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ABOUT THE POSITION
Columbia Sportswear Finance & Accounting teams overseethefinancial health andforwardstrategy for a portfolio of four global brands. These teams exercise expertise across Compliance, Credit, FinancialPlanning andReporting, Tax, Treasury, and Strategy. Advancing traditional Finance & Accounting functions, the organization is also driving exciting innovation in the applicationofadvanced analytics andautomatedintelligence.
As the Senior Financial Analyst for North America Direct To Consumer (DTC), you will provide strategic and financial support to drive effective, efficient, and informed decisions for our Brick and Mortar and eCommerce channels. All aspects of financial planning (long-range planning,budgeting,and forecasting) and analysis for these divisions, including the support of major projects will be your responsibility. Within this role you will receivebroad exposure to the corporate operations of a multinational company, and opportunities to work with a number of cross functional partners and leaders.
HOWYOU WILLMAKE A DIFFERENCE
- Influence,enableand coachyour business partners to make sound business decisions.
- Develop and utilize driver-based financial modeling and analysis.
- Lead the development and compilation of annual budgets and periodic forecasts, as well as forecast to actual variances analysis for the Direct To Consumer function.
- Actively engage in the development of three-year, strategic, and long-range financial plans.
- Create insightful and accurate reporting tools,processes,and ad hoc analyses with a focus on clear storytelling, action-oriented output,and an ongoing drive for continuous improvement
- Develop financial justification for key investments (new stores ROI, vendor capabilities, headcounts).
YOU ARE
- Nimble and detail-oriented, ableto work in a fast-paced environment with accuracy
- Able to build rapport andeffective relationships with a large number of partnerswhile serving asa challenger inthedevelopment ofsound financial/business plans
- Curious,goingbeyond thesurface to find opportunity and harvest it
- Customer-focused and influencing, capable ofemphasizinginformationto enableandguidecross-functional Senior Management decision-making processesaimed at growth and profitability
YOU HAVE
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, related field, or equivalent
- 4+years experiencefocused onfinancial forecasting, budgeting,andanalysiswith demonstratedorganizational and communication abilities
- Experience in Direct To Consumer is a plus for this role
- Advanced problem-solving skills with the ability to identify potential and/or existing financial issues, evaluate available options and recommend corrective action
- Demonstrated ability to create effective excel models and presentations
- Experience with visual analytics tools, such as Power BIor Tableau, and prior experience with enterprise-level planning systems such as IBM Cognos TM1strongly preferred
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This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.
Columbia Sportswear is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. The Know Your Rights poster is available here: https://www.eeoc.gov/poster The pay transparency policy is available here: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf Columbia Sportswear is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please notify your recruiter.At Columbia Sportswear Company, we're proud to offer regular full-time employees a benefits package that includes a variety of services and products to help make your life and work more rewarding. Our benefit programs contribute to overall employee well-being by aligning those programs with the fundamental elements of well-being: physical, social/emotional, financial, career and community. Benefits that can protect your family's financial future and help you save money through our 401k plan plus a generous company match. Columbia offers medical, dental, vision, life Insurance, disability, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, and an assortment of voluntary benefit offerings (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and legal services). In addition, Columbia offers EAP + which is free and confidential 24/7/365 counseling services. We have extensive wellness benefits, employee discounts and a generous time off program available.At Columbia Sportswear Company (CSC), we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. CSC believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.