Senior Business Analyst - Market Finance (m/f)

Job description

Country: Germany
Job Function: Accounting & Finance

State / Province: Germany
Position Type: Full time

City / Location: Herzogenaurach
Brand: adidas

Relocation:

Somewhere, in one of our workshops right now, the future is taking shape. We are constantly working to redefine the way clothing and footwear transforms the pitch, court or course. This is what drives us: the feeling of discovery and the urge to innovate. When we create a product that makes our hearts beat faster, we know we’re onto something.

If this sounds inspiring, you might be one of us: Someone who loves to create the present, as well as shape the future. There’s a reason adidas has been at the forefront of defining sport for more than 60 years: We never stand still. Everyday, we work to improve everything we create.

At adidas, interesting, amazing and inspiring aren’t just ideas. They are what we do every single day.

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation:

· Act as contact person for the market Finance team in assigned market by giving recommendations to enable and drive fact-based decision-making.
· Support the business to achieve financial as well as strategic targets based on the analysis of a set of relevant specific KPI’s related to assigned Market.
· Creation of transparency about business performance by controlling the business of an assigned set of Market.
· Support efficient and speedy decision process at HQ in all matters related to assigned Markets

Key Responsibilities:

· Partner with assigned market to secure achievement of Market Finance financial performance targets (focus: target achievement of assigned Market) by evaluating/recommending/implementing/ tracking adequate solutions.
· Provide transparency for business analysis (all Market P&L and Balance Sheet items
· Support permanent information flow between the Markets & Market Finance
· Liase with business to drive performance in the market towards market targets.
· Manage medium sized projects, implement findings and ensure sustainability of achievements. Develop and implement adequate communication packages to present results, recommendations and solutions. Participate in (international) project teams on demand. Support implementation of strategic group initiatives within Brand & Sales Finance
· Coordinates and manages work streams of medium scale projects with market-wide relevance or supports large scale projects
· Significantly enhance and improve working methods for day-to-day processes and systems Develop and implement state of the art controlling/analytical tools/techniques/ KPI‘s for Market Finance and respective Market to present a fair/reliable overall financial picture.
· Provide input into new processes or operational plans and deliver results with direct impact on the department targets. Work towards the achievement of department targets.
· Identify improvement potential through variance analysis, derive alternatives/solutions and facilitate related decisions. Manage & execute analyses based on standardized report data and ad hoc requests, validate periodical report data & all other relevant information and ensure that the VP Market Finance is constantly updated/informed about all critical issues & developments. Specifically ensure accuracy/reliability/completeness/timeliness of Market forecasts/Risks&Opps reports.
· Ensure compliance with Group Finance Manual, Group Policies Manual, etc. & ensure accounting/data consistency/standardization across assigned Market. Ensure that assigned Markets’ internal controls are adequate/reliable (GCSA questionnaire), weaknesses identified/rectified.
· Provide input for SBP/Budget targets (coordinated with the rest of the Brand & Sales Finance team) for all Market, which secure overall Global Sales growth/bottom line objectives. Review Market submissions & identify options for closing any gaps to targets
· Provide expertise for assigned functional area/systems and processes and ensure smooth operation of the day-to-day business by taking on ownership for related actions.

Required Skill Set

· Deep business understanding of processes and structure
· High degree of customer orientation
· Ability to maneuver in consistently changing environment
· Ability to operate cross-functionally and understanding of external business drivers
· Understanding of the complexity, interactions and dynamics within an international company
· Experience in Project Management
· Very good communication skills for persuasion and convincing others
· Business fluency in English (written and spoken)
· Very good analytical skills, managing large data quantities from multiple sources
· University degree in Business Administration/Finance/Controlling
· Comprehensive understanding of system/tools landscape
· Job Experience: Minimum of 3-5 years