Senior Finance Business Strategic Partner

Summary:

VIAVI (NASDAQ: VIAV) is a global provider of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions for telecommunications, cloud, enterprises, first responders, military, aerospace, and railway. VIAVI is also a leader in light management technologies for 3D sensing, anti-counterfeiting, consumer electronics, industrial, automotive, government and aerospace applications.

We are the people behind the products that help keep the world connected at home, school, work, at play, and everywhere in between. VIAVI employees are passionate about supporting customer success and we welcome people who bring their best every day to the company – to question, to collaborate and to push for solutions that will delight our customers.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Position Description:

The Senior Finance Business Partner will be a key member of the Business  Finance and Strategic team, and will provide financial strategic support to  the Senior Vice-President of Global Sales, the NSE Global sales organization and the Regional Sales Leaders; by providing financial insights, strategic guidance and business partnering to drive decision-making and achieve our financial goals and manage a worldwide sales budget spend within 95% accuracy. The role will provide financial advice around forward looking spend visibility, business analytics around bookings, revenue and funnel; support tracking of productivity metrics, average selling price trends, product portfolio analytics, , bookings/revenue per headcount, benchmarking analysis; highly involve in strategic and long range plans for the NSE group and responsible for worldwide sales budget plan, forecast and actual variance analysis. The Networking and Service Enablement Group (NSE) has reported annual sales of about $800m per annum and sizable selling budget.

VIAVI’s  business finance operates in a fast-paced environment with Business Units groups, engineering , marketing, commercial teams and manufacturing locations across the globe. This role requires frequent interaction with senior management in the Business Unit and also partnering with members of the corporate office and other business and centralized functions.

Critical Success Factors:

• Ability to work independently while providing optionality to business partners to keep VIAVI on track to financial commitments amidst changing business needs.

• Exceptional analytical skills.

• Capacity to prioritize and be effective with little overview and guidance.

• Ability to produce coherent and succinct executive level management reports.

• Strong interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills, with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally across all levels of the organization.

Main Responsibilities:

• Act as a strategic and financial business partner for the business unit, proactively providing decision-making support, business analytics, financial insights and data-driven recommendations

• Develop annual plans, quarterly forecast, monthly and quarterly spend & headcount trackers, and provide detailed variance analysis to leadership.

• Provide business leadership with key financial metrics, full P&L insights, and ad-hoc financial modeling.

• Develop and maintain financial models to support budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning.

• Support the Senior Vice-President of Global Sales by delivering strategic insights through cross-functional financial reviews and operational analysis.

• Continuous search for efficiencies and identifying improvement opportunities for margin expansion, productivity gains and cash enablement

• Review and approve requisitions following corporate governance policies.

• Track monthly actual spend and investments, and partner with the business to achieve the financial goals, through KPI’s, forward looking visibility, timely actions development and others.

How to make an impact:

• Financial Planning and Analysis: Lead the financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes for the Worldwide Sales organization. Provide in-depth analysis of margin expansion opportunities, identifying trends, variances, and analytics cost optimization, productivity and inflationary mitigation actions. Work closely with the Global Sales Organization and Regional Sales groups to ensure robust processes and tools are in place for efficient availability of timely and high-quality financial data as well as actionable insights into leadership for critical financial and business management decisions.

• Business Partnering: Act as a trusted advisor to Global Sales leadership, providing financial insights and strategi