Commercial Finance Specialist

**Who We Are**

**Fossil **is on a mission to create great watches, jewelry, handbags, small leather goods and wearables by investing in technology and long-term value creation. We do this by living into our core values - Authenticity, Grit, Curiosity, Humor, and Impact - each and every day, continually powered by purpose and our people. We thrive on diversity, innovation, uniqueness, and inclusion.
- **Will you join us**?

**Make An Impact**
- The
- **Commercial Finance Specialist** reports to the Commercial Finance Manager in the EMEA sub-region and is responsible for all tactical execution of the sub-region’s financial processes, starting from overall short
- and midterm financial planning to performance insight and investment cases.
- You are working collaboratively with the sub-region’s sales organization and the regional finance teams (regional FP&A, Consumer and Marketing Finance) to drive profitability and deliver annual goals in the wholesale and concession sales organization, and across the omnichannel markets.
- Deliver regular and ad-hoc actionable commercial insight to stakeholders (Head of Commercial Finance Sub-region (direct), Regional Finance, Sub-Region Sales organization (indirect)) supporting overall business management & decision-making
- Act in partnership with Head of Commercial Finance to deliver all committed and stretch business performance targets in the wholesale and concessions channels; proactively driving insight, supporting and challenging business assumptions
- Act in partnership with Head of Commercial Finance and all other channel Finance business partners to deliver all committed and stretch business performance targets in the omnichannel market; proactively driving omnichannel market insight, supporting and challenging business assumptions
- Responsible for aligning regional financial planning, forecasting with market sales and operational plans. Works with regional FP&A teams to validate, adapt and record detailed and top-down planning
- Together with the Head of Commercial Finance model, record, and track internal projects, business cases to drive investment efficiency/utilization balanced with short and medium term financial planning

**Who You Are**
- Proven track record of 1-3 years in commercial finance, FP&A and/or controlling functions
- Experience in international, cross-functional and multicultural eCom, wholesale and/or retail environments of consumer/lifestyle products
- Strong organizational skills
- Excellent relationship, negotiation, and communication skills with stakeholders across all levels of the organization
- Ability to partner and collaborate with business and finance peers
- Resilient, proactive, persuasive and determined in an agile, cross-functional environment
- Strong analytical capabilities
- Knowledge of Hyperion reporting and planning system, SAP, Windows (Access, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Working knowledge of accounting concepts / principles
- Business/Economics Degree
- English (fluent); any additional European language is an advantage

We are looking for people who embody our core values;
- **Authenticity**, we are all in with our unique selves. Everyone is different at fossil and we love it
- **Grit**, we push through, we bounce back, and we set our sights on the prize & go after it.
- **Curiosity**, we ask what if? What's next?
- **Sense of humor**, we don't take ourselves too seriously. Yeah, seriously.
- **Making an Impact** we go big. We perform. We make a difference.**What we offer**
- Flexible working hours, hybrid working model (2 days _home office_ & 3 days _office_)
- Trainings and individual development
- Paid time off: volunteer hours
- Employee discounts

At**What does our recruitment process look like**?
- 1. Once you have applied, we will have a look at your CV.
- 2. If your experience matches what we are looking for, you will be invited to complete a first automated video interview using Cammio. Cammio is a video interviewing platform, you can complete your interview on your own, anytime that works for you.
- 3. If you ace your video interview, you will be invited to a personal interview, virtually or face-to-face.**Life is Short, Work Somewhere Awesome**

**Job Status**
- Full Time

**Department**
- Finance