Senior Manager Finance, Wholesale (2 Roles Available)

Purpose

Manages the financial performance and delivery of the full P&L for assigned area. Acts as key business partner to the assigned Sales Leader(s). Leads development of strategic planning, financial plans, budgeting, forecasting, ad hoc analysis and expense controlling. Ensures integrity and transparency of performance measurement against plan to assure financial targets are achieved. Provides financial decision support for strategic and tactical decisions. Plays a key role in long term strategic financial planning.

Key Accountabilities

• Provides action-oriented financial guidance and analysis of business plans, targets and controls to influence and support sales management in effective decision-making and the achievement of targeted profitability and sales growth.
• Manage and maintain integrity of the annual budgeting and dynamic forecasting processes
• Drives cross functional alignment on targeting, forecasting, budgeting, reporting and analysis.
• Consistently delivers creative solutions to minimize business risks and maximize business opportunities.
• Ensures financial but also non-financial managers are provided top notch and highly accurate data and insights to drive actionable business decisions.
• Lead and participate in cross functional projects as required
• Ensures appropriate expense management for assigned area.
• Lead analyst team in both performance and support of individual and team growth and development.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent knowledge in Finance and/or Accounting and high level understanding and experience with retail math and retail financial drivers.
• Ability to think strategically, synthesize complex data and develop creative and innovative solutions within an entrepreneurial environment.
• Ability to present information and respond to questions from senior executives, stakeholders, cross functional business leaders, peers, clients, and customers.
• Ability to be detail oriented and manage multiple priorities to accomplish assignments simultaneously under tight timelines.
• High level skills in Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint and Business Objects (or other reporting software).
• At adidas we offer a Hybrid work policy which requires attendance in the office Monday through Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday each week. For work requiring a high degree of collaboration or an in-person presentation, in-office attendance is required even on Friday

Qualifications (Minimum required education and experience):

• University degree in Finance, Accounting or Business
• CPA or MBA is strongly preferred
• Eight to ten years' experience in financial planning or analysis with progressive responsibility
• Industry specific experience strongly preferred
• Advanced excel skills required
• Solid accounting skills and experience
• Familiarity with SAP and other relevant adidas and industry Finance systems/analytical software a plus

• adidas offers robust and progressive medical, including HSA (Health Savings Account) with employer funding or FSA (Flexible Spending Account) options, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, adoption, with surrogate and fertility support, short and long-term disability, and basic life and AD&D insurance, which can be supplemented with employee-paid coverage. Employees are able to enroll in adidas' 401k plan and Stock Purchase Plan with employer match. Full-time employees are eligible for education assistance and generous Leave policies including 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Employees are eligible to earn an annual bonus based on both company and personal performance. Employees accrue prorated flexible time off in the amount .4388 hours per day that increases with years of service, twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year and Service Time Off during milestone years.
• At adidas we offer a Hybrid work policy which requires attendance in the office Monday through Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday each week. For work requiring a high degree of collaboration or an in-person presentation, in-office attendance is required even on Friday. The working location of this position is Portland, Oregon.
• Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.