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Sr. Lead, Accounting & Finance Transformation
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Posted:
September 4, 2020
Location:
Baltimore, Maryland
Salary:
Competitive salary and bonus
Type:
Full Time - Experienced

 

 

Under Armour has one mission: to make you better. We have a commitment to innovation that lies at the heart of everything we do, not just for our athletes but also for our teammates. As a global organization, our teams around the world push boundaries and think beyond what is expected. Together our teammates are unified by our values and are grounded in our vision to inspire you with performance solutions you never knew you needed but can’t imagine living without.

POSITION SUMMARY

TheSenior Manager Finance Innovation and Transformation (FIT) position manages people and processes related to leveraging automation, data analytics, and continuous improvement to support the success strategies of the broader Accounting & Finance (A&F) teams under the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO). The role works cross-functionally with business partners in A&F and throughout the company to review and prioritize a pipeline of changes related to financial systems, processes, and procedures to support the company's strategic objectives. The role manages cross-functional workstreams within A&F in the delivery of approved changes with a focus on results that improve controls, reduce risks, and improve efficiency and effectiveness. This role is expected to leverage effective communication skills to translate complex requirements and solutions with a passion to learn and develop.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Serve as a strategic thought leader and interpret functional needs of accounting/finance team and translate into solutions using data and establish advanced analytics tools such as Alteryx, Tableau, PowerBI, and other cognitive and emerging technologies, establish digitally enabled operating models to ensure accurate and reliable data necessary for GAAP and SOX compliance;
  • Assist in significant ad-hoc projects including streamlining existing processes and development of transformation and change management programs for digital technology process implementations; and ensure compliance with Internal controls and GAAP
  • Understand big data in the accounting system and integrate findings in to accounting/finance deliverables
  • Collaborate with external consultant and partner with cross-functional teams including Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Accounts Receivables & Payables, Compensation, Financial Reporting and Internal Audit to optimize digital projects according to impacts, priorities, budget and resource availability
  • Work with OCFO leadership to provide analytics support, developing recommendations and implementing analytical approaches and methodologies to capture the critical, actionable data to achieve business goals
  • Actively use digital visualization tools to prepare results of data analyses in graphical form and to varying degrees of detail for the respective target audience
  • Understanding of Accounting & Finance function and the people, process, and technology that support the finance function
  • Evaluate the ROI of new emerging technologies, best practice operating models and opportunities to optimize analytics across the organization
  • Apply knowledge of accounting principles, best practices and technologies to develop tools that provide actional business insight to assist the Company’s Accounting business function
  • Keep abreast of industry best practices, monitor competitive and market trends to drive new features and innovative digital solutions
  • Create external partnerships to continuously learn, engage, pilot and deploy emerging technology solutions in agreed upon finance and accounting focus areas

QUALIFICATIONS: KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITES:

  • Strong analytical skills
  • Ability to research issues to solve problems
  • Must be able to adjust and work effectively in a dynamic and changing environment
  • Ability to communicate effectively and confidently across all levels of management
  • Demonstrated ability to navigate organizational structures and build credibility with internal clients / stakeholders
  • Ability to demonstrate strong business acumen; experience implementing financial processes and systems with an ability to discriminate between symptoms and root causes.
  • Excellent facilitator capable of influencing people over which he / she has no authority
  • Ability to direct, coach and mentor functional managers, analysts and other junior members of the team.
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong problem-solving skills
  • Must be able to multi-task and balance multiple high priority tasks
  • Proven record of high performance and excellent leadership skills.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

  • The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.
  • Master's degree in Analytics, Finance, Information Systems, or related field is preferred
  • 4-6 years of experience working in large, matrixed Retail organization
  • 2-4 years of focused experience in Business Process Re-engineering, Standardization and Continuous Improvement.
  • Demonstrated experience in managing complexities of competing priorities and program inter-dependencies
  • Prior experience in public accounting

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

  • CBAP, Lean Six Sigma - Black Belt Certification

RELOCATION:

  •  Relocation provided

BENEFITS AND PERKS:

  • Paid “UA Give Back” Volunteer Days: work alongside your team to support initiatives in your local community.
  • Under Armour merchandise & Connected Fitness app discounts – including MyFitnessPal & MapMyFitness!
  • Maternity and Parental Leave for eligible and FMLA-eligible teammates.
  • Health & fitness benefits, discounts and resources- We offer teammates across the country programs to promotephysical activity and overall well-being.

At Under Armour, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.  Under Armour believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. 

Internal Number: 134405
About Under Armour
Under Armour is the chosen brand of this generation of athletes... and the athletes of tomorrow. We're about performance - in training and on game day, in blistering heat and bitter cold. Whatever the conditions, whatever the sport, Under Armour delivers the advantage athletes have come to demand. That demand has created an environment of growth. An environment where building a great team is vital. An environment where doing whatever it takes is the baseline and going above and beyond to protect the Brand is commonplace. The world's hungriest athletes live by a code, a pledge to themselves and everyone else: Protect This House... I Will. Our goal is to Build A Great Team! Will YOU. . .Protect This House?!
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