Overview

Our global house-of-brands inspires and empowers youth culture. Relentlessly committed to fuel a shared passion for self-expression, we create unrivaled experiences at the heart of the sport and sneaker communities through the power of our people. If you want to be a part of something bigger than you can imagine, you’ve come to the right place.  To learn more about the incredible impact we’re making on both our local and global communities, Click Her

As Manager - FP&A, you will be a key member of the Finance Expenses team, working on planning and controlling of multiple Budget areas, managing a small number (1-2) of FTEs, while reporting directly to the Senior Manager. You will partner with different departments to deliver the monthly forecast, annual and multi-years plan and to ensure alignment with the company’s financial goals and procedures. You will identify process and productivity improvement projects both within business and finance organizations and drive these projects to completion.

Key to success in this role is the ability to communicate and influence across teams, an interest in collaboration, a motivation to discover trends in complex data sets, and a drive to improve the collective status quo. Our team culture is collaborative and dynamic with a strong sense of ownership and personal accountability. We welcome diverse points of view and people who are curious about how our work can have meaningful business impact through creative problem solving and strong cross-team partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Act as finance lead on the development of annual/multi-years’ operating budgets, monthly forecasts, and report monthly financial results with analyses of variances;
• Partner effectively with the Accounting team and the Budget owners on completion of monthly financial closes;
• Build strong collaborative business partnership across Real Estate, Banking, Treasury, IT, HR, and Operations to ensure alignment between the company strategies/ financial goals and department spends and projects;
• Drive financial performance of the business, by highlighting savings opportunities and risks including follow-up on corrective actions;
• Require recurring report production and variance analysis as well as ad-hoc analysis as needed to address evolving changes with the business;
• Provide the Management Team with regular performance reporting;
• Participate in performance and departmental improvement projects;
• Take up or proactively participate in change projects, recommend ways to simplify processes and strengthen controls.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Finance & Accounting or equivalent.
• 4-5 years of relevant working experience
• Experience in a multinational environment
• Excellent Excel and data manipulation experience required
• Fluent in English both verbal and written
• Very good understanding of accounting concepts
• Strong communication & analytical skills
• Strong level of autonomy and self-accountability
• Teamwork and team leading skills required
• Able to work under time/results pressure, tight deadlines and changing priorities
• Strong ability to follow-through, persistence to add value and elevate quality; Ability to understand and improve complex reports and processes.

Foot Locker may involve associates in tasks and projects not listed above, should it be relevant to their skillset and should it be in the best interest of both parties.