Sr. Financial Analyst - North America DTC Brick & Mortar

Columbia Sportswear Company • Portland, OR

1d • 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, and Strategy. Advancing traditional Finance & Accounting functions, the organization is also driving exciting innovation in the application of advanced analytics and automated intelligence. As the Senior Financial Analyst for North America DTC Brick & Mortar, you will provide strategic and financial support to drive effective, efficient, and informed decisions for B&M subchannels inclusive of our outlet, employee and brand door fleet. You will drive all aspects of financial planning (long-range planning, budgeting, and forecasting) and analysis for these divisions, including supporting major projects. You will receive broad exposure to the corporate operations of a multinational and opportunities to work with several cross functional partners and leaders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, related field, or equivalent
• 5-8+ years’ experience focused on financial forecasting, budgeting, and analysis with demonstrated organizational and communication abilities
• Experience in supporting Direct to Consumer and Brick and Mortar is critical 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
• Ability to deliver clear, compelling presentations to cross-functional and executive audiences effectively translating complex data into actionable insights

Nice To Haves

• Experience with visual analytics tools, such as Power BI or Tableau, and prior experience with enterprise-level planning systems such as IBM Cognos TM1 strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Influence, enable and coach your business partners to make sound business decisions.
• Actively engage with, and be the key finance partner supporting the VP NA Retail
• 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 Brick & Mortar 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
• Partner with accounting on complex issues such as store and asset impairments, key reserves and lease obligations.
• Develop financial justification for key investments (new stores ROI, vendor capabilities, headcounts).

Benefits

• 401k plan plus a generous company match
• medical, dental, vision, life Insurance, disability, flexible spending accounts, health savings account
• an 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
• a generous time off program

What This Job Offers

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