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Director Finance
Adidas Group
Portland, OR, United States
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Director Finance-Team Services
Purpose
This position manages and guides the budgeting, forecasting, and planning processes for our US Team Services (USTS) business. The cornerstone activity of this role is building out exceptional financial and strategic support for a new and growing business model. The role ensures USTS leadership is provided top notch and highly accurate financial and non-financial information and analysis for their business decisions.
Key Accountabilities
• Financially supports the development of a new business model within adidas, US Team Services, and acts as a business consultant and advocate
• Drives the planning and execution of the annual budgeting process and sets the direction for long-term planning and investments for USTS
• Determines, develops, and monitors KPIs for ad-hoc, short- and long-term planning
• Develops the analytical framework for supporting and evaluating the USTS organization and their initiatives; then leads the preparation, analysis, and presentation insightful reporting of financial and operating results for senior leadership, with additional support required for those outside traditional reporting systems
• Manages and maintains best-of-class monthly and ad-hoc financial forecasting process in strong collaboration with commercial and marketing finance counterparts
• Manages the relationship and service levels between USTS and corporate support functions, including adidas Brand Finance, FP&A, Sales Analysis, Operations, Financial Shared Services, Credit and Global/Regional Marketing Operations
• Evaluates proposed business opportunities, projects and other pending decisions to determine impact on company’s financial results and to identify ways to improve the economics for the Company and prepares post mortems on outcomes
• Responsible for all cross-functional policies related to new business practices and serves as key point person for corporate functions (e.g. Global Operations and IT)
• Provides leadership and consultation for direct reports and team through the sharing of best practice techniques and mentoring
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from senior executives, stakeholders, and cross-functional business leaders
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and determine and implement effective action plans
• Desire and ability to work closely and collaboratively with other members of senior Finance leadership team
• Ability to coach, manage, align, motivate and develop direct reports
• Ability to think strategically, synthesize the most complex data and develop innovative solutions within an entrepreneurial environment
• Ability to execute scenario planning and investment case analysis
• Excellent analytical, written, oral, organizational, and presentation skills to influence company leadership and decisions at all levels
Minimum Qualifications
1. Advanced degree or qualification in Finance, Economics or Accounting (e.g. MBA or CPA)
2. Solid accounting skills and experience
3. Advanced excel skills required
4. Familiarity with SAP, COPA and other relevant adidas and industry Finance systems/analytical software a major plus
5. 8-10 years of broad based operational finance experience with progressive responsibility in industry leading companies