Why Work at Lenovo
Description and Requirements
As a Deal Finance Analyst in Lenovo Solutions & Services Group, you will play a vital role in supporting pre-sales bid and proposal management for customized and complex deals. Within this role, you play a vital role in assisting our sales, pre-sales, and delivery teams to govern sales processes and execute complex deals, with a particular focus on bid financial management. The Deal Finance Analyst plays a key role in the pursuit process, managing the pursuit of a successful outcome, applying financial management methods, skills, best practices and tools. To be successful in the role, you should demonstrate an ability to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders and have a strong track record of pre-sales bid financial process execution.
Responsibilities:
- Deal Financial Governance: Responsible for executing and optimizing the deal assurance processes for pre-sales bid solutions, including but not limited to pricing approval, tax review, price benchmarking, credit approval, treasury approval, accounting due diligence and other critical stages. Provide timely updates to stakeholders such as the deal desk and other finance functions.
- Deal Financial Policy Management: Implement, review and improve deal finance policies when improvement areas are observed. Ensure all financial processes comply with company policies and legal regulations, enhancing approval efficiency and accuracy.
- Bid Support: Provide comprehensive financial support for the company's bidding activities, including but not limited to preparing the financial section of bid documents, bid P&L analysis, tax impact analysis, funding arrangements etc. Ensure the financial rationality and competitiveness of the bidding proposals.
- Financial Modelling and Reporting: Conduct financial analysis based on pre-sales solution data, providing decision support to management. Regularly compile and share financial analysis reports, including but not limited to monthly deal capital control reports, cash flow projections etc., contributing to the formulation and optimization of business strategies. Build Financial models to evaluate deal profitability and returns
- Process Optimization and Knowledge Transfer: Continuously optimize pre-sales financial assurance processes to improve work efficiency. Organize or participate in internal training to impart financial knowledge to the pre-sales team and other relevant departments, enhancing the team's overall financial awareness and collaboration capabilities.
- Bachelor's degree or above in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related fields.
- At least 3 years of relevant financial work experience, with experience in pre-sales financial support in large enterprises preferred.
- Familiarity with enterprise financial management processes, including pricing management, credit management, treasury management, tax management etc.
- Excellent communication and coordination skills, problem-solving abilities, and a strong teamwork spirit. Ability to work under pressure.
- Proficient in Excel and other office software. Familiarity with ERP systems or related financial management software is a plus.
- Possession of good professional ethics and a strong sense of responsibility, with a keen eye for detail and a strong numerical aptitude.
- Private medical, Income protection, life insurance, attractive pension scheme
- Positive work-life balance, learning and development
- Lenovo and Motorola product discounts, lifestyle discounts
- Holiday purchase
- Cycle to work, MyGymDiscounts
- Mortgage advice and support
- Referral bonus
- Electric car salary sacrifice scheme, free onsite parking