Senior Finance Specialist - Concur Deal Desk

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Job Overview: 

 

The Concur Deal Desk is part of the GCF Specialized Deal Support CoE which supports Concur, Callidus and OEM / MSP LoB’s. The Specialized Deal Support CoE is a critical pillar within the GCF Commercial CoE, which provides deal support for cloud deals. The team offers great learning and development opportunities and exposure to market leading cloud businesses.

 

The team provides direct or indirect support on topics such as pricing, revenue recognition, contracts, legal, DoA etc.

 

The Commercial Business Partner is responsible for evaluating fair value of Concur deals, revenue recognition and providing overall deal support to Concur deals in assigned regions. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and have experience with complex revenue recognition issues. This role will have a strong partnership with SAP Revenue Recognition, Concur Sales, Legal and other supporting finance teams.

 

Specific Responsibilities:

 

• Will act as the primary Deal Desk & Revenue Recognition contact for one of the identified regions, as well as provide back-up coverage to other regions, as required.
• Work with Sales, Legal and Contracts to ensure agreements are structured in accordance with SAP's Revenue Recognition policies
• Review and approve deals to safeguard financial results, and maintain compliance and consistencies with established policies
• Responsible for carrying out tasks and assisting the field sales team via the quote to order process in the Concur Systems.
• Review contracts and related documents to identify appropriate revenue recognition issues.
• Provide support for the Quarterly Business Reviews and quarterly / annual audits performed by internal and independent auditors.
• Keep current on the latest Revenue Recognition training content & programs.
• Drive automation of manual processes and identify/implement best practices
  • Independently leads tasks and projects such as interactions with Pricing, Legal, CFO’s office, CFR, DoA review, GRC / SOX Compliance etc.
• Provide sales enablement to regional sales team

 

 Qualifications

 

• BA/BS in Accounting or Business Administration with focus on accounting topics; financial designation preferred.
• Minimum of 6-10 years’ experience which could consist of Revenue Recognition, Audit, Financial Controlling, Commercial Deal Support, etc.
• Expertise in IFRS 15 is a strong plus.
• Strong general business acumen and can contribute finance expertise to address a variety of business challenges within a complex and dynamic organization
• Demonstrated problem-solving and analytical skills. Able to discern alternatives and make objective recommendations, understand how to effectively work with other business groups to accomplish goals.
• Experience with major CRM systems (e.g., SAP, Salesforce, etc.) preferred, but not required.
• Natural curiosity regarding how to make process improvements.
• Ability to remain flexible in a fast paced and rapidly changing environment.
• Well-developed oral and written communication ability to interact with upper levels of management.
• Able to work within a team environment effectively, as we