Financial Planning Analyst
NIKE · Hilversum, Netherlands
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Position Type Full Time Career area Finance & Accounting Location Colosseum 1, Hilversum, North Holland 1213 NL, Netherlands Job ID R-88670* Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team
NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world’s best athletes. It’s a place where passionate individuals come together to create the future of sport. We are unapologetic about who we are and what we’re after—bringing innovation and inspiration to every athlete* in the world. We look for athletes who can push boundaries, elevate our potential and continue leading us to greatness. The next tastemakers, playmakers, risk takers and glue players. Are you game?
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
Our EMEA Sales business is the third-party wholesale channel within our marketplace. Working in EMEA Sales means being part of a world-class, cross-functional team focused on driving long-term profitable growth while bringing Nike, Inc.’s vision and strategy to life.
In this role, you will be part of the EMEA FP&A Team, reporting directly to the Finance Director, EMEA Sales. To be successful, you will collaborate with a range of business and finance teams, including Sales FP&A MPU Leads, various Central Finance teams, other finance partners, and cross-functional stakeholders across Commercial and supporting teams such as Sales, Marketplace Supply Chain, Demand and Supply Management, and Partner Go-To Consumer.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Within the EMEA Nike Sales Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team, specifically Commercial Portfolio Management (CPM Finance), we are looking for an EMEA Finance Analyst to join our European headquarters in the Netherlands. EMEA operates through centrally managed Marketplace Units (MPUs) that serve the entire EMEA marketplace. As an EMEA Finance Analyst, you will play a key role in realizing growth potential and helping drive a sustained, mutually profitable business as part of the Sales Finance team.
In this commercially focused team, you will make decisions that impact the business, making clear and high-profile communication essential to enabling and driving change. As a team player, you will build strong cross-functional partnerships with key stakeholders. You will also drive financial alignment around strategic and operational goals while ensuring marketplace investments are optimized. Predictability and accuracy across partner financials are key to success in this role.
The ideal candidate:
- Proven, relevant business partnership experience in a retail or wholesale environment
- Strong analytical and financial analysis skills, including financial modeling, P&L management, planning, forecasting, budgeting, investment analysis, and economic profit analysis
- Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Office tools, with SAP, Anaplan, and Power BI experience considered a plus
- Ability to develop, maintain, and improve analytical models, tools, and reporting processes that support business needs
- Ability to synthesize and communicate complex, high-volume data, analysis, and reporting to support business decision making
- Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams to identify and solve business problems
- Excellent English language skills, with the ability to communicate sophisticated concepts and ideas clearly and concisely
- Strong commercial and business acumen, with the ability to identify financial opportunities, risks, controls, and implications across end-to-end business and operational processes
- Ability to support projects and initiatives, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality results while working agilely across the finance function and prioritizing effectively
- Results-oriented mindset, strong intellect, personal impact, and a sense of urgency
- High integrity, transparency, confidence, and credibility
- Highly effective problem-solving skills and a proactive attitude
- Ability to ensure data accuracy, integrity, security, and privacy
- Ability to independently apply knowledge, skills, and experience to identify areas of opportunity and navigate solutions
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
This role sits within the agile Sales FP&A workforce and is expected to demonstrate the following core competencies:
- Demonstrate expertise in financial analysis, financial planning, and strategic thinking to create executive messaging in support of business decision making
- Develop and manage operational initiatives that drive efficiencies and improvements
- Lead scenario planning and forecasting activities to support business and company goals
- Review financial information and identify potential risks and opportunities
- Provide direction and leadership to teammates
- Quantify risks, assess trends and opportunities, define objectives, and develop strategies to improve financial performance
- Use scenario planning and strategic insights to create executive-level reporting and messaging that influence business decisions
More specifically, the Finance Analyst will be a member of the CPM Team within Sales FP&A, with day-to-day responsibilities that include the following:
- Drive the long-range and in-year revenue planning process across the MPUs or a specific MPU, including annual, quarterly, and monthly forecasting, as well as the budget cycle (CSR, AOP, Budget)
- Be responsible for the month-end financial closing activities, including monthly landing, actuals analysis, retroactive discount accruals, and tracking
- Proactively create and analyze Gross to Net and assist MPU finance teams with insightful financial data to support marketplace decisions
- Be a key business partner in developing and standardizing the Commercial Terms strategy and framework in cooperation with finance MPU teams
- Own the preparation and distribution of timely and insightful financial analysis and optimized business reporting, providing meaningful insights into the key drivers of the business and supporting Geo/Global financial deliverables
- Sustain, improve, and implement business reporting processes and tools with an automation and standardization approach, in collaboration with respective cross-functional stakeholders
- Support Account and Mutual Profitability analyses to enable marketplace decision making and maximize profitability for Nike, Inc., including driving recommendations and executing high-impact opportunities across functions
- Act as a thought partner for NMP Finance Leads in short- and long-term P&L management, including margin, investments, and payoff, while developing measures of success to evaluate performance
Relocation is not available for this position
Applications for this role will be accepted until August 21st, 2026
NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.
NIKE, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.
What You Can Expect OUR HIRING GAME PLAN
01 Apply
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02 Meet a Recruiter or Take an Assessment
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03 Interview
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