Finance Analyst II - Supply Chain

ABOUT THE POSITION 

Columbia Sportswear Finance & Accounting teams oversee the financial health and forward strategy for a portfolio of four global brands. These teams exercise expertise across Compliance, Credit, Financial Planning and Reporting, Tax, Treasury, Procurement, and Strategy. Advancing traditional Finance & Accounting functions, the organization is also driving exciting innovation in the application of advanced analytics and automated intelligence. 

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 Financial Analyst II for Supply Chain, you will support Columbia Sportswear Company’s global logistics analytics 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 and will support the members of that team focused on improved freight analytics, identifying savings opportunities and supporting major projects. In addition, you will also partner directly with cost accounting teams, driving all aspects of financial planning (long-range planning, budgeting, and forecasting) for U.S. region cost of goods sold and purchase price variance accounts.

HOW YOU'LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

• Influence, enable and coach your business partners to make sound business decisions
• Lead the development and compilation of logistics dashboards, as well as forecast to actual variances analysis for global receipts and freight costs
• Actively engage in the development of current year and long-range financial plans for global receipts, inventory, and freight
• 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
• 2+ total years experience focused on financial forecasting, budgeting, and analysis with demonstrated organizational and communication abilities
• Experience with inventory and cost accounting, and can demonstrate the ability to understand operations through successful projects
• 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
• Experience with logistics is a plus

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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 Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Columbia Sportswear is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf. If you need reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please notify your recruiter.

At Columbia Sportswear Company, we’re proud to offer regular full-time employees a benefits package that includes a variety of services and products to help make your life and work more rewarding. Our benefit programs contribute to overall employee well-being by aligning those programs with the fundamental elements of well-being: physical, social/emotional, financial, career and community. Benefits that can protect your family’s financial future and help you save money through our 401k plan plus a generous company match. Columbia offers medical, dental, vision, life Insurance, disability, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, and an assortment of voluntary benefit offerings (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and legal services). In addition, Columbia offers EAP + which is free and confidential 24/7/365 counseling services. We have extensive wellness benefits, employee discounts and a generous time off program available.

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