Finance Analyst II - Supply Chain

Columbia Sportswear • Hood River, OR

217d

About The Position

Columbia Sportswear Finance & Accounting teams oversee the financial health and forward strategy for a portfolio of four global brands. These teams exercise expertise across Compliance, Credit, Financial Planning and Reporting, Tax, Treasury, Procurement, and Strategy. Advancing traditional Finance & Accounting functions, the organization is also driving exciting innovation in the application of advanced analytics and automated intelligence. Columbia Sportswear Financial Planning and Analysis teams drive value by helping create sustainable, profitable growth through robust business partnership and delivering insightful analysis to support strategic decision making. As the Financial Analyst II for Supply Chain, you will support Columbia Sportswear Company's global logistics analytics function, providing strategic and financial support to drive effective, efficient, and informed operations. This person will be part of the Global Supply Chain FP&A team and will support the members of that team focused on improved freight analytics, identifying savings opportunities and supporting major projects. In addition, you will also partner directly with cost accounting teams, driving all aspects of financial planning (long-range planning, budgeting, and forecasting) for U.S. region cost of goods sold and purchase price variance accounts.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, related field, or equivalent
• 2+ total years experience focused on financial forecasting, budgeting, and analysis with demonstrated organizational and communication abilities
• Experience with inventory and cost accounting, and can demonstrate the ability to understand operations through successful projects
• 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 BI or Tableau, and prior experience with enterprise-level planning systems such as IBM Cognos TM1

Nice To Haves

• Experience with logistics is a plus

Responsibilities

• Influence, enable and coach your business partners to make sound business decisions
• Lead the development and compilation of logistics dashboards, as well as forecast to actual variances analysis for global receipts and freight costs
• Actively engage in the development of current year and long-range financial plans for global receipts, inventory, and freight
• 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

Benefits

• 401k plan plus a generous company match
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability
• Flexible spending accounts, health savings account
• Assortment of voluntary benefit offerings (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and legal services)
• EAP + which is free and confidential 24/7/365 counseling services
• Extensive wellness benefits
• Employee discounts
• Generous time off program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Apparel Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree