Director Finance - Marketing Controlling CTC - Full-time / Part-time

Purpose

Directs the financial performance and delivery of analytics for Concepts-to-Consumers (CTC), Brand Activation, marketing working budget (MWB), and marketing overheads (MOH) for adidas US. Ensures integrity and continuous improvement of the end-to-end management of marketing spend through cross functional alignment on targeting, forecasting, budgeting, reporting, and analysis. Supports the strategic business planning process for marketing investments and initiatives.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensures marketing leadership is provided top notch and highly accurate financial and non-financial information and analysis for their business decisions.
• Develops the analytical framework for supporting and evaluating the CTC team and their initiatives.
• Serves as the Marketing Controller, overseeing all spend on marketing working budget and marketing overheads.
• Creates and monitors financial plans, targets, strategies, and controls that focus on achieving desired financial and business objectives. Ensures alignment between Marketing and Sales on planned KPI's.
• Owner of ROI Analysis which will inform and support profitable marketing investments.
• Analyses proposed business risks, opportunities and pending decisions to determine impact on financial results, including post mortems on outcomes.
• Manages the relationship and service levels between Marketing and corporate support functions, including Corporate Finance, Sales Operations Analysis and Planning Finance, Operations, Financial Shared Services, Credit and Global/Regional Marketing Operations.
• Plans, budgets, forecasts and controls full adidas US Marketing P&L including operating expenses for Regional Marketing; coordinates cross-functionally as necessary with full NAM team.
• Provides leadership and consultation for direct reports and team through the sharing of best practice techniques and mentoring.
• Ad-hoc projects, as assigned by Sr. Director of Finance and VP Finance.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Strong knowledge in Finance and/or Accounting and high level understanding and experience with retail math and retail financial drivers.
• Thinks strategically and synthesizes complex data and develops creative and innovative solutions within an entrepreneurial environment.
• Strong understanding of US Business. Experience with analysis of financial implications of bringing product to the US Market.
• In depth knowledge of US Sports and Sports business, including Football, Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, and Hockey.
• Detail oriented and manages multiple priorities to accomplish assignments simultaneously under tight timelines.
• Presents information and interacts effectively with senior leaders, stakeholders, cross- functional business leaders, peers, clients, and customers.
• Promotes a team-first environment, where everyone can openly contribute and ensures appropriate work/life balance for team members.
• Coaches, manages, aligns, motivates, and develops direct reports.
• High level skills in Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint and MicroStrategy (or other reporting software).

Qualifications

• University degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business
• MBA and/or CPA preferred
• 8 to 10 years of broad-based operational finance experience with progressive responsibility
• Minimum of three years successfully leading, managing and developing a team
• Industry specific experience preferred
• Solid accounting skills and experience
• Advanced Excel skills required
• Familiarity with SAP and other relevant adidas and industry Finance systems/analytical software a major plus

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