Amer Sports

Finance Director

Amer Sports

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Moorabbin Airport • Australia

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

ERPOracleTableau

About the role

  • Provide strategic financial leadership for the ANZ business, acting as a trusted commercial partner to drive growth, profitability, and cash generation.
  • Translate financial and market data into commercial recommendations on pricing, trade terms, customer portfolio, product/channel mix, promotions, and market entry/expansion.
  • Lead customer and channel profitability analysis (net revenue, CM1/CM2) and drive actions to expand margin and share of wallet.
  • Establish and maintain a robust control environment, safeguard company assets, and ensure full compliance with IFRS/AASB/NZ IFRS and local regulatory requirements
  • Establish a performance management rhythm (scorecards, dashboards, commentary) highlighting growth drivers, risks/opportunities, and concrete 'do next' actions.
  • Improve forecast accuracy, mix and margin analytics, and demand/supply alignment in partnership with Commercial and Operations
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing finance team; build capability, succession pipelines, and a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
  • Deliver actionable insights and clear direction that influence pricing, customer and channel strategy, investment decisions, and overall business performance in the short and long term.
  • Support pricing frameworks, discounts, rebates, and trade spend to optimise net revenue and margin by customer, channel, and SKU.
  • Oversee Australian and New Zealand taxation and statutory compliance (e.g., GST, PAYG/PAYE, FBT, corporate income tax), engaging external advisors as needed
  • Act as the primary conduit between the ANZ business and APAC regional leadership as well as Brand HQ, ensuring alignment of financial strategy, reporting, and commercial priorities.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field (required).
  • Professional qualification CA/CPA/CIMA (strongly preferred).
  • Commercial Acumen: Proven ability to convert financial insight into pragmatic commercial strategies and results
  • Strategic & Analytical: Advanced modelling, scenario planning, and decision-support; sharp understanding of margin/mix dynamics.
  • Influence & Communication: Clear, concise executive storytelling (written and verbal) with the confidence to challenge and inspire senior stakeholders.
  • Leadership & Coaching: Demonstrated track record developing people and building high-performing, engaged teams
  • Digital & Systems: High proficiency with ERP (e.g., SAP or Oracle), consolidation/planning tools, and BI (e.g., Power BI/Tableau); advanced Excel.
  • Mindset: Growth-oriented, proactive, resilient, and outcomes-focused; acts with integrity and sound judgment.
  • Change Leadership: Comfortable leading transformation (process, organisation, systems) with strong stakeholder management.
  • Governance & Compliance: Deep knowledge of IFRS/AASB/NZ IFRS, tax, internal controls, and risk management
Benefits
  • Competitive salary, bonus + super
  • Amer Sports ANZ are a certified Great Place to work!
  • Free product and generous allowances to get you kitted out for all your sporting adventures!
  • Flexible working environment, including additional school holiday flexibility / support
  • When at Head office, work in a state-of-the-art 6-star energy efficient facility, with a huge business focus on environmental and social strategies
  • Support in career development, wellbeing, and personal growth
  • Regular staff activity days, including camping, snow trips, fun runs and more!
  • Company supported volunteering program.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
financial leadershipcustomer profitability analysisforecast accuracymargin analyticsscenario planningadvanced modellingcommercial strategiestax compliancerisk managementinternal controls
Soft Skills
commercial acumeninfluencecommunicationleadershipcoachinggrowth-oriented mindsetproactive mindsetresilienceoutcomes-focusedstakeholder management
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in FinanceBachelor’s degree in AccountingBachelor’s degree in BusinessCACPACIMA