Finance Business Partner, AEC Named Accounts

Autodesk is seeking an enthusiastic Finance Business Partner to join the Global Named Account Finance team within World Wide Sales Finance. This role will support the AMER AEC Named Accounts sales team with planning, forecasting, business expansion, and enterprise deals, including deal analysis, structuring, and review. The FBP will collaborate with sales and cross-functional teams, providing effective analysis and key business insights to enable optimal informed business decisions. The role also involves driving cross-functional initiatives and supporting business programs and promotions.

Must Have

• Partner with and advise sales leaders on business and financial decisions
• Assist in managing planning, budget, and forecast cycles for the Sales organization
• Manage deals from forecasting, to deal structuring and review
• Support sales and their pipeline management through Salesforce.com
• Manage and monitor the deal discount approval process and analyze results
• Drive ad-hoc financial analyses and models to inform and support recommendations
• Participate in the setting of sales compensation plans and quota setting
• Establish effective relationships with Financial Analyst organization and other groups (Sales Ops deal desk, Legal, Revenue Accounting, Tax)
• Reinforce internal controls with emphasis on revenue recognition policies
• Drive efficient, standardized systems and processes
• Act as fiduciary in the best interest of the company
• Monitor effectiveness of Finance policies, practices and processes
• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting
• Fluent in English
• 7+ years financial experience
• Strong leadership and organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Highly motivated and organized
• Able to work within specific deadlines
• Ability to maintain high quality standards in complex environments
• Strong understanding of functional areas, including revenue accounting, tax, and compliance
• Excellent business judgment and financial aptitude
• Experience with composition and review of budgets and forecasts
• Experience with forecasting and financial analysis
• Strong Excel skills, particularly regarding financial modeling
• Strong aptitude for, and experience with, general ledger and financial budgeting/forecasting software (i.e. Anaplan)
• Flexible, self-directed and able to work in a "hands on" environment

Good to Have

• MBA/CPA preferred
• 2-5 years multinational software industry experience is a plus
• Power BI/Snowflake knowledge is a plus

Perks & Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Annual cash bonuses
• Commissions for sales roles
• Stock grants
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Culture of belonging and diversity

Job Requisition ID #

25WD93472

Position Overview

Autodesk is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated finance manager to join the Global Named Account Finance team within World Wide Sales Finance. This Finance Business Partner ("FBP") role will support the AMER AEC Named Accounts sales team with planning, forecasting, business expansion and enterprise deals (including deal analysis, deal structuring and review). The finance business partner will have frequent interactions and collaborate with the AMER AEC Named Accounts sales teams, cross-functional deal support and finance teams; will be expected to enable optimal informed business decisions through strong, effective analysis and key business insights. There will also be opportunity to drive cross-functional initiatives and support business programs and promotions.

Responsibilities

• Partner with and advise sales leaders on business and financial decisions
• Assist in managing the planning, budget and forecast cycles for the Sales organization and setting targets that drive performance, monitoring financial results in accordance with strategic business initiatives
• Manage deals from forecasting, to deal structuring and review (revenue recognition and risk management) to the Deal Review Board and to booking and reporting
• Support sales and their pipeline management through Salesforce.com
• Manage and monitor the deal discount approval process and analyze results
• Drive ad-hoc financial analyses and models to inform and support recommendations and business cases
• Participate in the setting of sales compensation plans and quota setting. Liaise effectively with the Global Commission Office to ensure timely and accurate administration and payments of commissions and ensure accurate accruals are in place on a quarterly basis
• Establish an effective relationship with the Financial Analyst organization to ensure support from that team is efficient, effective and timely
• Establish relationships with other groups such as Sales Ops deal desk, Legal, Revenue Accounting, Tax, etc. to support the Sales Teams
• Reinforce internal controls with particular emphasis on the training and communication of revenue recognition policies and government engagement policy
• Drive efficient, standardized systems and processes, leverage worldwide best practices
• Act as fiduciary in the best interest of the company, free of conflicts of interest and with objectivity, integrity, and truthfulness
• Monitor effectiveness of Finance policies, practices and processes to determine efficiency and effectiveness. Recommend improvements to achieve and deliver improved results. Implement and follow standards and policies as defined by corporate and division senior management; escalate exceptions or questionable practices to direct manager or senior management staff
• May lead or sponsor cross industry or cross geography projects within Finance especially projects related to streamlining and/or improving processes and systems

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting. MBA/CPA preferred.
• Candidate need to be fluent in English
• Candidate should have 7+ years financial experience, 2-5 years multinational software industry experience is a plus
• Strong leadership and organizational skills
• Individual must have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, be highly motivated and organized, and able to work within specific deadlines
• Ability to maintain high quality standards in complex environments
• Strong understanding of functional areas, including revenue accounting, tax, and compliance
• Excellent business judgment and financial aptitude
• Experience with composition and review of budgets and forecasts
• Experience with forecasting and financial analysis
• Must have strong Excel skills, particularly regarding financial modeling
• Strong aptitude for, and experience with, general ledger and financial budgeting/forecasting software (i.e. Anaplan), Power BI/Snowflake knowledge is a plus
• Candidate must be flexible, self-directed and able to work in a "hands on" environment

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About Autodesk

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Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location. In addition to base salaries, our compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

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