Director, Financial Planning and Analysis

Job Summary

The Director Financial Planning & Analysis leads strategic and financial planning processes across the Wholesale and Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) channels. This role partners directly with Sales Marketing Merchandising and Ecommerce leaders to optimize revenue margin and inventory performance. The Director drives annual planning rolling forecasts and long-range strategic planning and provides commercial decision support rooted in financial analytics and insights.

This role is based in Portland and requires a regular presence at our global headquarters (four days per week).

Essential Functions

• Serves as a financial partner to business unit leaders and senior management providing insights to support data-driven decision-making.
• Leads the budgeting and forecasting processes for assigned departments or functions partnering with department leaders to build and consolidate.
• Supports budget and forecast review cycles by preparing analysis and identifying key variance drivers.
• Analyzes business performance trends and financial results; identifies risks and opportunities; prepares recommendations for leadership review.
• Develops and maintains financial tracking models and tools to monitor expenses revenue and planning assumptions.
• Conducts profitability analysis for key programs revenue streams or events to inform resource allocation and cost optimization
• Provides expertise and helps form controls for tracking expenses revenue and planning information.
• Reviews the profitability of revenue streams and events and ensures alignment of expense forecasts.
• Manages and mentors a team of finance professionals providing guidance development opportunities and performance feedback.
• Collaborates with the Controlling function and other finance stakeholders to ensure consistency in reporting and alignment of financial processes.
• Leads development of long-range financial plans in partnership with commercial leaders.
• Develops pricing margin and promotional effectiveness models supporting revenue growth and profitability targets.
• Designs and oversees key financial planning models including revenue bridges margin walks and operating expense trends.
• Manages planning calendar for commercial teams and ensures alignment with global FP&A processes.
• Leads post-mortem and ROI analysis for key initiatives (e.g. new product launches campaigns promos).
• Serves as a key liaison with Global FP&A to ensure North America results and forecasts are fully aligned.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in finance economics or other relevant study (required)
• Certification - CPA or MBA preferred but not required
• Eight (8 years of progressive financial planning and analysis experience with
• Five (5) years supporting a commercial business preferably consumer retail or footwear

Travel- up to 10% of the time

Base Salary:$175000 - $19300 yearly
This range represents the low and high ends of this positions anticipated base salary range. The actual base salary will depend on numerous factors such as experience knowledge skills and location. Our base salary is just one component of our competitive total rewards strategy which includes numerous benefits and perks as well as specific health and welfare benefits.

Why Work at KEEN: Driven by a passion for life outside KEEN is a values-led independently owned brand from Portland Oregon thats on a mission to create original and versatile products improve lives and inspire outside adventure. Founded in 2003 KEEN launched a revolution in the footwear industry with the introduction of the Newport adventure sandal and has donated more than $18 million to non-profit organizations and causes around the world to promote responsible outdoor recreation including conservation efforts to protect open spaces. KEEN strives to show the world through its products and its actions that a business for good can actually be good for business. By giving back reducing impact and activating communities and individuals to protectthe places where we work and playKEEN puts its values in motion and takes action to leave the world a better place.

At KEEN we believe in a more just and equitable future for all people. As a global brand we acknowledge that our business buildings and daily lives exist within the traditional territories of indigenous peoples. We strive for a future that recognizes the knowledge rights and resilience of these peoples.

Furest Group KEEN and Chrome are equal opportunity employers. We value an inclusive and diverse community. Qualified candidates of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply and will be considered without regard to race color religion sex national origin age sexual orientation gender identity gender expression veteran status or disability.