Senior Manager, Finance Corporate Controlling

Senior Manager, Finance Corporate Controlling

Purpose :

Leads development of financial plans, targets, budgets, forecasts, and expense controlling for NAM Corporate functions. Ensures integrity and transparency of performance measurement against plan to assure financial targets are achieved. Provides financial decision support for strategic and tactical decisions. Manages a team of 2 to cover the full scope of Operating Overhead spending.

Key Accountabilities:

• Leads in planning, budgeting, forecasting and controlling for NAM Corporate functions and consolidates all operating overhead expenses
• Drives cross functional alignment on targeting, forecasting, budgeting, reporting and analysis
• Leads ROI Analysis to inform and support profitable overhead investments
• Collaborates with NAM corporate leaders on strategic projects to address business risks and opportunities and to influence the outcome
• Ensures financial but also non-financial managers are provided top notch and highly accurate information and analysis for their business decisions
• Prepares monthly and quarterly and ad hoc analysis
• Independently analyzes proposed business risks and opportunities to determine impact on financial results, including post-mortems on outcomes
• Owner of NAM Corporate overhead budgets - ensuring budgeting activities are executed timely and accurately
• Provides guidance on financial plans, targets, strategies, that focus on achieving desired financial business objectives
• Drives creative solutions to minimize business risks and maximize business opportunities
• Provides guidance and consultation for business partners
• Manage process in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws - Ensuring all business partners are trained and motivated to achieve goals

Knowledge

Skills and Abilities:

• Self-starter with excellent knowledge in Finance and/or Accounting
• Ability to think strategically, synthesize complex data and develop creative and innovative solutions within an entrepreneurial environment
• Ability to present information and interact effectively with 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
• Ability to manage competing priorities and define realistic / sustainable solutions for team
• Promote a team first environment where everyone can openly contribute and ensure appropriate work/life balance for team members
• Ability to manage, align and influence process with business partners
• Proven ability to operate cross functionally and develop creative and innovative solutions within an entrepreneurial environment
• Advanced skills in Excel, Power BI and growing knowledge of AI tools. Strongly proficient skills in Access, Word, PowerPoint and Business Objects

Qualifications (Minimum required education and experience):

• University degree in Finance, Accounting or Business
• 8-10 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 a required

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.