MISSION

Provides analysis and administration within Finance at an intermediate level.

Senior Professional:  Responsible for applying advanced concepts, theories, principles, and practices in a professional or technical discipline that is analytical, creative, evaluative, and/or advisory in nature.  Conducts work requiring substantial independent judgment and devises new approaches to unique problems.  Develops conclusions and makes recommendations on a wide variety of complex issues.  Decisions generally only reviewed for consistency with policy, precedent, and overall effectiveness. May serve as a resource to lower level professional employees.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• BU Performance Management and Monitoring of Country Pricing - Manages the entire BU pricing process including timeline coordination, preparation of seasonal pricing set up in CRPT and monitoring and reviewing product pricing performed by country team. Manages the Price Exception Process with the BU Finance Director and/or Category Directors. Ensures country wholesale and retail prices systematically sent to the financial systems. Manages and controls price change request by countries. Ensure countries are pricing the missing wholesale units on time before sales bookings freeze deadline to help increase sales reports accuracy. Prepares reports on country profitability and maintaining integrity of final pricing information in the EMEA pricing tool (CRPT).
• Financial Analysis & Counsel - Prepares and distributes timely and insightful profitability analysis by season, by country and by category for all the product types. Leads and facilitates the seasonal pricing review meetings with Product Managers at EHQ and country team including Country Business Directors and challenges/checks category/country pricing in order to optimize margins and avoid wrong invoicing. Actively analyzes and interprets seasonal margin results, develops conclusions on what drives margins and makes recommendation to BU management on actionable response. Utilizes understanding of what drives the business and participate in the business effort to increase margin profitability. Ensures management is educated on use and interpretations of profitability reports and metrics.
• Functional Operations & System - Leads and initiates projects, which impacts margin management within the costing & pricing area. Influences other functions when is needed to support Nike overall margin management objective. Leverages strong understanding of relevant systems and data elements. Initiates enhancements to EMEA Pricing Tool and drives the testing. Provides feedback and enhancement suggestions regarding the EMEA Pricing Tool and continue to provide training & support to country users. Interact with category teams, country pricing team, costing analysts, business Merchandising Manager’s and builds strong relationship with Global Costing & Financial Planning teams to make sure EMEA runs in sync with Globally driven BU.
• Financial Integrity, Controllership & Internal Controls– Monitors and analyzes that country wholesale and retail prices properly stated and reflected on reporting. Ensures policies, procedures and controls are in place and are working effectively.  Resolves non-compliance and recommends improvements.  Ensures concepts are well understood throughout the team. Likely to be directly involved in executing several special projects each year.
• Functional Leadership – Implements specific action plans and processes, in coordination with management team, to meet team goals and objectives.  May participate in functional discussions and initiatives across departments.  Develops internal and/or external partnerships that leverage resources and improves business unit responsiveness.
• People Leadership - May provide people leadership. Participates in activities such as work planning, resource optimization, employee goal-setting and performance monitoring. May acts as a mentor for the Junior Costing Analyst.
• Non-Finance – May execute activities for non-Finance functions or departments, such as Administrative/ Facility Services/Procurement, Information Technology, Strategic Planning, Customer Service, and/or other business units.

REQUIREMENTS

Education: 4-year Degree in Business-related field with emphasis in Finance and Accounting. Professional qualification (CMA, CPA, ACA, ACCA, ACMA) are preferred.

Experience: Minimum 2 years experience in a finance field, with experience or exposure in all or most of the following:  Accounting, financial analysis, strategic planning, planning and budgeting.

Technical:  Strong Excel skills and experience with SAP / BW is a plus. Strong financial skills and knowledge.  Strong knowledge of accounting, GAAP, and statutory requirements.

Communication/Language - Strong verbal and written communication skills in local market language, including meeting facilitation and presentations. Ability to clearly articulate goals and objectives. Strong information seeking skills and drive to make things happen. Ability to understand challenges or underlying concerns, share ideas, and develop effective responses or elevate to higher management.   Ability to work independently and cooperatively in a diverse group.  Ability to network, influence, and utilize internal and external resources.  Ability to exercise high degree of professionalism.

Management/Leadership:  Demonstrated leadership capability, including ability to motivate and mentor others within work group.  Ability to lead initiatives and project teams.