Lead - Consumer Product and Brand Finance
Lead - Consumer Product and Brand Finance
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WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for a Finance Lead to join the Consumer Product and Brand Functions FP&A team! You will be a critical member of the team leading annual operating planning and infiscal year investment management for Icon Studios for Nike.
Nikes Global Icon Studio team provides compelling visual imagery that elevates our brand distinction driving the financial planning and analytics for our growing studio network of production facilities. In this role you will serve as a key partner to crossfunctional teams and be responsible for managing complex budgets forecasting and financial reporting to ensure that investments are allocated correctly to meet the studios strategic objectives.
A qualified candidate will be highly organized detailoriented collaborative have a positive attitude take initiative be a problemsolver and have excellent communication skills. The ideal candidate will possess a comprehensive understanding of financial modeling strong presentation skills attention to detail with strong organizational skills and the ability to influence decisions in a dynamic and fastpaced work environment.
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
You will be responsible for managing and optimizing OOH investments for Icon Studios with a sharp focus on driving productivity. You will provide financial council to the business partners to prioritize investments within financial guardrails to optimize the strategic plans. You will actively interpret and review financial results with leadership including trends/issues and opportunities to drive meaningful responses. It requires the ability to dive deep into numbers while also being able to partner effectively with a diverse set of senior business leaders and influence decisions.
Responsibilities include FP&A forecasting analysis auditing and reporting for the Global Icon Studio team. Successful candidate will be finance and operational analysis veteran that can handle the demands of big data sets strong communicator and is detail oriented. Partnering with functional leaders within you will provide ongoing datadriven feedback on performance and budgeting driving optimization and efficiencies throughout the global studio system.
You will create deliverables leveraged by Senior Leadership which elevate the key stories and drivers of change.
Lead financial planning (AOP/budget Monthly close/forecasting) for Operating and Overhead expenses (OOH)
Optimize monitor and report monthly performance against budgets and forecasts
Execute the monthly reporting and forecasting analysis and present risks and opportunities along with actionable items to senior leadership
Actively interpret and review financial results with leadership including trends/issues and opportunities to drive meaningful responses and delivery of performance management targets
Translate strategic goals and objectives into financial implications and investment requirements
Process cost analysis and allocation including activitybased costing
Manage photo studio facilities and throughput metrics and financial analysis including for the editorial and postproduction teams
3rd party vendor cost auditing and reporting
Ad hoc operational and scenario planning analysis (Lease vs Buy) that support the overall financial integrity of the business
Education and outreach to peers across the business and across multiple functions / channels
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
You will report to the Consumer Product and Brand Functions FP&A Director. You will partner daily with crossfunctional Studio teams including Creative Production Digital Imaging PostProduction and Studio Operations. This role will collaborate with Central Finance Planning team CrossFunctional Business Leaders ensuring alignment and transparency across the planning milestones.
Doing all this requires a unique individual someone who brings tremendous energy and passion to the business and enjoys the challenge (and nuances) of managing the financials. Success will depend on your ability to quickly form partnerships with crossfunctional teams; and prove your ability to influence decisions based on strong analysis.
WHAT YOU BRING
Masters degree in Finance Accounting Economics or a related discipline. MBA preferred
5 years of experience managing operating budget financial analysis and/or P&L management showing increasing progression of responsibilities
Strong analytical and critical thinking
Demonstrated ability to build advanced assumptiondriven financial models using quantitative and qualitative factors
Proven ability to complete quantitative/qualitative analysis and financial modeling
Attention to detail and strong organizational skills
Superior written and verbal communication skills. Ability to effectively communicate across management levels and functional teams.
Strong collaboration ability to build trusting work relationships and ability to work crossfunctionally including the ability to collaborate with and influence all levels of management
Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills experience with SAP or similar enterprise system
Comfortable working in ambiguous and quickly changing business environments
Strong work ethic influencing skills and team player mentality
Ability to handle multiple and opposing priorities; strong organization skills a must
Ability to understand broader planning landscape and drive iterative operational improvement
Proactive selfstarter with a positive attitude and desire to drive operational results
We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers sign language interpreters accessible and single location for inperson interviews closed captioning and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover as you navigate our application process that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.
Employment Type
Full-Time
