Hi to all of you again! This time round this is a blog entry by one of our current Graduate Trainee, Charles. Charles graduated from National University of Singapore (NUS) with a business degree specialising in Banking & Finance. This entry recalls his experience in the Finance department as part of his first rotation in the Graduate Development Program.
After the honeymoon period of the foundational training, all of us were posted to our first rotation. I was placed in the Finance department.
Oracle’s finance department is not the typical finance/banking environment we find in banks. The finance department is in charge of planning and compensation. One area of my job includes tracking the headcount of sales rep weekly. Sales representatives are an integral part of Oracle as they bring in Oracle’s revenue and thus we track their headcount closely.
Another challenging task I was assigned was the CFO package. After every quarter, the CFO will have to present on the key financial results for the quarter. I had to compiled and assemble the entire APAC region crucial financial results. With the amount of Lines of Businesses and the recent acquisition of Sun Microsystem, it certainly was not an easy task! However, with the help of my colleague and under the guidance of my manager, we were able to complete the CFO package in the tight deadline of 1 week.
Initially I was apprehensive about entering the Finance department. As a business student, I wanted to acquire technical and product knowledge of the vast array of solutions Oracle has. Yet being in the Finance department has been extremely beneficial. I have a bird’s eye view of the organization. By looking at the numbers, I am better able to understand the organization as a whole.
Through my first rotation in the Oracle Graduate Program I had opportunities to come into contact with people of different skill-set and acquired varied learning from the wide-ranging chances given.
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