"Finance Director, Financial Athlete Program"

"**Finance Director, Financial Athlete Program****Preferred Qualifications****OBJECTIVE**We are embarking on a new program that provides the opportunity for Oracles Global Business Finance Division to become familiar with and uncover top tier financial talent. We have intentionally left the scope ambiguous to allow us to evaluate candidates based on certain skills, experiences and attributes that have proven to be impactful and successful within Oracle; rather than focus on linear and stringent position requirements.Our overall objective is to create a talent community of financial athletes that are agile and can add value in several facets of Oracle. The idea being rather than a candidate fitting a specification we find candidates and assess where they could provide instant value, credibility, improvements or fulfill strategic gaps.Below we have summarized attributes and competencies that are key to being a successful Executive Financial leader at Oracle.**PROFILE SUMMARY:**+ Classic business partner to large Sales and/or Operations+ Trusted advisor and influencer to operational/sales leaders+ Managing teams at scale; as well as managing across and up+ Forward leaning finance leader with a passion toward operational excellence+ Technology sector experience to include but not limited to; sales finance, services sales, cloud and cloud infrastructure.+ Strong analytical and problem solver+ Outstanding project management and organizational skills+ Ability to thrive in an environment with ambiguity and change+ Excellent verbal and written communication skills+ Demonstrated ability to work well in a cross-functional team+ Self-directed, proactive with ability to multi-task**TARGET COMPETENCIES:****CORE COMPENTENCIES****DEFINITION****CHANGE AGILITY****PIONEERING CHANGE**+ Initiates strategic change initiatives in anticipation of a changing external environment+ Champions organizational change initiatives in a way that helps people understand, appreciate, and support them+ Guides the organization to remain flexible in a changing, competitive environment+ Fosters creativity, measured risk-taking actions, and entrepreneurial thinking in others**COLLABORATION****CREATING BUSINESS SYNERGIES**+ Fosters collaboration between business leaders+ Facilitates consensus among diverse stakeholders with opposing viewpoints on critical issues+ Drives a diverse and inclusive culture throughout the organization+ Instills a sense of common purpose, joint mission, and mutual responsibility to create and support business outcomes+ Aligns strategic priorities of own area with the direction and priorities of the broader organization**COMMUNICATING FOR IMPACT****STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS**+ Ensures clarity around organization's strategic intent and business objectives+ Champions strategic initiatives in ways that generate organization-wide understanding and support+ Builds confidence and inspires support through a convincing presentation style**COMPLETIVE EDGE****DEVELOPING NEW OPPORTUNITIES**+ Predicts changes in customer expectations; takes advantage of opportunities to shape and re-shape market propositions+ Builds long-term business value+ Creates a culture of innovation and encourages entrepreneurship+ Strategically develops a range of options/paths to achieve business objectives within a changing environment**INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP****DELIVERING ENTERPRISE LEADERSHIP**+ Establishes and models authentic leadership across internal and external boundaries+ Builds internal and external reputation as a strategic business leader+ Inspires and empowers others toward achievement of goals and strategies+ Employs and develops the right talent at every level**MASTERING COMPLEXITY****STRATEGIC DECISION-MAKING**+ Makes decisions about the long-term strategy to sustainably grow the business+ Creates an environment that shapes and supports cross-functional analysis of problems and decision-making+ Actively supports the resolution of ambiguous, complex problems that cross organizational boundaries+ Creates an environment of personal accountability and ownership for problem-solving**PERFORMANCE DRIVE & EXECUTION****ENTERPRISE EXECUTION**+ Holds self and others accountable for delivering shareholder value+ Creates and instills a performance driven, results-orientation culture based on data and facts+ Takes full accountability for the achievement of organizational results+ Delivers audience-appropriate messages about financial performance and future expectations**Detailed Description and Job Requirements**Serves as a financial advisor and business partner in managing the activities of the financial analyst staff. Ensures that global business processes and practices are followed in providing accurate financial analysis in support of Oracle's business to facilitate decision making and future business strategies. Manages a professional staff.As a member of Oracle's finance organization, you will manage the finance team and drive key cross functional business practices such as management of the budget and forecasting processes. Your will prepare, administer, and direct the control of the budget. Review and approve recommendations for financial planning and control. Monitor divisions and subsidiaries adherence to budgets. Develop, implement, and integrate financial practices across multiple organizations and locations. Develop, recommend, and implement financial policies, practices, and process changes.Assists in the development of short, medium, and long term plans to achieve strategic objectives. Regularly interacts across functional areas with senior management or executives to ensure unit objectives are met. Ability to influence thinking or gain acceptance of others in sensitive situations. Strong analytical and problem solving skills. Serves as process owner; ability to identify cross-functional issues. Demonstrated leadership skills. 10 years relevant experience and BA/BS degree in Accounting or Finance preferred. CPA/MBA desired.**Oracle is an Affirmative Action-Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veterans status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.****Job:** Finance**Location:** US-TX,Texas-Austin**Job Type:** Regular Employee Hire**Organization:** Oracle"