Finance Data & Analytics Lead - Build & Scale Insights

columbiasportswearcompany; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbia Sportswear Company in Portland, OR, seeks a Senior Manager, Finance Data & Analytics to bridge Finance and analytics teams, shaping data strategy, governance, reporting standards, and analytics roadmaps.

You will lead the development of a new Finance Analytics capability, build trusted relationships across the organization, and enable faster insights and better business decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in analytics, IS, CS, data science, business or finance.
• 8+ years in analytics or BI with cross-functional leadership.
• Experience building or maturing analytics centers of excellence.
• Strong BI platforms knowledge, Power BI preferred.
• Familiarity with cloud data environments and data architectures.
• Understanding of Finance, Accounting, FP&A, Treasury, Tax.
• Experience with Azure, Databricks, SQL, TM1.
• Proven track record leading teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead Columbia's Finance Data & Analytics capability, establishing the roadmap, governance, operating model, and long-term vision for Finance analytics.
• Lead change management, training, and stakeholder engagement to increase analytics adoption and data literacy.
• Partner with FP&A, Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Procurement, and Audit to identify high-value analytics opportunities.
• Define and implement scalable reporting, dashboarding, and self-service analytics solutions.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Data & Analytics to align Finance data architecture and KPI definitions.
• Lead development of Finance data foundations: access, integration, cleansing, standardization, semantic layer.
• Oversee dashboards, analytics products, models, and insights with governance.
• Establish analytics intake, backlog processes to align resources with high value opportunities.
• Build and develop a high-performing analytics team.
• Measure and communicate business impact and value realization.
• Serve as strategic advisor to Finance leadership for AI-enabled solutions.

Skills

Executive communication

Cross-functional leadership

Analytics leadership

Strategic thinking

Data storytelling

Influence without authority

Education

Bachelor's degree in Analytics/IS/CS/Data Science/Business/Finance

Tools

Power BI

Azure

Databricks

SQL

TM1

Job description

Columbia Sportswear Company in Portland, OR, seeks a Senior Manager, Finance Data & Analytics to bridge Finance and analytics teams, shaping data strategy, governance, reporting standards, and analytics roadmaps.

You will lead the development of a new Finance Analytics capability, build trusted relationships across the organization, and enable faster insights and better business decisions.