WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

We are looking for a Finance Planning Lead supporting Southeast Asia & India (SEA&I) Territory, based in Singapore. This role requires you to be highly motivated and a self-starter, have strong financial and commercial understanding, and be a strategic thought partner to respective business partners. You are expected to provide critical financial insights through the interpretation of financial results - including trends, risks, and opportunities to drive timely and actionable decisions. You will need to have a strong analytical and technical skill set, and an ability to transform multiple data sets into action through effective communication skills. You should be comfortable with ambiguous situations and interacting with senior leadership. This role provides a great opportunity to make a significant impact at NIKE.

WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON?

As part of the SEA&I Finance Planning team, you will partner with the finance team and cross-functional teams to pull together and present financial results and the story behind the numbers to the Territory leadership team and WHQ. You will manage financial forecasts, annual budgeting, periodic deliverables, long-term growth plans, and ad-hoc strategic projects. You will be working with cross-functional teams to maintain robust risk and opportunity assessment. You will also be responsible for managing the margin planning process, including consolidation and reporting for SEA&I. You will work closely with the business partners in providing decision support to drive and maximize profitability through margin and pricing reviews for SEA&I.

WHO WILL YOU WORK WITH?

You will be partnering across the SEA&I Finance team and working closely with cross-functional teams, including marketplace, merchandising, demand and supply planning, supply chain, and controlling. You will partner with the merchandising and pricing teams to execute seasonal margin reviews as well as the operations team to plan and optimize supply chain expenses. You will also work directly with the WHQ finance team to ensure integration across plans.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in a Business-related field with an emphasis in Finance and Accounting.

• Experience working in a fast-paced, innovative retail or consumer products, go-to-market experience is strongly preferred.

• 8+ years' experience in finance, financial analysis, financial/strategic planning, accounting and budgeting.

• Proven strong analytical skills and financial modeling, combined with sound financial and commercial acumen; ability to work with large amounts of data, deal with ambiguity, and be organized and resourceful.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and ability to develop high-profile, influential, and collaborative relationships across teams, functions, and layers.

• Advanced proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint.

• Proven leadership and business partnership experience working with cross-functional partners is preferred.