Senior Product & Category Analytics Manager

PUMA•Boston, MA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

This role focuses on leading financial business partnering for a product category or business area, driving performance through key financial metrics like Sales, Profitability, and Cost throughout the product lifecycle. The position involves acting as a trusted advisor to management, providing high-impact financial insights for reporting, planning, scenario analysis, and strategic decision-making. The role requires independently preparing management-ready narratives and presentations from complex financial data, analyzing financial performance, identifying value drivers, and proactively highlighting risks and opportunities. It also involves addressing complex ad-hoc analytical requests, driving financial topics across functions, and influencing commercial and operational decisions. A key aspect is the continuous improvement of controlling methodologies, reporting standards, tools, and planning processes, along with leading the optimization and development of controlling tools and reporting systems. The role also includes mentoring junior and mid-level team members.

Requirements

Degree in Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
5+ years in financial controlling or financial business partnering in a complex business environment.
Strong track record in advising senior leadership, including challenging assumptions and influencing decisions with data-driven insights.
Deep expertise in business partnering with a clear focus on Sales performance, Profitability management, and Cost steering.
Advanced ability to translate complex financial analyses into clear management storylines and strategic recommendations.
Strong knowledge of modern BI tools, planning systems, and financial models.
Excellent presentation skills and confidence in executive-facing communication.
Very strong analytical, conceptual, and structured working style combined with a hands-on mindset, strong self-initiative, and the ability to work independently.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Oracle HFM / Oracle EPM Planning is a strong asset.

Responsibilities

Lead Financial Business Partnering for a product category or business area, steering performance via Sales, Profitability, and Cost KPIs along the product lifecycle.
Act as a trusted advisor to management, providing high impact financial insights for reporting, planning, scenario analysis, and decision-making recommendations.
Independently prepare management-ready narratives and presentations based on complex financial data.
Analyze financial performance, identify key value drivers, and proactively highlight risks and opportunities.
Address complex and time-critical ad-hoc analytical requests from business and finance stakeholders, prioritizing impact, formulating clear recommendations, and proactively highlighting implications for management decisions.
Drive financial topics across functions and actively shape commercial and operational decisions.
Take ownership of improving controlling methodologies, reporting standards, tools, and planning processes.
Actively drive the optimization, further development, and effective use of controlling tools, reporting systems, and planning processes, ensuring management-relevant insights, consistency, and scalability.
Support and guide junior and mid-level team members through knowledge and experience sharing.