VIAVI Solutions · 1 week ago
Senior Finance Business Partner (Manager-Level Contributor)
San Jose, CA USA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$86K/yr - $160K/yrVIAVI Solutions is a global provider of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions. The Senior Finance Business Partner will provide financial strategic support to the Senior Vice-President of Global Sales and the NSE Global sales organization, driving decision-making and achieving financial goals.
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Responsibilities
Act as a strategic and financial business partner for the business unit, proactively providing decision-making support, business analytics, financial insights and data-driven recommendations
Develop annual plans, quarterly forecast, monthly and quarterly spend & headcount trackers, and provide detailed variance analysis to leadership
Provide business leadership with key financial metrics, full P&L insights, and ad-hoc financial modeling
Develop and maintain financial models to support budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning
Support the Senior Vice-President of Global Sales by delivering strategic insights through cross-functional financial reviews and operational analysis
Continuous search for efficiencies and identifying improvement opportunities for margin expansion, productivity gains and cash enablement
Review and approve requisitions following corporate governance policies
Track monthly actual spend and investments, and partner with the business to achieve the financial goals, through KPI’s, forward looking visibility, timely actions development and others
Financial Planning and Analysis: Lead the financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes for the Worldwide Sales organization. Provide in-depth analysis of margin expansion opportunities, identifying trends, variances, and analytics cost optimization, productivity and inflationary mitigation actions. Work closely with the Global Sales Organization and Regional Sales groups to ensure robust processes and tools are in place for efficient availability of timely and high-quality financial data as well as actionable insights into leadership for critical financial and business management decisions
Business Partnering: Act as a trusted advisor to Global Sales leadership, providing financial insights and strategic guidance to support decision-making. Advocate for the business and collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Regional Sales groups, Global Sales Operations, as well as Regional Senior Sales leaders in Americas, Europe and Asia, to build credibility and trust with partner functions by becoming deeply knowledgeable about sales, pricing, spending, performance metrics and capital projects, as well as financial and business implications
Reporting and Analysis: Prepare and present weekly, monthly and quarterly financial reports to Global Sales leadership and other stakeholders. Develop and maintain financial models to support business planning and decision-making
Spend Management: Monitor and control cost and expenses, ensuring alignment with budget and strategic objectives. Identify and implement cost-saving initiatives and process improvements. Manage through trade off decisions across spend areas to maximize budget use and finding continuous efficiencies
Strategic Initiatives: Support the development and execution of strategic initiatives, including productivity metrics, lean initiatives and funnel or demand creation. Provide financial analysis and recommendations to support business cases and investment decisions in a face pace environment
Compliance and Governance: Ensure compliance with financial policies, procedures, and regulations. Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records and documentation
Provide financial and strategic advice to the Business Partners
Support the annual budget with the expectation to land within [+0% / -5%] of target
A Senior Finance partner who is the point of contact and accountable of all the financial information, trending analysis, source data and translating into actionable initiatives to support the decision making
Regular and timely updates around Plan, forecast, Actual and forward-looking financial visibility with the ability to elaborate from bottoms up to Executive overview around total Global sales Financials
Fully understanding of Sales finance practices and operating mechanism to drive project investment and its close loop with original strategic plans
Partnering with the Stakeholders to identify options to addressing any gaps presented at the monthly reviews
Proactive and accountable participant in financial discussions, with the ability of problem solving
Be the conduct between Global / regional Sales and all financial groups, such as accounting, accounts payable, corporate FP&A, etc. for accounting guidance and support
Qualification
Required
A bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field is required
Significant experience in finance, preferably within the manufacturing industry
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence stakeholders
Strong understanding of financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting
Advanced proficiency in excel is essential
Excellent command of spoken and written English
Strong problem-solving ability and capability to work independently, taking ownership of complex financial challenges with minimal guidance
Preferred
Experience working in a global, publicly traded, matrixed organization is a plus
Familiarity with Oracle 12 (including OBIEE and Project Accounting), Hyperion Planning, Essbase, Tableau is desirable
Benefits
Paid time off
Health
Life and disability insurance
401(k)
Bonus program
Company
VIAVI Solutions
Global provider of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions and light management technologies
Founded in 1923
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (25)
2024 (22)
2023 (15)
2022 (30)
2021 (9)
2020 (17)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$990.73M2025-12-16Post Ipo Equity· $140.73M
2025-10-16Post Ipo Debt· $600M
2025-08-13Post Ipo Debt· $250M
Leadership Team
Oleg Khaykin
President and CEO
Sameh Yamany
Corporate Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
2026-01-16
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