Manager – Financial Planning & Analysis

As a Manager on the Skechers Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team, you will be responsible for analyzing metrics and trends to understand results and support business decisions. In collaboration with operational leaders and partners, you will prepare and review annual financial plans, on-going financial forecasts, and long-term strategic plans for our wholesale, retail and ecommerce businesses. You will also provide key input on business models and initiatives, designed to drive growth, profitability, and shareholder value. You will support communications with external stakeholders, shareholders and third-party analysts. You will also have exposure and visibility to the C-Level Executive team, working closely with our Chief Financial Officer. Lastly, you will oversee a team of analysts.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESULTS-

30%

• Prepare accurate and timely analytics, reports, and insightful observations for business leaders to increase operational effectiveness and efficiency, and to support communications with the board and external stakeholders

30%

• Help develop an annual operating plan, quarterly forecasts, and a long-range plan for our wholesale, retail and ecommerce businesses

15%

• Support various business leaders with ad hoc operational and strategic analyses and projects. Manage company-wide data requests efficiently

15%

• Lead, support and teach a team of analysts

10%

• Participate in the on-going development and operations of a newly implemented worldwide planning and financial system

100%

ADDITIONAL RESPONSBILITIES-

• Desire to work hard in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment
• Personal commitment to the team and the team’s goals
• Calm and mature leadership style among peers
• Other duties as assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSBILITIES-

• Lead a team of analysts

JOB REQUIREMENTS-

• Excellent oral and written communication skills across all levels of an organization, and especially with senior management
• Able to quickly understand and explain complex data/issues and distill complex and voluminous data into understandable information for a wide audience
• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills
• Strong initiative with a proven ability to follow-through on projects and bring them to a timely completion
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate forward looking changes required for shifts in business operations
• Ability to develop and lead new business models and support organizational shift
• Strong systems aptitude and business focus
• Solid understanding of accounting principles and procedures
• Highly proficient PC skills, especially in Excel, Word and Power Point
• Comfortable working under tight deadlines
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Ability to gain trust at the highest levels of an organization
• Ability to work collaboratively and in group situations

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE-

• Bachelor’s or equivalent degree in finance, accounting or a related field
• Minimum of five (5) years of work experience in roles of progressive responsibility
• Financial planning and analysis or in an adjacent field of finance, investment banking, consulting, business intelligence or accounting
• Oracle and / or Hyperion Planning experience preferred

$130-$165K ANNUALLY

About Skechers
Skechers (NYSE: SKX), a global, Fortune 500® brand develops and markets a diverse range of lifestyle and performance footwear, apparel, and accessories. Developing comfort technologies is the foundation of all we do – delivering stylish, innovative, and quality products. Serving over 180 countries and territories, Skechers connects customers to products through department and specialty stores, e-commerce and digital stores, and through our more than 5,200 company-and third-party-owned retail locations. Headquartered in Southern California, with offices and distribution centers around the globe, Skechers has spent 30 years helping people of all ages look and feel good.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Skechers is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and respectful work environment. Skechers provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment without regard race, color, religion, gender, gender identification and expression, national origin, marital status, age, disability, genetic information, military status, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic established by local, state or federal law.

Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants for employment who require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job should request appropriate accommodation by emailing benefits@skechers.com.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job responsibility satisfactorily.  The skills, abilities and physical demands described are representative of those duties that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified for the job position, to perform the essential functions.