing the accuracy of budget and forecast submissions.
  • Provide regular financial management reporting, reviewing KPIs, performance, and external data to deliver insights on divisional and company-wide performance, highlighting trends, risks, issues, and opportunities to executive leadership.
  • Conduct comprehensive financial analyses and investigations to offer actionable recommendations aimed at improving growth, profitability, efficiency, productivity, financial control, and risk mitigation.
  • Employ financial models, simulate scenarios, and provide data-driven insights and recommendations to support decisions, including investment analysis, pricing strategies, revenue optimization, and resource allocation.
  • Support decision-making on deals and bids, ensuring margin and risk are effectively managed, and that deals comply with internal policies.
  • Engage with prospects, suppliers, and customers to promote SAS and assist in negotiations.
  • Develop new financial policies, processes, and controls in partnership with business leadership, ensuring effective implementation.
  • Collaborate closely with other business support divisions to enhance advisory and support services, policy, and process development for frontline business divisions.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting.
  • A minimum of 5 years of professional experience, ideally in a large international publicly traded organization in a Business Partnering or Financial Planning & Analysis role.
  • A proven track record as a business partner to senior leadership, including C-suite executives.
  • Strong relationship management, influencing, and negotiation skills.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
  • Capability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across various levels, functions, and geographies.
  • An equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant experience may be considered.
  • A curiosity-driven, passionate, authentic, and accountable mindset, reflecting our core values.

Preferred Qualifications

  • MBA or CPA certification.
  • Advanced knowledge of US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, financial reporting, and revenue recognition specific to the technology sector.
  • Demonstrated ability to positively influence financial performance as a Finance Business Partner.
  • Experience in a Business Partner role within a large multinational software and/or services organization.
  • Aptitude for conveying complex financial information clearly to non-financial stakeholders and C-suite executives.
  • Proven experience in leading cross-functional projects.
  • Prior knowledge and experience applying ASC 606 standards.
  • Advanced financial analysis skills and a CFO mindset.
  • Experience with large international publicly traded organizations in commercial finance or business partnering roles.

World-Class Benefits

Our benefits package includes:

  • Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision plans.
  • Medical plan options featuring a PPO with low annual deductible and copays.
  • HDHP combined with a health savings account with contributions from SAS.
  • Onsite Health Care Center available to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan.
  • An industry-leading 401k plan.
  • Generous time off policies, including vacation, paid holidays, and a U.S. Winter Wellness Break.
  • Volunteer Time Off, parental leave, and unlimited paid sick days.
  • Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees.

Diversity and Inclusion

At SAS, we believe in enhancing our culture through diversity. Our diverse workforce brings together unique talents, inspiring teams to create exceptional software that reflects the diversity of our users and customers. Our commitment to diversity is a priority for our leadership and is fundamental to our identity. You are welcome here.

Additional Information

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and should not require sponsorship for employment visa status. SAS is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, considering all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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