Workforce Experience Platform Finance Lead

Workforce Experience Platform Finance Lead

Description -

We are hiring a Workforce Experience Platform GBU Finance lead, focused on providing the financial support to the Product Teams within the Digital Services Division. WS organization is a high-growth strategic priority of the company.  It spans across the Personal Systems and Print segments and covers an eco-system of services, hardware, and supplies in the commercial and small & medium business space. As the world transforms the way it works through hybrid and alternative workflows, this role presents an opportunity to be a part of driving the change and creating profitable growth for HP. This role will focus on supporting the creation of a new Software offering, working closely on the investment business case.

We are looking for an experienced finance professional who understands SaaS Business Models. Need well rounded business finance experience and strong data and quantitative analysis plus solid proved project management record. Consolidating & distilling complex financial interdependencies into digestible, explainable, and actionable outcomes will be key to success in this role. The candidate’s critical thinking ability, judgement and experience will be important in the role. They will provide financial advisory and consulting on processes, deals and various other key initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Be the main point of contact for any Financial related topic for the Workforce Experience Platform

• Works closely with Business team supporting business strategy and transformation of the business towards Software/Service/SaaS business model

• Understand the new offerings, timings, secured revenue and orders needed to achieve the current year flash

• ROI analysis

• Fair Value allocation methodologies

• Ensure compliance with GAAP with the setup of the offer.

• Uses KPI’s and SaaS metrics to provide business insights

• Drive business decisions based on metrics and data

• Provides the most complex financial analyses and displays deep understanding of business to convey best method for achieving objectives and “telling the story”

Education and Experience Required:

• First level university degree with a focus in finance and/or accounting; advanced degree or accounting certification (e.g., CPA, MBA) preferred

• Big 4 experience in combination with 10+ years experience as a financial analyst

• Experienced in a variety of finance functions: public accounting, auditing, controllership, financial analysis, business planning; possessing an established HP network across these teams is a big plus

• Understanding sources of HP financial data, how to access it, and how to data mine it is a huge plus

• Experience working with cross functional teams; possess broad internal network, especially CFR, RAR, IMO, Markets Finance, Global Trade

• Experience developing, tracking, analyzing SaaS financial metrics

• Experience with business transformation, from hardware to software, or from perpetual to SaaS business model

• Operational experience in Software and/or SaaS business

Knowledge and Skills:

• Self starter, belief that Speed Matters

• Excellent understanding of accounting principles and financial analysis

• Excellent analytical skills and ability to apply professional judgment

• Excellent business application skills (e.g., Microsoft Excel, presentations)

• Excellent communication/Storytelling skills

• Superior data mining and analytical skills

• Superior teamwork skills, collaborative approach

• Strong business acumen

• Good project management skills.

• Ability to build relationship across teams and cultures

• Ability to learn quickly, adapt, accept challenges, perform, and take initiative

• Flexibility with schedule and manage multiple time zones

The base pay range for this role is $104,800 to $158,250 annually with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity (applies to US candidates only).  Pay varies by work location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits:

HP offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position, including:

• Health insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Long term/short term disability insurance

• Employee assistance program