Financial Planning Analyst II (Financial Planning & Analysis)

ABOUT THE POSITION

Columbia Sportswear Finance & Accounting teams overseethefinancial health and forward strategy for a portfolio of four global brands. These teams exercise expertise across Compliance Credit FinancialPlanning andReporting Tax Treasury and Strategy. Advancing traditional Finance & Accounting functions the organization is also driving exciting innovation in the applicationofadvanced analytics andautomatedintelligence.

As a Financial Analyst for Columbia Sportswear you will provide strategic and financial support to drive effective efficient and informed decisions for your aligned business areas. You will drive all aspects of financial planning (long-range planningbudgetingand forecasting) and analysis for these organizations including supporting major projects. You will receivebroad exposure to the corporate operations of a multinational and opportunities to work with a number of cross functional partners and leaders.

HOW YOULL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

• Influenceenableand coachyour business partners to make sound business decisions. Prepare accurate timely month-end reporting for leadership with a strong focus on detail and quality.
• Develop and utilize driver-based financial modeling and analysis. Monitor and forecast keys areas of spend. Identify budget gaps and work with business partners to adjust spending plans. Perform monthly quarterly and annual reconciliations and accruals to ensure. accurate expense recognition
• Lead the development and compilation of annual budgets and periodic forecasts as well as forecast-to-actual variances analysis. Support the planning execution and analysis of forecasting cycles including annual budgets and quarterly updates.
• Actively engage in the development of strategic long-range financial plans.
• Create insightful and accurate reporting toolsprocessesand ad hoc analyses with a focus on clear storytelling action-oriented outputand an ongoing drive for continuous improvement.
• Support cross-functional initiative investments through collaborative robust business cases development ROI analysis and Key Performance indicators tracking.

YOU ARE

• Nimble and detail-oriented ableto work in a fast-paced environment with accuracy
• Able to build rapport andeffective relationships with a large number of partnerswhile serving asa challenger inthedevelopment ofsound financial/business plans
• Curiousgoingbeyond thesurface to find opportunity and harvest it
• Customer-focused and influencing capable ofemphasizinginformationto enableandguidecross-functional Senior Management decision-making processesaimed at growth and profitability

YOU HAVE

• Bachelors degree in Business Administration Finance related field or equivalent
• 2years experiencefocused onfinancial forecasting budgetingandanalysiswith demonstratedorganizational and communication abilities
• Proficiency in Excel modeling and presentation development.
• Advanced problem-solving skills with the ability to identify potential and/or existing financial issues evaluate available options and recommend corrective action
• Experience with visual analytics tools such as Power BIor Tableau data intelligence tools such as Data Bricks and/or prior experience with enterprise-level planning systems such as IBM Cognos TM1 strongly preferred

This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities but constitutes a general definition of the positions scope and function in the company.