Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Job title: Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis

Company: Adidas


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Accept ClosePress Tab to Move to Skip to Content LinkSearch by KeywordSearch by LocationSearch by KeywordSearch by LocationLoading…Team:LocationType:Grade:Create Alert×Select how often (in days) to receive an alert:StartPlease wait…Manager, Financial Planning & AnalysisPurpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation:We’re looking for a strategic finance leader to join the adidas Pacific team. This role partners closely with both our Retail and Marketing Activation teams, playing a key role in driving financial performance, ensuring robust forecasting, and enabling data-driven decisions. You’ll bring strong financial acumen and a collaborative mindset to support planning, budgeting, and insightful analysis that fuels our business success.Key Responsibilities:Act as the FP&A business partner for the Retail team, ensuring commercial initiatives are financially sound and performance is optimised through:Understanding retail strategy and aligning financial targetsAnalysing monthly fleet performance and identifying improvementsPreparing business cases for new store openings and handling setup adminManaging monthly store bonus calculationsDriving forecast and budget submissions with precisionLeading ad hoc analysis to challenge assumptions and influence strategySupport the Pacific-wide forecasting and budgeting process, including submissions to regional and global HQs and data uploads to global reporting systemsPartner with the Marketing Activation team to track and optimise spend across campaigns and sports marketing, ensuring budget accuracy and value for moneyConsolidate and analyse total OPEX, preparing detailed, accurate forecasts and delivering clear variance analysisDrive continuous improvement of FP&A and reporting processes to improve accuracy, speed, and insight qualityAct as 2IC for the FP&A team, providing leadership and support across various finance projects and ad hoc tasksKey Relationships:Director, FP&ASenior Director, FinanceSenior Director, RetailDirector, Brand ActivationEmerging Markets FP&A TeamKnowledge, Skills & Abilities:7+ years of experience in Financial Planning or similar finance leadership rolesCPA or CA qualification essentialRetail experience highly desirableStrong communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skillsExceptional analytical and Excel skillsProficiency in SAP; PowerBI experience is a plusRequisite Education & Experience / Minimum Qualifications:Tertiary qualification in Accounting or FinanceCPA or CA qualified7+ years’ experience in a comparable financial planning roleAT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.

• COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..
• OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.
• INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.
• TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.
• INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.
• RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.

At adidas, we strongly believe that embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into our culture and talent processes gives our employees a sense of belonging and our brand a real competitive advantage.– Culture Starts With People, It Starts With You –By recruiting talent and developing our people to reflect the rich diversity of our consumers and communities, we foster a culture of inclusion that engages our employees and authentically connects our brand with our consumers.Job Title: Manager, Financial Planning & AnalysisBrand:Location: MelbourneTEAM: FinanceState: VICCountry/Region: AUContract Type: Full timeNumber: 532916Date: Aug 8, 2025Find similar jobs:THROUGH SPORT, WE HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE LIVES. © 2020 adidas. All Rights Reserved.

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Location: Melbourne, VIC

Job date: Sun, 10 Aug 2025 06:19:20 GMT

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