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Company Overview
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 its 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.
Department Overview
This is an exciting opportunity with high visibility in the Software Finance department. The mission of the Software finance department is to deliver value to the Software operations by providing financial support through timely, data-driven analysis, effective resource planning and management of business performance to help our business partners execute on their strategic and operational imperatives which contributes to a strong financial performance. As Motorola Solutions accelerates innovation through software, the finance organization has a unique opportunity to support the new Software Enterprise business unit.
Job Description
This is a fantastic opportunity to be a leader in how command center software is delivered and implemented. This role will be a finance leader for software delivery across CAD and Records projects, and will be instrumental in driving the software transition to the cloud. The person in this role will interact with various Motorola groups, partners and customers to support accurate logging of new projects, revenue and cost recognition throughout projects life-cycle, and timely cash collections for completed deliverables.
Core Responsibilities include:
* Guide operating partners to understand the financial impact of contemplated business decisions including review milestone plans and while focusing on revenue, cost reduction, and cash acceleration opportunities.
* Understand and explain changes in: project forecast to complete weekly estimates, project risk projections, deferred cost balances.
* Drive and optimize delivery process and practices for both existing cloud portfolio and on-premise products transitioning to the cloud.
* Drive weekly territory forecast calls and provide required analysis to support revenue, margin, and cash generation.
* Complete monthly revenue / cost entries identify and execute on customer billing opportunities, and maintain accurate financial profile of each project.
* Review project credit workbooks and track revenue and shipments for each project.
* Perform quarterly/annual Percentage-Of-Completion (POC) analysis to determine both P&L and BS adjustments. Work with the Controller to identify cost savings/cost adjustments.
* Develop revenue and margin outlooks, bridging changes in forecast/budgets identifying risk and opportunities.
Additional Knowledge/Skills:
* Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Accounting preferred
* 2+ years of working experience in a finance or accounting related field preferred
* MS Office Suite
* Oracle experience preferred
Basic Requirements
* Bachelor's Degree
Travel Requirements
Under 10%
Relocation Provided
None
Position Type
Experienced
Referral Payment Plan
No
EEO Statement
Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran's status, or, any other protected characteristic.
Chicago, IL
Since 1928, Motorola has been committed to innovation in communications and electronics. Our company has achieved many milestones in its 85-plus year history. We pioneered mobile communications in the 1930s with car radios and public safety networks. We made the equipment that carried the first words from the moon in 1969. In 1983 we led the communications revolution with the first commercial handheld cellular phone and system. Today, as a global industry leader, excellence in innovation continues to shape our future.
Motorola Solutions connects people through technology. Public safety and commercial customers around the world turn to Motorola Solutions innovations when they want highly connected teams that have the information they need throughout their workdays and in the moments that matter most to them.
Our customers rely on us for the expertise, services and solutions we provide, trusting our years of invention and innovation experience. By partnering with customers and observing how our products can help in their specific industries, we are able to enhance our customers’ experience every day.
Motorola Solutions serves more than 100,000 public safety and commercial customers in more than 100 countries. Our wide-ranging product portfolio has the tools you need to get the job done in any business. As an industry leader, we design and develop devices including radios and the infrastructure that supports them.
Our mission-critical design philosophy led to our new High Velocity Human Factors investigation, an area of cognitive research that helps us develop products for first responders by working with them in crisis situations to study their communication needs. We take what we learn in the field and bring it back to the lab to create products that will function under extreme conditions and networks that will reliably support those products.
Working with our global channel partner community, Motorola Solutions reaches an extensive customer base, from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies. Our focus is on developing integrated end-to-end solutions that deliver a clear return on investment, and our products empower individuals through seamless connectivity.