Financial Planning Analyst II - Digital Technology

Columbia Sportswear Company • Portland, OR

2d • Hybrid

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’s Financial Planning Analyst - Digital Technology supports the Company’s evolving Digital Technology business. Leveraging financial planning and analytical skills, this position plays a significant role impacting critical strategic and operational decisions, driving process improvements and creating financial transparency.

Requirements

• Proactive with strong knowledge of financial analysis, budgeting, and strategic planning concepts
• Able to work independently and cooperatively in a team environment and able to exercise a high degree of professionalism and good judgment
• Organized, able to prioritize projects, and display superior attention to detail
• Motivated to continuously improve processes and drive efficiencies
• Familiar and proficient using MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint and Access), data visualization (Power BI, etc)
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Math, Engineering or a business-related field (MBA and/or CPA is preferred)
• 1-3 years of professional experience in accounting, financial analysis or another related field
• Minimum of 1 year of experience with business systems planning such as TM1, SAP, Hyperion Essbase, Microsoft 365, PowerBI and/or Cognos
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in a role presenting financial analysis and recommendations to a business unit leader

Nice To Haves

• Retail and/or ecommerce experience is a plus
• MBA and/or CPA is preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide timely and insightful financial analysis to assist in evaluating monthly, quarterly, and annual performance against financial plans.
• Complete ongoing analysis to identify technology cost drivers and trends (internal and external)
• Prepare and analyze strategic plans, annual operating plans, and forecast updates for the Digital Technology business
• Contribute to business cases for key investment projects through development of financial models and justifications to inform go/no go decisions, as well as support the ongoing performance management and reporting of projects
• Collaborate closely with cost center managers and corporate finance team members, to facilitate the understanding of key drivers of financial performance, driving transparency and influencing sound decision making
• Own the Capital Acquisition process and tracking vs. budget for Digital Technology

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level