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Today, the opportunities for growth across NIKE, Inc.'s business portfolio offer more potential than ever. Nike Finance employees play a key role in that progress by identifying and capitalizing on opportunities to drive value for every Nike shareholder. They manage accounting and reporting for Nike's multi-billion-dollar global investment portfolio, debt and equity instruments, and other Treasury activities. They strategize, forecast, audit, analyze, budget, research and lead important decisions. Across Nike's diverse geographies and businesses, Finance employees deliver far more than just the numbers.
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Application deadline: November 25th, 2024.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
As our Western Europe Senior Finance Analyst, you will be actively driving in-season and long-term Finance planning cycles and Month-End Close processes across our Western Europe Business for SG&A. You will be partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure functional expertise is captured in Finance plans, while managing costs, evaluating investment trade-offs, and aligning financial investments with corporate priorities across Western Europe.
Being a key business partner on cross-functional teams, you will provide insights that drive actions and impact the business. You will need to demonstrate strong financial and analytical skills, with attention to details, a team attitude, a can-do mentality and the ability to take insights and translate these into clear and simple action items and recommendations.
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
- Drive financial planning processes, like Monthly Forecast, Budget, Annual Operating Plan, Corporate Strategic Review for the entire Western Europe Portfolio (Wholesale, Digital and Stores), generating plans that incorporate strategic business plan objectives and appropriate assumptions.
- Drive Month-end Close activities and deliver relevant analysis and insights that explain key drivers for variances to plans, while ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
- Identify and communicate Risk and Opportunities against plans and work with relevant stakeholders to mitigate risks and amplify opportunities.
- Assisting business partners in understanding their cost base and performance against budget/forecast, providing management with insights, and recommending adjustments as needed to support informed decision-making.
- Drive continuous improvement of processes, leading to efficiencies and better understanding of performance.
- Perform investment analysis on short- and long-term business opportunities that supports the decision-making process and help improve profitability.
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
The role reports into the Western Europe Finance Manager and will be working closely with other Cross-functional stakeholders and Finance teams, including Brand Marketing, Retail Operations, HR, Global Finance, Controlling, etc.
WHAT YOU BRING
- Bachelor and/or Masters' degree in Finance.
- Proven working experience in Financial Planning and Analysis in an international environment.
- Ability to deliver results against tight timelines, navigate large amounts of information and "connect the dots". from various data sources and collaborators.
- Strong communication skills with good command of English, both written and spoken.
- Strong analytical skills, with attention to detail, and confidence in Excel.
- Knowledge of basic Accounting Principles, as well as SAP, BI BOBJ, Tableau knowledge are a plus.
- Team player attitude, positive energy, integrity, and passion for the Brand.
-No relocation available
NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.
NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.
Benefits
Whether it's transportation or financial health, we continually invest in our employees to help them achieve greatness - inside and outside of work. All who work here should be able to realize their full potential.