Commercial Finance Manager - Alliance Key Accounts (AKA)
We have an exciting opportunity for someone with an ambitious and progressive mindset to join the Commercial Finance (Performance Management) team. This is a great opportunity for someone with a Finance background who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, whilst having great opportunities to collaborate with stakeholders across the wider business. Working as part of a dynamic, high performing team, the Commercial Finance Manager (AKA) is ensuring sustainable growth and profitable business decisions by providing guidelines and insights. You will support in the development of the team and have a great opportunity to progress within the business.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with Sales Directors to support submissions of robust and reliable financial forecasts aligning commentary, assumptions and risks and opportunities.
- Lead the Sales and Operations Planning meetings to drive conversion of the order book by working cross-functionally and ensuring clear actions are defined and carried out.
- Business Partner with the wider sales teams to support with financial modelling and decision making.
- Full P&L responsibility for account specific P&L’s requiring regular net sales, sales discount and margin forecasting and collaboration and oversight of Marketing Expenses and Operating Overheads.
- Balance Sheet responsibility to ensure accurate provisions and accruals are captured timely as part of month end tracking and close.
- Develop Reporting tools through Power BI to support efficient provision of information to Management and cross-functionally.
- Drive efficiencies and process alignment across the AKA portfolio
- Continue to grow the high-performance culture, whilst promoting an inclusive environment.
- Be a strong team player and have a willingness to build excellent relationships across both the finance team, and the wider business.
- Demonstrated analytical and financial modeling skills
- Very good communication skills (spoken and written)
- Ability to think beyond the obvious and challenging mindset
- Strong organizational skills
- Advanced skills in MS Office
- Power BI
- A highly collaborate team player
- University degree in business administration / finance / controlling / accounting
- Strong commercial awareness with knowledge of retail and / or business controlling
- Professional accounting qualification (ACA/CIMA/ACCA/CPA) (preferable)
AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.
- COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..
- OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.
- INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.
- TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.
- INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.
- RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.
adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.