Senior Manager, Sales Finance, Finance

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization

• This position is responsible for financial planning & analysis for Retail, eCom and Wholesale.
• Manages and guides the budget, forecasting and consolidation processes for the company.
  • The cornerstone activity of this role is driving consistency and alignment of planning, reporting, timeline and methodology for the company in alignment with globally defined planning processes.
  • In addition, cross-functional activities such as establishing a consistent reporting environment and optimizing management decisions to maximize profitability are key responsibilities of this position.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive fiscal year of Retail, eCom and Wholesale profit maximization through providing business performance transparency and identify issues.
• Develop and update SBP financial goals highlighting key strategic action points.
• Active communication and issue solution with internal & external to optimize their satisfaction with service provided.
• Drive Financial planning alignment among Retail, eCom & Wholesale and category.
• Manage the analysis of monthly financial result and provide consolidation report to Group Finance in collaboration with each channel, brands and Demand planning.
• Manage Sales Working Budget (SWB) of channels for budget control and ROI evaluation.
• Develops and monitors key KPIs for ad-hoc, short- and long-term planning in line with global standards.
• Enhance KPI related data accuracy including Store Traffic data to support Consumer Direct and Wholesale to work on action plan.
• Manage Monthly Forecasting Process in strong collaboration with commercial finance counterparts.
• Build up the relationship with Retail, eCom and Wholesale leadership to analyse, design and execute pricing strategies to maximize profitability and optimal product mix.
• Drive the constructive debate with Demand Planning to ensure we are in right position in early states (IBP vs. RFC).
• Drive continuous improvement in application of KPIs such as margin and OWC (Operating Working Capital).
• Conduct full compliance to the LPM in all related area and enforce the policy in operation.
• Provide leadership through effective motivation, coaching, training, and development of personnel in the team.
• Plays a key role in the strategic planning forecasting and decision making to ensure that business goals are met by regularly using the data of company sales, full Profit and Loss, costs, margins and other key financial data available

Key Relationships

• Superior
• Retail, eCom, Wholesale, Brands
• Global Finance & GBS Controlling
• Demand Planning

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Complete familiarity with Microsoft office, SAP, Power BI or equivalent tools
• High degree of commercial and business acumen knowledge to challenge and drive consensus among Retail, eCom & Wholesale
• Strong interpersonal skills (e.g., relationship management, facilitation)
• Strong analytical skills
• Proven methodological skills (e.g., data analysis, trend forecasting)
• Understanding on GTM process & Pricing strategic to maximize company profit.
• Proven leadership and managerial skills
• Solid accounting skills and experience
• Fluent in written and spoken English

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications

• University degree in Accounting or adequate education
• Minimum 9 years of financial planning experience
• Preferable experience in the sport or clothing industry

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