Strategic Finance Data & Analytics Leader

Columbia Sportswear; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Employee discounts

Wellness benefits

Time off program

Job summary

Columbia Sportswear seeks a Senior Manager of Finance Data & Analytics to bridge Finance with enterprise analytics, shaping data strategy, governance, and analytics roadmaps. You will lead and build a new Finance Analytics capability, fostering trusted relationships and delivering a scalable data foundation for faster insights and better decisions.

This is an ideal role for an analytics leader who thrives on building capabilities from scratch, simplifying complexity, and partnering with business

Qualifications

• 8+ years in analytics, BI, data management or related leadership.
• Experience building analytics capabilities, centers of excellence, or governance.
• Strong knowledge of BI platforms, with Power BI preferred.
• Experience partnering with Finance functions (FP&A, Accounting, Tax, Treasury).
• Ability to influence executives and drive data-driven decisions.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead Columbia's Finance Data & Analytics capability, roadmap, governance, and operating model.
• Lead change management, training, and stakeholder engagement to boost analytics adoption.
• Partner with FP&A, Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Procurement and Audit to identify high-value analytics initiatives.
• Define scalable reporting, dashboards, and self-service analytics solutions.
• Align Finance data architecture, KPI definitions, semantic models, and technology standards with Enterprise Data & Analytics.
• Develop Finance data foundations: access, integration, cleansing, standardization, semantic layer.
• Deliver dashboards, analytics products, models, and actionable insights with high data quality.
• Manage analytics intake, backlog, and prioritize high-value opportunities.
• Build a high-performing analytics team and measure value realization.

Job description

Columbia Sportswear seeks a Senior Manager of Finance Data & Analytics to bridge Finance with enterprise analytics, shaping data strategy, governance, and analytics roadmaps. You will lead and build a new Finance Analytics capability, fostering trusted relationships and delivering a scalable data foundation for faster insights and better decisions.

This is an ideal role for an analytics leader who thrives on building capabilities from scratch, simplifying complexity, and partnering with business