Sr. Manager, FP&A

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Annual Budgeting, Forecasting & Strategic Planning (40%)

Lead the annual budget, forecast and long-range planning processes, including timelines, coordination, consolidation, analysis and management summaries.

Work closely with the DAP General Manager, APAC leadership and business stakeholders to build financial plans that support market priorities and regional growth objectives.

Review business submissions and help identify key risks, opportunities and actions needed to deliver financial commitments.

Build positive working relationships across commercial, operations and functional teams to improve communication, alignment and accountability.

Prepare clear management reports and commentary that explain key business drivers and support leadership discussions.

Provide financial guidance and practical recommendations to support investment decisions, resource allocation and profitable growth.

Partner with business owners on follow-up actions when plans or results require adjustment.

2. Financial Analysis (25%)

Prepare monthly financial reporting packages, including P&L, balance sheet and inventory analysis, with clear commentary on results versus plan and forecast.

Analyze material variances with finance and business teams, and summarize key drivers, implications and potential improvement actions.

Support business development and investment reviews with financial evaluation, scenario analysis and recommendations.

Support cash, balance sheet and inventory reporting and forecasting, working with business units and Integrated Planning teams where needed.

Contribute to Board materials and ad hoc leadership requests, with a focus on accuracy, clarity and opportunities to improve reporting efficiency.

3. Business Partnership, Investment Analysis & Decision Support (25%)

Serve as a finance partner to the DAP General Manager, commercial leaders and APAC functional teams, providing financial insight for business priorities, investment choices and resource allocation.

Prepare business cases, ROI analysis and scenario modeling for key initiatives such as distributor market investments, wholesale growth, channel development and brand opportunities.

Turn financial analysis into simple, practical recommendations that clearly explain options, trade-offs, risks and expected financial impact.

Track investment performance against approved plans and work with business owners to identify follow-up actions when results differ from expectations.

4. Management, Reporting Governance & Ad Hoc Support (10%)

Coordinate routine communication between local FP&A, APAC FP&A, Corporate FP&A and GAS teams to support smooth reporting and planning processes.

Help ensure reporting requirements, timelines and ownership are clearly communicated to the appropriate teams.

Support timely and accurate submission of key financial information.

Act as a point of contact for selected ad hoc reporting or process improvement requests involving HQ, APAC FP&A and local teams.

Identify opportunities to use tools and templates to simplify, automate and standardize recurring reporting and analysis.

Support process and reporting improvements that make analysis more consistent, insightful and easier to use.

Provide day-to-day guidance and support to team members as needed.

Qualifications

Education Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or a related field required. MBA preferred.

Experience Typically 8+ years of relevant experience in FP&A, business finance, reporting or financial analysis. Experience with budgeting, forecasting, planning or business performance analysis required. Retail, consumer goods, footwear, apparel or distributor market experience is a plus.

Skills Strong Excel and financial analysis skills. Comfortable using reporting systems such as Hyperion or similar tools. Good communication and business partnering skills. Fluent English required.