Senior Project Manager: Finance (f/m/d) Germany

SIGNA Sports United GmbH; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading sports e-commerce firm based in Berlin is seeking a Project/Program Consultant for Finance. The role involves managing finance projects like SAP S/4HANA implementation and partnering with various business functions. Candidates should have an advanced degree, at least 8 years of experience, and be fluent in English and German. This company values innovation and teamwork, offering flexibility in working arrangements.

Leistungen

Flexible working models

Collaborative office environment

Qualifikationen

• Minimum 8 years of work experience including 2 years within a Finance department.
• Experience in managing difficult situations and meetings.
• Ability to facilitate workshops independently.

Aufgaben

• Manage the Finance Program roadmap applying Project Management methodology.
• Develop project/program plans including budget and business case.
• Co-lead improvements design with Business Functions.

Kenntnisse

Project Management

Planning and Organization

Stakeholder Management

Fluency in English and German

Creativity and Curiosity

Excel and PowerPoint Skills

Ausbildung

Advanced degree in business administration or similar

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Jobbeschreibung

SIGNA Sports United (SSU) has built the global #1 sports e-commerce & technology platform with market leading positions in Bike, Tennis, Outdoor & Team Sports. We are leveraging our unique tech and operating platform to power our leading online stores like Fahrrad.de, Bikester, Probikeshop, Tennis-Point, Outfitter, and many more.

SSU is firmly in growth mode, so far in 2021, we have entered the US market with the acquisitions of Tennis Express and Midwest sports, two of the largest tennis platforms in the US, we have acquired WiggleCRC, a global bike retailer, thus creating the biggest online bike retailer in the world. On 15.12.21 Signa Sports United has successfully floated on the New York Stock exchange and is now a publicly traded Company.

Our growth has been propelled by acquiring new Brands in leading sports businesses and scaling our current portfolio through our end-to-end e-commerce as-a-service solutions, connecting & enabling offline specialist retailers and integrating with digital sports communities.

Joining SSU would mean you will be part of high-calibre team, united by passion, driven by innovation, and pioneers in the Sports & Outdoors arena. Have the power to have tremendous impact and be a part of a team that fosters growth, leadership, community and transformation.

Objective

The purpose of this role is to act as a Project / Program consultant for Finance by driving the execution and implementation of the main projects for SSU, both outside-in (what is the impact of non-Finance projects on the Finance setup) and inside-out, managing Finance projects (e.g. SAP S 4/Hana implementation and roll-out at subsidiaries, BI-evolution, SOX-implementation etc.) and make sure, relevant business units are appropriately involved. Additionally, creating transparency on the impact and dependencies of process, core cost and service drivers to enable and drive fact-based decision making.

What you will be responsible for

• Manage the Finance Program roadmap by applying Project Management methodology effectively
• Partner with all business functions (up to Sr. Management) for the assigned area of responsibility
• Identify with Business stakeholder, improvement areas and project scope
• Develop project/program plans incl. budget, business case and timelines
• Monitor the project variables (cost, effort, scope, etc.) against the developed project plan and implement corrective or preventative actions
• Manage roll-out/resource planning incl. milestones for the assigned area of responsibility and progress tracking
• Manage the reporting to CFO/Deputy CFO to facilitate decision making
• Manage Stakeholders
• Co‑lead, together with Business Functions, the improvements design, execution and sustainability of them, share “best practices”
• Implement adequate communication packages to present derived results, recommendations, and solutions.
• Track execution and value impact
• Coaching other team members

Key Relationships

• Group CFO/Deputy CFO
• Functional/Business Senior Leadership
• Group Strategy team
• Group IT team
• Project sponsors

What we're looking for

• Passion for bringing SSU to the next level of effectiveness, efficiency, and employee engagement
• Very good planning and organization skills, including project management skills from initiation to closure
• Ability to work well under pressure and act in utmost confidentiality with sensitive leadership information
• Profound understanding of business processes on operational and tactical level combined with Project Management experience (classic and agile), financial and operational understanding
• Experience in managing difficult situations and meetings
• Ability to independently facilitate workshops on various topics in an output-oriented manner while dealing with a high number of different stakeholders
• Proven creativity and curiosity to identify and solve a wide range of functional challenges
• Capability to independently structure, analyze, and synthesize findings
• Ability to interact effectively across hierarchies, functions and cultures
• Ability to adapt to and deliver in quickly changing and uncertain environments
• Ability to work, structure and prioritize independently on a wide range of assignments
• Strong (internal) customer and service orientation in day-to-day work
• written, verbal communication and presentation skills
• Very strong skills in working in Excel and PowerPoint
• Creative, confident and collaborative nature
• Fluent in English and German (written and spoken)

Requisite Education And Experience / Minimum Qualifications

• Advanced degree (e.g. M.Sc., Diploma) in business administration or similar
• 8 or more years of work experience – a min. two years within a Finance department environment (preferably within different companies, ideally in e-commerce environment)
• SAP (S 4/Hana) experience a strong plus
• PMI Certification a plus
• Experience in facilitating workshops
• Experience within multiple functions a plus
• People Management experience

We celebrate diversity and are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

We at SIGNA Sports United believe that our team‑spirit burns brightest when we're together. We also believe in flexible working models. As such, we provide a place for you to come, work and collaborate in any of our offices in the country you are employed in. And of course, you can work from home if needed.