Sr Manager GBS Controller

FashionUnited; Porto; Híbrido; EUR 65 000 - 90 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

adidas Group Porto is seeking a Finance Business Partner to support the GBS Cost Division by guiding the budgeting, forecasting and performance analysis to optimize financial performance and efficiency across the organization.

You will collaborate with GBS SLT and non-GBS teams, ensure alignment with corporate guidelines, develop standard reporting packages, drive business cases and provide ad hoc insights to key stakeholders while leading medium-sized projects.

Qualificações

• University degree in Business Administration or Finance
• 6+ years’ experience on relevant projects or initiatives
• Experience in a multi-national working environment

Responsabilidades

• Drives budgets, quarterly forecasts, and related comments as well as challenge the results while measuring progress on own KPIs
• Partners with non-GBS and GBS teams to collect all relevant information for the planning processes
• Assess and report on variances of GBS (& adidas Porto) Budget and approved costs, ensuring delivery of accurate financial information
• Defines, develops and implements standard reporting and communication packages to present results, recommendations, ensuring alignment and follow up with company standard guidelines
• Partner with whom corresponds on all financial aspects on Business Case creation
• Manage and drive Business Case governance; active part of alignments with involved stakeholders
• Business partnering, including project and cost center support, ensuring consistency and alignment for main drivers in GBS (FTE, PEX, L&P), and alignment with involved parties
• Leads medium sized projects, implements findings and ensure sustainability of achievements
• Provides ad hoc analysis and insights to key stakeholders

Conhecimentos

Analytical skills

Presentation skills

High-level communication

Project management

Cross-functional mindset

MS Office expert

SAP FI knowledge

Stakeholder management

Formação académica

University degree in Business Administration or Finance

Ferramentas

SAP FI

MS Office

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization

Acts as finance Business Partner for GBS Cost Division by supporting and steering the GBS & adidas Porto business planning and tracking to optimize the financial performance and efficiency, preparing timely, accurate and relevant management analysis and information, working closely with relevant stakeholders from GBS, Market or adidas Porto.

Part of the Corporate Controlling – Group Functions, ensures that all relevant corporate guidelines are applied and followed up by GBS, in Reporting, Target setting, Forecast and Budget processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Drives budgets, quarterly forecasts, and related comments as well as challenge the results while measuring progress on own KPIs by:
  • Strong collaboration with GBS SLT, being a financial consultant regarding GBS initiatives
  • Ensuring compliance with Group guidance
• Partners with non-GBS and GBS teams to collect all relevant information for the planning processes, ensuring alignment with Corporate Controlling guidelines and company targets
• Assess and report on variances of GBS (& adidas Porto) Budget and approved costs, ensuring delivery of accurate financial information, as well as provides recommendations to enable and drive fact-based decision making
• Defines, develops and implements standard reporting and communication packages to present results, recommendations, ensuring alignment and follow up with company standard guidelines
• Partner with whom corresponds on all financial aspects on Business Case creation
• Manage and drive Business Case governance; active part of alignments with involved stakeholders
• Business partnering, including project and cost center support, ensuring consistency and alignment for main drivers in GBS (FTE, PEX, L&P), and alignment with involved parties (HRM, OWM, GPO)
• Leads medium sized projects, implements findings and ensure sustainability of achievements
• Provides ad hoc analysis and insights to key stakeholders

Key Relationships

• Corporate Controlling – Group Functions
• Central HQ expert functions
• GBS and non-GBS Business Partners

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent analytical skills, managing data from multiple sources
• Presentation skills and storytelling
• Ability to interact at a high management level
• Project management
• Cross functional holistic mindset
• Pro- active (engaging & impact-oriented) mindset, ability to think end-to-end
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with different international cultures
• Strong communication and facilitation skills
• Fluent English (verbal and written)
• Advanced user of MS Office suite of products
• Strong knowledge in the use of SAP FI through proven work experience
• Broad & deep knowledge of company policies and practices

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications

• University degree in Business Administration or Finance
• 6+ years’ experience working on relevant projects or initiatives
• Experience in a multi-national working environment

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