Sr. Financial Analyst - Supply Chain

About The Position

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Columbia Sportswear Financial Planning and Analysis teams drive value by helping create sustainable, profitable growth through robust business partnership and delivering insightful analysis to support strategic decision making.

As the Senior Financial Analyst Supply Chain, you’ll support Columbia Sportswear Company’s global supply chain function, providing strategic and financial support to drive effective, efficient, and informed operations.

This person will be part of the Global Supply Chain FP&A team, working together to support the executive leadership of the supply chain function.

You will primarily focus on supporting Distribution and Logistics, but you will also support Sourcing & Manufacturing as well as OMNI Planning and Fulfillment functions driving all aspects of financial planning (long-range planning, budgeting, and forecasting) and analysis for these divisions, including supporting major projects.

This position will play a critical role in helping the global supply chain team transform its operations and build a new operating model that enables higher levels of service to our customers.

How You’ll Make a Difference

• Influence, enable and coach your business partners to make sound business decisions
• Lead the development and compilation of annual budgets and periodic forecasts, as well as forecast to actual variances analysis for the distribution centers
• Actively engage in the development of three-year, strategic, and long-range financial plans for the distribution centers
• Create insightful and accurate reporting tools, processes, and ad hoc analyses with a focus on clear storytelling, action-oriented output, and an ongoing drive for continuous improvement

YOU ARE

• Nimble and detail-oriented, able to work in a fast-paced environment with accuracy
• Able to build rapport and effective relationships with a large number of partners while serving as a challenger in the development of sound financial / business plans
• Curious, going beyond the surface to find opportunity and harvest it
• Collaborative, works well as part of a team but able to drive and contribute individually as needed
• Customer-focused and influencing, capable of emphasizing information to enable and guide cross-functional Senior Management decision-making processes aimed at growth and profitability

YOU HAVE

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, related field, or equivalent
• 6+ years total experience focused on financial forecasting, budgeting, and analysis with demonstrated organizational and communication abilities
• Preferred 3+ years experience with financial analysis for supply chain function, ideally with experience with Distribution and Logistics / Transportation operations
• Advanced problem-solving skills with the ability to identify potential and / or existing financial issues, evaluate available options and recommend corrective action
• Demonstrated ability to create effective excel models and presentations
• Experience with visual analytics tools, such as Power BI or Tableau, and prior experience with enterprise-level planning systems such as IBM Cognos TM1

Columbia Sportswear Company and our portfolio of brands, including Columbia, SOREL, Mountain Hardwear and prAna, know a thing or two about adventures.

After all, we've been on one since 1938, working to perfect the art of enjoying the outdoors. Behind everything we make is an employee who's found that the greatest adventure starts with joining a company that strives to do the right thing.

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.

Columbia Sportswear is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

Columbia Sportswear is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.

If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please notify your recruiter.

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