Nike Lead - Consumer Product Brand Finance 

United States, Oregon, Beaverton 

119559657

You will be responsible for managing and optimizing OOH investments for Icon Studios with a sharp focus on driving productivity. You will provide financial council to the business partners to prioritize investments within financial guardrails to optimize the strategic plans. You will actively interpret and review financial results with leadership, including trends/issues and opportunities, to drive meaningful responses. It requires the ability to dive deep into numbers while also being able to partner effectively with a diverse set of senior business leaders and influence decisions.

Responsibilities include FP&A, forecasting, analysis, auditing, and reporting for the Global Icon Studio team. Successful candidate will be finance and operational analysis veteran that can handle the demands of big data sets, strong communicator and is detail oriented. Partnering with functional leaders within Icon.Studios, you will provide ongoing data-driven feedback on performance and budgeting, driving optimization and efficiencies throughout the global studio system.

You will create deliverables leveraged by Senior Leadership, which elevate the key stories and drivers of change.

• Lead financial planning (AOP/budget, Monthly close/forecasting) for Operating and Overhead expenses (OOH)

• Optimize, monitor, and report monthly performance against budgets and forecasts

• Execute the monthly reporting and forecasting analysis and present risks and opportunities along with actionable items to senior leadership

• Actively interpret and review financial results with leadership, including trends/issues and opportunities, to drive meaningful responses and delivery of performance management targets

• Translate strategic goals and objectives into financial implications and investment requirements

• Process cost analysis and allocation, including activity-based costing

• Manage photo studio facilities and throughput metrics and financial analysis, including for the editorial and post-production teams

• 3rd party vendor cost auditing and reporting

• Ad hoc operational and scenario planning analysis (Lease vs Buy) that support the overall financial integrity of the business

• Education and outreach to peers across the business and across multiple functions / channels

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

You will report to the Consumer, Product and Brand Functions FP&A Director. You will partner daily with cross-functional Studio teams including Creative Production, Digital Imaging, Post-Production and Studio Operations. This role will collaborate with Central Finance Planning team, Cross-Functional Business Leaders, ensuring alignment and transparency across the planning milestones.

• Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related discipline. MBA preferred

• 5+ years of experience managing operating budget, financial analysis, and/or P&L management showing increasing progression of responsibilities

• Strong analytical and critical thinking

• Demonstrated ability to build advanced assumption-driven financial models using quantitative and qualitative factors

• Proven ability to complete quantitative/qualitative analysis and financial modeling

• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills

• Superior written and verbal communication skills. Ability to effectively communicate across management levels and functional teams.

• Strong collaboration, ability to build trusting work relationships and ability to work cross-functionally, including the ability to collaborate with and influence all levels of management

• Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills, experience with SAP or similar enterprise system

• Comfortable working in ambiguous and quickly changing business environments

• Strong work ethic, influencing skills and team player mentality

• Ability to handle multiple and opposing priorities; strong organization skills a must

• Ability to understand broader planning landscape and drive iterative operational improvement

• Proactive, self-starter with a positive attitude and desire to drive operational results