Senior Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Overview

At Wilson, we are here to empower every human to live like an athlete. Passion. Creativity. Integrity. Teamwork. Ambition. Innovation. These are the qualities that have made Wilson Sporting Goods Co. the number one sports equipment brand in the world. We come together to win, grow, and celebrate. We all play for Team Wilson. We all have a role to play within our organization and are working towards the same goal. One team, one dream.

 

We believe that being an athlete isn’t something you do, it’s who you are. It’s a universal code of conduct, a way of seeing the world and how you show up every day. We seek out diverse voices and welcome all perspectives. Our team is composed of individuals with unique backgrounds, points of view and experiences. These perspectives create a rich and diverse culture in which we learn from one another through empathy and inclusion.

 

Evolving the sports world and being the best partner for players, athletes, and our community is no small task. We are continually looking to add enthusiastic, ambitious, team-first individuals who desire to make a difference —and who love to help others win. Together, we will create a better world through sport. Join us.

What You'll Do

We are currently seeking a Senior Manager of Financial Planning & Analysis to join our Finance Team and partner with our business units in the areas of long-term strategy and short-term execution of the business. This role would be aligning the overall strategy to the financial targets and include budgeting, forecasting, expense management, reporting, and analysis. This role will be responsible for the full P&L of the Softgoods Business Units and will work directly with the Business Unit President and Director of Global FP&A.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

STRATEGY

• Validate current year sales and margin forecasts by channel, product, and region; align forecasts with demand plans; and confirm alignment with strategic glidepaths
• Partner with leadership in developing strategic glidepaths
• Develop trackable KPIs that support both sales and investment plans for the strategic glidepaths
• Support the development of Wilson’s retail footprint providing financial insight to both the long-term strategy and short-term execution
• Develop detailed OpEx strategies and plans to continue to drive EBIT improvement for the Softgoods Business Units

 

BUDGETING/FORECASTING

• Partner with Business Units in sales and margin budgeting, creating alignment across channel, product category, and region
• Partner with head of US Retail in Sales, Margin, and OpEx budgeting for each Retail location
• Partner with the head of Softgoods Ecom in developing trackable KPIs that drive the Ecommerce sales forecast, and review OpEx investments driving Ecommerce sales
• Responsible for building annual spending budgets, confirming budgets support overall Business Unit strategic initiatives
• Partner with sales, commercial, and supply/demand functions in the monthly/quarterly reforecasting process
• Provide financial support in the development of sales compensation/incentive plans

 

ANALYSIS

• Monthly review of Business Unit financial results and performance against targets and history
• Development and analysis of KPIs that drive Business Unit results
• Analysis of product category Sales and PGP versus targets and history, understanding the impact from channel mix, product mix, fx, cost inflation and other drivers.
• Support Retail organization in store footprint development, preparing financial models and pro-formas
• Detailed Opex reviews with Business partners, evaluating efficiency of spend and investments (including ROI and payback period analysis)
• Provide Ad Hoc financial support and analysis to key stakeholders

 

What We're Looking For

This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or business administration plus at least 6 years’ work experience and at least 2 years’ experience in a leadership role in an accounting or finance environment

 

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Advanced degree/MBA/CPA/CFA desired
• Multi-national brand experience or global experience preferred
• Retail/Ecommerce/D2C experience preferred
• Strong business acumen with structured, disciplined thinking (considers results, costs, efficiencies, performance, and quality)
• Business partner minds