Sr. Financial Analyst, AirMI

Who You’ll Work With

You will be part of the AirMI Finance team, reporting to the Finance Product and Inventory Costing Manager. This team powers critical insights across manufacturing, partnering with engineering, supply chain, and global operations to drive cost efficiency, precision, and performance across Nike Air manufacturing.

Who We Are Looking For

• Thrives in complexity and turns data into direction
• Deep expertise in product costing and financial modeling
• Pairs this with the ability to translate numbers into impact
• Passionate about accuracy, curious about root causes, and confident influencing partners across operations, engineering, and supply chain
• Reports variances but also explains, challenges, and uses them to drive change
• Simplifies complex datasets into insights that leaders can act on
• Comfortable in SAP systems and in cross-functional conversations
• Bridges technical detail with strategic clarity

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant professional experience
• Proven experience in product costing, financial modeling, and variance analysis
• Strong PowerPoint and Advanced Excel capabilities
• Experience with SAP or similar enterprise system
• Ability to effectively communicate across management levels and functional teams
• Ability to build trusting work relationships and work cross-functionally, including the ability to collaborate with and influence all levels of management
• Proactive, self-starter with a positive attitude and desire to drive operational results

What You’ll Work On

• Own the financial lens on AirMI manufacturing and responsible for driving clarity, accountability, and better decisions
• Shape how cost performance is understood and improved, partnering across teams to unlock efficiency and guide long-term strategy
• Own and maintain accurate standard costs across materials, labor, and overhead, ensuring alignment with operational realities
• Partner with manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain teams to support product launches and process changes
• Perform Variance Analysis: Analyze actual manufacturing costs against standard costs (e.g., material usage, labor efficiency, overhead absorption) and provide detailed, actionable explanations to leadership
• Build and evolve dashboards and reporting to track cost performance and operational efficiency
• Influence business cases and strategic decisions through robust financial modeling
• Ensure integrity and accuracy of costing data within SAP systems and processes
• Drive cross-functional alignment to improve cost structures and manufacturing performance