The candidate will be responsible for leading a team in overseeing the budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis of sales, revenue and contract value for Blackboard’s North America businesses.
Primary responsibilities include the following areas:
Work closely with Executives to build monthly, quarterly, annual and multi-year sales, revenue, COGS and contract value forecasts
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Counsel business unit leaders on revenue related matters, including ad hoc analysis and large deal review.
Work with the sales and marketing leadership to prepare their detailed multi-year Budget.
Improve upon the forecasting models used to develop multiyear sales, revenue and contract value projections
Serve as the primary FP&A liaison to management in the Accounting and Finance Ops orgs on revenue related issues.
Lead the collaboration with peers in Accounting and Finance to perform ad-hoc analysis and to explain variances versus Budget, prior Forecast and prior months
Provide ad hoc support to business leaders for items related to sales, revenue and contract value
Look for ways to improve the accuracy and automation of the current Forecasting process.
Play a key leadership role in the Finance organization, including improving management reporting, mentoring team members and assisting with business optimization.
This position is located in Blackboard’s Headquarters in Washington, DC and reports to the Senior Director, Finance.
Professional Qualifications
Strong Excel, Powerpoint and Access skills, with particular focus on financial modeling and the use of advanced features of spreadsheets.
Experience being a trusted Business Partner to senior leadership.
Substantial experience with Hyperion Planning and Hyperion Essbase.
Experience with a subscription based revenue model strongly preferred.
Highly organized and ability to work on multiple projects at once.
High level of analytical ability and accuracy.
Prior management experience required.
Excellent interpersonal and organization skills required. Must be comfortable presenting to leadership.
Flexibility a must.
Looking for someone with a Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years or more of job-related experience. MBA preferred.
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