Business Finance Manager

At Motorola Solutions, we create technologies our customers refer to as their lifeline.  Our technology platforms in communications, software, video and services help our customers work safely and more efficiently.  Whether it’s helping firefighters see through smoke, enabling police officers to see around street corners, or reliably keeping the lights on in homes and businesses around the world, our work supports those who put their lives on the line to keep us safe.  Bring your passion, potential and talents to Motorola Solutions, and help us usher in a new era in public safety and security.

Business Finance Department

Business Finance Manager role is an exciting opportunity to get involved in commercial finance within Shared Services environment. It involves management of high energy and potential team of 30+ people, who liaise directly with regional financial controllers, sales managers, business operations, supply chain across Europe, Africa, Middle East and North America regions.

Support covers a wide range of finance areas:

• P&L planning and analysis (regional & product views),
• Financial reporting on country and regional level,
• Project controlling for major system deals across the region,
• Commercial finance,
• Revenue recognition for systems deals,
• Budget planning and analysis for various business units,
• Accounting for other business related matters (i.e. customer reserves, field inventory, project costs)

We are looking for a high potential individual who will:

• Provide strong, results & people focused leadership to the team
• Partner with regional financial controllers and non-finance partners based in various MSI locations to drive business growth and support their key goals and initiatives
• Drive process improvement initiatives across shared services and regional finance organizations
• Ensure high quality and timing of service delivery
• Develop talent within the organization
• Motivate the team to achieve individual and team objectives

The role will report directly to the Head of Finance Operations Center supporting global operations out of two sites in Krakow, Poland and Penang Malaysia; and will have a strong relationship to business stakeholders.

• Degree in accounting, finance or equivalent from leading universities
• Around 10 years of progressive finance experience with clear demonstration of people management commercial finance, business partnership and process improvement
• Strong knowledge of International accounting standards and US GAAP
• Excellent communication skills, ability to influence Finance and non-Finance staff
• Excellent English (written, spoken)
• Strong analytical skills to understand complex situations rapidly
• Professional qualification of internationally recognized organization (i.e. CIMA, ACCA, CPA)