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Financial Analyst III - Merrell

Job ID 2025-11174

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At Merrell, we exist to give every person what they need to discover the simple power of being outside—regardless of shape, size, race, ability, or experience level. For over four decades, we’ve crafted quality footwear with our eyes fixed on comfort, design, durability, and whatever is waiting for us just outside our front doors.

Wolverine Worldwide is a Great Place To Work® Certified™ company, underscoring its commitment to prioritizing employee experience and cultivating an amazing company culture across its U.S. operations. The Great Place To Work Certification distinguishes employers that prioritize employee experience, based on employees’ survey feedback on trust, camaraderie, and appreciation in the workplace

Provide management with accurate, timely, and relevant financial analysis accompanied with commentary and recommendations where applicable. The position will interact closely with Brand & Corporate FP&A management to ensure alignment across the organization.

Primary Duties:

  • Coordinate Planning and Forecasting processes for eCommerce business; input Plans/Forecasts into planning system and prepare plan and forecast summaries.

  • Effectively identify and communicate key assumptions, risk factors, and opportunities reflected in Plans/Forecasts.

  • Proactively identify potential deviations from Plans/Forecasts, quantify financial impact, and provide recommendations for contingencies.

  • Lead the period end closing process with minimal supervision, including all journal entries, account reconciliations, and expense / driver analysis.

  • Monitor and report on eCommerce SG&A costs including direct expenses and allocations.

  • Analyze and explain budget variances with effective communication to management.

  • Responsible for assembling and circulating period-end consolidated and regional financial statements and commentary.

  • Summarize weekly reporting on shipments, backlog and orders with comparisons against key benchmarks and comments on salient trends/changes.

  • Assist with pricing, ensuring that gross margin requirements are satisfied.

  • Assist in the preparation of accurate, timely, and relevant financial analysis, and associated communications.

  • Respond to inquiries from Corporate Finance as well as internal and external auditors.

  • Performs duties consistent with the company’s AAP/EEO

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance, or equivalent work experience.

  • 5 years work experience in Accounting/Finance

  • Excellent computer skills with specific knowledge on performing analysis in Excel

  • (SAP/BW experience a plus)

  • Strong technical, analytical skills, and problem solving skills

  • Excellent professional communication skills

  • Ability to manage competing priorities

  • Strong interpersonal skills

Working Conditions:

Normal office environment. Some travel may be required.

Wolverine Worldwide has a flexible, hybrid work schedule, with three days in office and two days remote.

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The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills which may be required.

Wolverine Worldwide, Inc. is committed to creating a company that is as diverse as our consumers. We value the differences in one another and believe our differences make us stronger. Our diverse and inclusive corporate culture starts with the recruitment process. We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer. We aim to create equal opportunities for our associates, customers, and suppliers regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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