Columbia Sportswear, Inc.:
Finance Process Manager Job in Portland, VT
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Portland, VT
Full-time | Accounting
About the job
As Columbia Sportswears Finance Process Manager you will lead corporate financial planning and reporting processes. Youll work directly with the Corporate Finance Director and the global FP&A team to ensure clean execution of predictable, transparent financial planning processes including LRP, Budget, Forecast, Close and Market Guidance. You will be responsible for leading continuous process improvement projects to drive greater efficiency and reporting/analytical capabilities for the FP&A organization, as well as improving the consistency and documentation of core processes. Additionally, you will own various financial models including measurement of brand financial performance and overall capital expenditures. Finally, you will partner with the CSC External Reporting team in driving overall segment reporting.
Responsibilities: Process Management develop and maintain all aspects of the COLM fiscal calendar process, ensure full transparency and alignment across FP&A teams and operations on key intercepts and deliverables. Manage detailed calendars, development and communication of deliverables, driving consistency of approach and execution to core financial planning processes. Drive ongoing enhancement and documentation of global financial planning processes, support changes needed to effectively align with business growth and evolution.
Consolidation and analytical support Drive reporting consolidation processes across the fiscal processes including LRP, Budget, Forecast, and Close. Drive first level analytics of company financial results against goals in support of report outs to CFO and BOD.
TM1 report development and hierarchy management become an expert in TM1 and development of critical reports to monitor and assess business performance. Support the Corp Finance Director in maintenance and evolution of the reporting hierarchy and cost center mapping to ensure alignment with business operations and drive operational accountability.
TM1 Forecast Updates ensure TM1 forecasts updated with latest set of global assumptions. This will include update of the Labor Model (current roster, T&B, etc.), currency assumptions, etc.
Analytic dashboards recommend and develop dashboards or other management reporting for key business KPIs to help identify opportunities to improve financial performance against key benchmarks.
Capex Model assume ownership and improvements in the CSC capex reporting and forecast model. Work closely with Fixed Asset accounting and the TM1 team to drive process improvements and effective reporting controls. Work with the broader FP&A team to understand business drivers in capital spending and develop recommendations to mitigate spending and ensure ROI.
Business Partnership Partner with the global CSC FP&A teams to understand the business basis and drivers for changes in forecasts and variance from overall Budget targets. Help shape business story and presentation materials to senior management.
Segment Allocations Process Own the segment allocation process in support of externally reported operating segment results. Work with FP&A team to ensure appropriate updates and process reviews are in place to ensure accuracy and reporting controls.
A key expectation of the role is the ability to cover as needed for the Corporate Finance Director including frequent and direct engagement with the VP of Strategic & Financial Planning and occasionally the CFO.
Experience:
Minimum Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting or a business-related field. MBA and/or CPA preferred.
8+ years experience in progressively responsible roles performing financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting and reporting and strategic planning duties in a mid to large corporation.
Working knowledge of GAAP accounting concepts.
Possess strong interpersonal and communication skills in working with a diverse group of individuals. Willingness to proactively seek answers and tactfully challenge responses.
Experience using planning and reporting software required, e.g. Cognos TM1 or similar.
Experience with SAP and SAP BW desired.
Must be able to drive complex projects with dependencies across multiple groups and systems
This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.
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Responsibilities: Process Management develop and maintain all aspects of the COLM fiscal calendar process, ensure full transparency and alignment across FP&A teams and operations on key intercepts and deliverables. Manage detailed calendars, development and communication of deliverables, driving consistency of approach and execution to core financial planning processes. Drive ongoing enhancement and documentation of global financial planning processes, support changes needed to effectively align with business growth and evolution.
Consolidation and analytical support Drive reporting consolidation processes across the fiscal processes including LRP, Budget, Forecast, and Close. Drive first level analytics of company financial results against goals in support of report outs to CFO and BOD.
TM1 report development and hierarchy management become an expert in TM1 and development of critical reports to monitor and assess business performance. Support the Corp Finance Director in maintenance and evolution of the reporting hierarchy and cost center mapping to ensure alignment with business operations and drive operational accountability.
TM1 Forecast Updates ensure TM1 forecasts updated with latest set of global assumptions. This will include update of the Labor Model (current roster, T&B, etc.), currency assumptions, etc.
Analytic dashboards recommend and develop dashboards or other management reporting for key business KPIs to help identify opportunities to improve financial performance against key benchmarks.
Capex Model assume ownership and improvements in the CSC capex reporting and forecast model. Work closely with Fixed Asset accounting and the TM1 team to drive process improvements and effective reporting controls. Work with the broader FP&A team to understand business drivers in capital spending and develop recommendations to mitigate spending and ensure ROI.
Business Partnership Partner with the global CSC FP&A teams to understand the business basis and drivers for changes in forecasts and variance from overall Budget targets. Help shape business story and presentation materials to senior management.
Segment Allocations Process Own the segment allocation process in support of externally reported operating segment results. Work with FP&A team to ensure appropriate updates and process reviews are in place to ensure accuracy and reporting controls.
A key expectation of the role is the ability to cover as needed for the Corporate Finance Director including frequent and direct engagement with the VP of Strategic & Financial Planning and occasionally the CFO.
Experience:
Minimum Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting or a business-related field. MBA and/or CPA preferred.
8+ years experience in progressively responsible roles performing financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting and reporting and strategic planning duties in a mid to large corporation.
Working knowledge of GAAP accounting concepts.
Possess strong interpersonal and communication skills in working with a diverse group of individuals. Willingness to proactively seek answers and tactfully challenge responses.
Experience using planning and reporting software required, e.g. Cognos TM1 or similar.
Experience with SAP and SAP BW desired.
Must be able to drive complex projects with dependencies across multiple groups and systems
This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.
EEO/AA Employer/Vets/Disabled/Race/Ethnicity/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Age
OTS-COL