Finance Analyst Marketing

Job description

Country: United States
Job Function: Accounting & Finance

State / Province: Oregon
Position Type: Full time

City / Location: Portland
Brand: adidas Group

Relocation: No Selection

Purpose

Supports the financial analysis and KPI measurement to support the Marketing Organization.Acts as business partner and provides reporting and in-depth analysis on performance against plan to assure goals are achieved.

Key Accountabilities

· Collaborates with Marketing Finance Management to plan, budget, forecast, and control assigned portion of Marketing P&L
· Collaborates with key stakeholders to plan and budget key components of the business area they are responsible for.
· Independently analyses proposed business risks and opportunities to determine impact on financial results, including post mortems on outcomes.
· Ensures financial but also non-financial managers are provided top notch and highly accurate information and analysis for their business decisions.
· Prepares weekly, monthly and quarterly ad Hoc Analysis for assigned Business Unit.
· Collaborates with Marketing Finance Management to ensure that the preparation and distribution of Marketing Reports are executed timely and accurately.
· Provides guidance on financial plans, targets, strategies, that focus on achieving desired financial and business objectives.
· Contributes to the development of standardized best practice reporting and control methods.
· Participates in cross functional projects as required

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

· Demonstrated analytical skills, comfort with Finance and/or Accounting principles and good understanding and experience with financial drivers.
· Ability to think cross functionally, join data from various sources and develop solutions in a fast paced environment.
· Ability to be detail oriented and manage multiple priorities to accomplish assignments simultaneously under tight timelines.
· Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, stakeholders, sales representatives, peers, clients, and customers.
· Advanced skills in Excel. Strongly proficient skills in Word and PowerPoint. Knowledge of SAP (or other reporting software).
· Solid understanding in fundamental database design and development. Ability to gather data from multiple sources and manipulate the data for analysis.

Qualifications

· University degree in Finance, Accounting or Business
· Two years experience in business or financial analysis or planning
· Industry specific experience preferred
· Solid accounting skills and experience preferred
· Advanced Excel skills required
· Familiarity with SAP and other relevant adidas and industry Finance systems/analytical software preferred