Senior Analyst - Finance Operations, Technology Enablement

The Tech Enablement team within Global Finance Operations plays a key role in strengthening operational excellence. The team connects finance processes with technology capabilities to improve efficiency, enable innovation, and help Finance Operations respond quickly to evolving business needs. Through thoughtful implementation, adoption, and optimization of finance technology, the team supports both day-to-day performance and the organization’s broader strategic priorities.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

This role partners closely with Global Finance Operations process teams across Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, and Record-to-Report, along with Global Process Owners, EPO/Nike Technology, SAP Security, Finance Transformation, MSP/BPO partners, internal audit and controls teams, and external technology or consulting partners as needed.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Nike is looking for a Sr. Analyst, Finance Operations Technology Enablement, who can connect Global Finance Operations, EPO/Technology, MSP/BPO partners, and process teams. This person brings a practical, solutions-oriented approach to enabling, adopting, and continuously improving finance technology across Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, and related cross-functional workflows.

The ideal candidate translates business needs into clear technology requirements, supports issue triage and root-cause analysis, coordinates with technology and security teams to resolve access and system constraints, and helps ensure tools, automations, and process changes strengthen operational stability, controls, and user adoption.

You Bring:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Business, Data, Analytics, or a related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience or training

• Understanding of financial processes, regulations, and compliance requirements.

• Ability to analyze and interpret financial data.

• Background in finance is highly preferred.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess business impact, identify root causes, and coordinate practical mitigation plans.

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate across Finance Operations, Technology, MSP/BPO partners, and process leadership.

• About 4 years of experience in finance operations, technology enablement, business analysis, product or process support, or finance transformation within a large, complex organization.

• Working knowledge of enterprise finance systems and platforms such as SAP, Coupa, BlackLine, HighRadius, automation platforms, workflow tools, reporting tools, or related finance technology solutions.

• Ability to translate business process needs into clear requirements, test scenarios, user stories, documentation, and solution options.

• Experience supporting technology implementations, enhancements, production issues, access and security coordination, automation enablement, or operational readiness activities.

• Project or product management experience in Finance, including technology implementation, optimization, and enablement.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

You will serve as a finance technology enablement partner within Global Finance Operations, connecting business process needs with EPO/Technology solutions, MSP/BPO capabilities, and operational execution.

• Partner with Global Process Delivery, EPO/Technology, Finance Transformation, MSP/BPO teams, and Finance Operations process teams to translate business needs into clear technology requirements and practical solution options.

• Work with Finance Operations delivery teams to triage day-to-day issues, identify root causes, and coordinate escalations for finance tools, SAP access and authorization issues, automation failures, reporting gaps, and other technology constraints affecting operations.

• Monitor technology implementations, enhancements, and system upgrades to help ensure they meet business requirements, support operational stability, and are delivered against agreed priorities and timelines.

• Prepare sites and teams for new tools, enhancements, automations, and process changes through documentation, testing, training support, change readiness, and adoption activities.

• Analyze recurring process pain points, manual workarounds, and tool limitations to identify opportunities for automation, continuous improvement, stronger controls, and cost efficiency.

• Advance automation and data enablement opportunities by defining requirements, validating outputs, documenting business logic, and partnering with Technology or product teams to scale solutions where appropriate.

• Conduct market research, benchmarking, and tool assessments to identify capability gaps and opportunities to improve operational efficiency and user experience.

• Support risk assessments and business continuity planning for critical finance tools, including manual workaround analysis, support-model gaps, control considerations, and operational impact.

• Partner with Finance Transformation and process teams to help ensure technology solutions have the capacity, governance, and prioritization needed to execute approved transformation and optimization initiatives.

We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.