Senior Product & Category Analytics Manager

PUMA North America, Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 111,315; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits

Job summary

PUMA North America, Inc. in Boston is seeking a Senior Financial Business Partner to own the finance partnering for a product category, steering performance via Sales, Profitability, and Cost KPIs throughout the product lifecycle.

You will serve as trusted advisor to management, delivering management-ready narratives, scenario analyses, and data-driven recommendations, while mentoring colleagues and driving continuous improvement in planning and reporting.

Qualifications

• Degree in Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
• 5+ years in financial controlling or financial business partnering in a complex business environment.
• Proven ability to advise senior leadership with data-driven insights.
• Deep expertise in sales, profitability management, and cost steering.
• Excellent executive-facing communication and storytelling skills.
• Strong knowledge of BI tools and planning systems; Oracle HFM / Oracle EPM Planning is a strong asset.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

• Lead finance business partnering for a product category or business area, steering KPIs across lifecycle.
• Provide strategic decision support through reporting, planning, scenario analysis, and recommendations.
• Prepare management-ready narratives and presentations from complex financial data.
• Analyze performance, identify value drivers, and highlight risks and opportunities.
• Handle advanced ad-hoc analyses prioritizing impact and actionable recommendations.
• Influence cross-functional teams to shape commercial and operational decisions.
• Own improving controlling methodologies, reporting standards, tools, and planning processes.
• Drive optimization and development of controlling tools and planning systems for insights.
• Mentor junior and mid-level team members.

Skills

Financial partnering

Data-driven insights

Executive communication

Analytical thinking

Presentation skills

Independent work

Strategic advising

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, or a related field

Tools

Oracle HFM

Oracle EPM Planning

BI tools

Job description

YOUR MISSION

• Lead Financial Business Partnering: Own the finance business partnering for a product category or business area, steering performance via Sales, Profitability, and Cost KPIs along the product lifecycle.
• Strategic Decision Support: Act as a trusted advisor to management, providing high impact financial insights for reporting, planning, scenario analysis, and decision‑making recommendations.
• Management Storytelling: Independently prepare management‑ready narratives and presentations based on complex financial data.
• Performance Leadership: Analyze financial performance, identify key value drivers, and proactively highlight risks and opportunities.
• Advanced Ad‑Hoc Analysis: Address complex and time‑critical ad‑hoc analytical requests from business and finance stakeholders, prioritizing impact, formulating clear recommendations, and proactively highlighting implications for management decisions.
• Cross‑Functional Influence: Drive financial topics across functions and actively shape commercial and operational decisions.
• Continuous Improvement: Take ownership of improving controlling methodologies, reporting standards, tools, and planning processes.
• Tools & Reporting Leadership: Actively drive the optimization, further development, and effective use of controlling tools, reporting systems, and planning processes, ensuring management‑relevant insights, consistency, and scalability.
• Mentoring: Support and guide junior and mid‑level team members through knowledge and experience sharing.

YOUR TALENT

• Degree in Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
• 5+ years in financial controlling or financial business partnering in a complex business environment.
• Strong track record in advising senior leadership, including challenging assumptions and influencing decisions with data‑driven insights.
• Deep expertise in business partnering with a clear focus on Sales performance, Profitability management, and Cost steering.
• Advanced ability to translate complex financial analyses into clear management storylines and strategic recommendations.
• Strong knowledge of modern BI tools, planning systems, and financial models; experience with Oracle HFM / Oracle EPM Planning is a strong asset.
• Excellent presentation skills and confidence in executive‑facing communication.
• Very strong analytical, conceptual, and structured working style combined with a hands‑on mindset, strong self‑initiative, and the ability to work independently.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Domestic/International Travel may be required.

The hiring range base pay for this position is $82,000-$111,315 + Bonus + Benefits.

Benefit Summary Corporate

Pay may vary depending on job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience.

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