Senior Manager, Omnichannel FP&A - SEA

adidas Singapore Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

adidas Singapore Pte Ltd is seeking a senior Finance leader to own budgeting, forecasting and consolidation for Retail and Franchise across SEA. You will partner with commercial and marketing finance teams to drive topline growth, manage the BPM process, and deliver timely, insightful reporting to senior leadership.

You will lead cost efficiency, profitability initiatives, and process improvements, coaching and developing a high-performing finance team across markets.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree or professional qualification in Finance, Economics, or Accounting (MBA/CPA).
• 8–10 years of broad operational finance experience in leading companies.
• Solid accounting knowledge and advanced Excel skills.
• Familiarity with SAP, BI, AI applications and Microsoft tools.

Responsibilities

• Partner with commercial teams to drive Retail and Franchise growth and topline roadmap.
• Manage BPM process and rollout plans for Retail and Franchise across markets.
• Lead annual budget and monthly forecasts in close collaboration with finance, marketing and commercial teams.
• Manage budget, forecast and actuals tracking, identifying gaps, risks, and opportunities against targets.
• Oversee monthly results analysis and consolidation in collaboration with the FD.
• Lead preparation and presentation of insightful Retail and Franchise financial reporting for senior leadership.
• Lead cost efficiency, profitability and process improvement initiatives.

Skills

Analytical skills

Executive communication

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Scenario planning

Leadership coaching

Education

MBA or CPA

Finance degree

Tools

SAP

BI tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

This role leads budgeting, forecasting and consolidation for the adidas Retail and Franchise channels across SEA, ensuring planning and reporting timelines are consistent with globally defined processes. It also drives cost efficiency, a consistent reporting environment and channel profitability across retail and franchise, giving finance and business leaders relevant insights, analysis, and trade-off options to support their decisions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with commercial teams to drive Retail and Franchise growth, including setting and monitoring the topline roadmap.

• Manage the Business Plan Model (BPM) process and rollout plans for Retail and Franchise, shaping the channel portfolio in each market.
• Drive the annual budget and manage monthly (scorecard, monthly update) and ad-hoc forecasting in close collaboration with commercial and marketing finance.
• Manage budget, forecast and actuals tracking, reporting and reconciliation for Retail and Franchise, identifying gaps, risks, and opportunities against targets.
• Oversee monthly results analysis and consolidation in collaboration with the FD.
• Lead the preparation and presentation of insightful Retail and Franchise financial and operating reporting for senior leadership.
• Lead cost efficiency, profitability, and process improvement initiatives, defining ownership and monitoring progress.

Authorities:

• Planning and reporting milestones and deadlines
• Target setting proposals
• Governance over policies and authority levels

Key Relationships:

The main stakeholders/customers to be dealt with:

• FD, Finance and Market Finance Teams
• SEA and Market Retail & Franchise teams
• Market Commercial teams
• Market Marketing teams
• Group Retail, and Finance

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent analytical, written, verbal and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and respond confidently to senior executives and cross-functional leaders
• Structured problem-solving: define issues, analyse data, draw sound conclusions, and implement effective action plans
• Strategic thinker able to synthesise complex data and develop innovative solutions in an entrepreneurial environment
• Experience in scenario planning and investment case analysis
• Collaborative partner to the senior Finance leadership team at market and global level
• Ability to coach, motivate and develop direct reports

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Advanced degree or professional qualification in Finance, Economics or Accounting (e.g. MBA, CPA)
• 8–10 years of broad operational finance experience with progressive responsibility in industry-leading companies
• Solid accounting knowledge and advanced Excel skills
• Familiarity with SAP, BI, AI applications and Microsoft suite