Adidas SENIOR MANAGER 

Portugal, Porto 

441697424

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with global marketing/brand/licensing teams, providing comprehensive expertise to ensure smooth operation of the business
• Planning, forecasting and tracking of Marketing Expenses and Royalties for assigned area of responsibility
• Enable fact-based decision making by creating transparency on all relevant financial KPI’s, risks and opportunities and business potential of new initiatives
• Drive communication and alignment on finance topics with Markets and HQ Marketing functions, as well as other relevant parties within the Marketing Expenses Controlling context, e.g. Legal, Accounting, etc.
• Drive alignment on Licensing finance and process topics with global Licensing team, Markets, Product Teams and other functions, e.g. Accounting, Taxes and Legal
• Develop and implement state of the art analytical tools (or challenge and improve the existing ones)
• Develop and implement and further improve adequate communication packages to present derived results, recommendations, and solutions
• Support during medium to large sized project, implementing findings and ensure sustainability of achievements
• Enhance processes or operational plans and deliver results with direct impact on the department targets
• Ensure accounting compliance of month-, quarter, and year-end close

Key Relationships:

• Global Brand/Marketing Teams & Global Licensing
• BU Finance teams & Corporate Controlling Teams

• Marketing Expenses & Royalty controlling Teams in all markets/HQ
• Corporate Finance Teams (GBS, Taxes, Accounting, Legal, Treasury)
• External Partners / external Business Consultants

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to think and act strategically and develop operational plans
• Strong analytical mindset, facility with numbers and problem-solving skills
• Very strong communication, influencing & negotiation skills to appropriately serve business partners and senior stakeholders
• Ability to maneuver in a consistently changing environment
• Ability to operate cross-functionally and understanding of external business drivers
• Thorough understanding of the complexity, interactions and dynamics within an international company
• Business fluency in English (written and spoken)
• Comprehensive understanding of system landscape (MS Office esp. Excel and PowerPoint, good knowledge of SAP/SAC)

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• University degree in Business Administration/Finance/Controlling
• 5+ years of work experience in Finance, preferably within the retail, sporting goods industry or comparable industries