Harmonic Inc. Looking for Finance Director at Vancouver, BC Full Time

Finance Director

Harmonic is the industry leading solution for the transformation for video, cable and media companies, with smarter, faster, and simpler video streaming and broadband services. We are at the forefront of industry innovations, with simplified streaming using the cloud or software as a service, or next-generation gigabit services for the cable market. To learn more, go to “About Harmonic”.

Role Description

The SaaS Finance Director is a key member of Harmonic’s global finance team and is responsible for supporting our global SaaS Business Unit. This role is a key partner to both the executive leadership team, and be a part of the SaaS leadership team. A successful candidate will be a self-starter, passionate about finding data-driven solutions to solve problems, curious and inclined towards process improvement and efficiency. This role will report to the VP of FP&A and dotted-line into the GM.

Location

Hybrid role – Burnaby office

What you will be doing

• Lead the SaaS FP&A team on annual and quarterly planning process for SaaS, including Bookings, Revenue, and Quota-setting; as well as any other long-term business modeling/planning initiatives
  • Manage the team to build and maintain Tableau dashboards and metrics to identify key trends, risks and opportunities.
  • Collaborate closely with the business unit and Sales to provide regular insights and analysis, and support regular business reviews and planning sessions.
  • Have a sharp focus on driving cost efficiencies
  • Drive the recurring global booking and revenue forecast process. Lead cross-functional meetings and ensure achievement of associated targets for the company. Ownership of the reporting models, data integrity and completion of key action items
  • Partner with Sales Ops and the Commissions analysts on annual SaaS quota planning and regular reporting of performance metrics.
  • Create reports/dashboards/KPIs related to pipeline health, customer analytics, salesforce performance and forecast accuracy.

What you will need to succeed

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, and at least 8 years of relevant finance experience
  • Superior analytical and modeling skills including advanced proficiency in Excel and the ability to quickly manipulate and analyze large data sets and build reports.
  • Hands on, results-oriented and comfortable navigating systems to get the right data. Take ownership of the role and the responsibilities, including processes and data.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to synthesize complex issues for all levels of the organization, including executives.
  • Comfortable meeting tight deadlines and managing priorities.
  • Strong experience with Excel, SFDC and Tableau (or other analytics tools). Experience with Adaptive Insights a plus.
  • Strong understanding of accounting; experience in a US company is highly desirable.

Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion at Harmonic

At Harmonic, we believe that building and nurturing a global team with diverse backgrounds and voices is critical to our success. Together, we achieve excellence through creativity and innovation, build relationships based on integrity and mutual respect, and deliver the highest quality in every aspect of our business for the benefit of our employees, business partners and shareholders.

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