Senior Financial Analyst

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adidas is hiring a Senior Financial Analyst to deliver robust financial planning and analysis for NAM Retail Brick and Mortar, focusing on sales, margin and inventory. This full-time hybrid role in Portland requires driving monthly store forecasts, developing KPI tools, collaborating with Merchandising, Operations and Omnichannel, and designing financial models for strategic initiatives while managing data in SAC, IBP and TM1. The ideal candidate brings 5 to 7 years in retail finance, advanced Excel, SAP and BI tools, and the ability to synthesize data for executives. To apply, tailor your resume to quantify forecasting accuracy, margin optimization and inventory impact, highlight cross-functional wins, and submit a concise targeted cover letter.

Purpose:

Provide extensive financial planning and analysis to support NAM Retail Brick & Mortar stores, specifically focusing on sales, margin and inventory.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive the monthly store forecast and reporting processes as well as utilize and develop financial tools to analyze retail KPIs, store modeling and fleet sales performance
• Collaborate cross-functionally with retail business partners (Merchandising, Operations, Omnichannel, etc.) to develop accurate forecasts and budgets
• Provide independent analytical approach to review critical retail topics such as market and store level analysis, key retail metrics drivers, and the correlation between sales, margin, and inventory
• Partner with the retail business to consult and design financial models for key strategic initiatives
• Support retail forecast and financial data submission obligations throughout the corporate systems landscape (SAC, IBP, TM1, etc.)
• Drive business results by evaluting sales and margin trends to identify risks and opportunities within the retail business

Key Relationships:

• Retail Leadership
• Finance Leadership
• Retail Planning & Merchandising
• Retail Operations
• Cost Management & Accounting

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated analytical skills, comfort with Finance and/or Accounting principles and good understanding and experience with retail math and retail financial drivers
• Proven ability to operate cross functionally, join data from various sources and develop creative and innovative solutions within an entrepreneurial environment
• Effective communication and collaboration skills across various business partners with differing priorities
• Strong prioritization skills and the ability 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
• Understanding in fundamental database design and development. Ability to gather data from multiple sources and manipulate the data to develop demand-driven and action-based reporting and analysis
• Advanced skills in Excel. Proficient skills in SAP, PowerPoint and TM1 (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

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or related field
• 5-7 years related experience
• Industry specific experience preferred
• Solid accounting skills and experience a plus
• Technical proficiency in Excel, Power BI, SAP
• Databricks and SQL knowledge a plus
• Experience with TM1 preferred