Adobe
Finance Lead
To bring digital creations to life and deliver immersive, compelling experiences.
Finance and accounting
Full-time
Office | Sydney, NSW, Australia
Visa sponsorship · No
Mid Level · A role for someone with some well-developed knowledge and skills they can bring to the role and team. Typically within 2-5 years of experience.
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Why Adobe
Adobe is the global leader in digital media and digital marketing solutions. Our creative, marketing and document solutions empower everyone – from emerging artists to global brands – to bring digital creations to life and deliver immersive, compelling experiences to the right person at the right moment for the best results. In short, Adobe is everywhere, and we’re changing the world through digital experiences.
About the role
The Opportunity This is an exciting opportunity to join the Digital Experience Finance team as we continue to propel the business through data-driven forecasts and provide influential insights. This individual will lead a wide range of activities in support of business decisions and management reporting for the consulting organization in JAPAC. You will partner closely with senior level business and finance leaders to work through all aspects of financial planning and reporting. In this role, you will develop and streamline consistent processes, own the P&L, and be a contributor on various projects and initiatives. Together, we will improve reporting across a worldwide organization and help the business increase profitability!
What you'll Do
- Drive quarterly/annual budget planning and provide strategic and tactical support in formulating local annual operating plan.
- Own quarter-end financial reporting, detailing the “Why” behind financial performance to explain variances between actuals and forecasts.
- Prepare executive presentations, tell the story of business performance using visuals to share insights. Provide forward looking outlook and highlight priorities, risks and opportunities.
- Month/quarter close and forecasting activities.
- Drive ad-hoc analysis for leadership.
- Interact regularly with business, finance and operations leadership to continually improve & enhance reporting capabilities.
What you need to succeed
- Positive and team oriented demeanour. Comfortable in a fluid as well as ambiguous environment that changes as the business evolves
- Self-starter with an inquisitive mind willing to provide recommendations by retrieving and coordinating big data and pursuing insights with a honed analytical skills.
- Ownership to drive initiatives and curiosity with desire to drive issues to root cause.
- Consistent track record at driving large-scale planning processes that involve multiple business partners.
- High attention to detail with excellent interpersonal skills, ability to lead, set objectives, and seek results.
- Experience with SFDC, Anaplan, and TM1 are preferred. Tableau, PowerBI, and SQL a plus.
- Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or related field or equivalent practical experience. CPA/MBA preferred, but not required in lieu of additional direct experience.
- 5+ years of FP&A (or related) experience required
What you'll be responsible for
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Development of Finance Strategy
Recommend improvements to optimize and improve financial performance and development of strategic long-term plans
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Operational and Financial Reporting
Analyze financial data to prepare timely reports to support business decisions
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Financial Modeling
Analyze data to create financial models that support planning and projections
Skills you'll need
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Collaboration
Works with others by being open, clear in communication and listening to achieve goals
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Numerical problem solving
Works with numerical information and performs mathematical calculations to solve problems
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Critical thinking
Identifies and synthesizes patterns and trends amongst various sources of information to reach a meaningful conclusion, perspective or insight
Meet the team
The purpose of accounting is to accumulate and report on financial information about the performance, financial position, and cash flows of a business.