Senior Financial Analyst CP&R (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

Within Corporate Performance Management we drive company-wide activities in regards to financial planning, analysis, and reporting to support strategic & operational decision-making as well as performance management at Group level. Senior Financial Analyst CP&R is responsible to ensure the preparation of timely, accurate and relevant management information and analysis concerning the historic and expected future financial performance of the adidas Group/Sales channels and thereby provides a crucial basis for decision making and business planning to the Board and the Senior Management. Furthermore this role supports development of financial reporting processes and systems to enable harmonization and alignment across all channels.

Key Accountabilities

· Planning and reporting all Month- / Quarter- / Year-End closing activities for all Sales channels.
· Standard reporting management and delivery – planning and implementing business requirements in a timely manner.
· Implement new deliverables for both internal and external Financial reporting, including a clear and logical presentation of financials for Sales area according to Senior Management requirements and service-level agreement.
· Responsible for the creation and communication of Global Retail / eCom reports and analysis on weekly and monthly basis.
· Drive and implement reporting for integrated process management, demonstrating a clear cause-and-effect link among non-financial KPIs such as Marketing or Merchandising information, and financial ones (impact on P&L).
· Set-up new processes that drive world class financial reporting, including dashboard definition, presentation and maintenance, utilizing Microstrategy reporting tool at a professional level.
· Guide the Market Controllers in CIS in regards to all Planning and Reporting processes by identifying, sharing and fostering best practices, and implementing sustainable conceptual and technical solutions applicable across the board.
· Work with Director Group Planning & Reporting on complex projects with impact on reporting landscape, deep impact on the finance reporting processes and cross-departmental finance organization (i.e. IPM, IBP retail, integration of Franchise sell-out reporting, Flagship Store reporting).
· Actively share knowledge within the team and enable dedicated deputy to take over own tasks/responsibilities.

Knowledge, Capabilities and Experience

· Deep business understanding of operational processes and structures within adidas Sales Channels
· Very good understanding of finance, in particular financial statements (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow)
· Excellent understanding of financial reporting and dashboarding, ability to organize important information in a meaningful way
· Taking initiative and result orientation
· High degree of customer orientation
· Ability to accept and meet deadlines, often balancing conflicting priorities
· Very good analytical skills, managing big data from different sources (BI, GRAPE, SPOT, etc.)
· Good understanding of Microstrategy, ability to create simple dashboards
· Excellent command of English language (written and spoken)
· Good analytical skills

Qualifications

· University degree in Business Administration / Finance / Controlling or equivalent background in related fields
· Experience in BI tools, SAP, Microstrategy
· Experience in project management
· 3-5 years of work experience in a similar role