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Job Summary: The Financial Compliance Analyst II plays a critical role in supporting core program operations, assessing and responding to risks, and working directly with many key stakeholders. Leverages experiences and skills to help ensure the SOX program maintains pace with a rapidly evolving business environment and helps continuously improve the program. Responsibilities: Builds a strong understanding of the business in order to evaluate processes, identify risks, and design and implement effective internal controls. Supports annual risk assessment and scoping process. Helps to maintain SOX documentation, including risk and control matrices, narratives, and business process flowcharts. Performs annual reviews of key third party service providers and audit reports. Administers the quarterly control self-assessment program. Helps facilitate a peer testing program that supplements the control testing performed by management testing team. Supports and coordinates aspects of control testing performed by management testing, internal audit, and external auditors. Assists in innovating the use of the SOX compliance tool, AuditBoard. Supports and leads periodic issue and status communications. Performs other duties as assigned. Additional Requirements: - Bachelor's degree, applicable certification or equivalent experience. - Typically requires 2-4 years of professional experience, and general proficiency with tools, systems, and procedures required to accomplish the job. - Travel: None - Work Schedule: Standard Hours Career Band: Professional Jobs on this career band have a knowledge management focus and are primarily responsible for results achieved through their own work. Requires the application of theoretical knowledge, typically gained through formal education or equivalent work experience that provides knowledge of and exposure to fundamental theories, principles and concepts of a defined profession. Jobs at higher career levels may guide small teams in their area of subject matter expertise. Jobs at the at the most senior levels of this career band set disciplinary strategy within their areas of expertise. Criteria & Management Requirements: - Problem Solving: Solves a variety of problems that may be somewhat difficult and varied in nature. Consults with staff members on more complex issues. - Decisions: Exercises judgment within defined parameters to make decisions on tasks with limited scope or complexity. Receives moderate level of guidance and direction on complex tasks. - Knowledge: Working knowledge of the principles, practices and concepts within own job discipline; has broadened capability through practical experience in applying theories. - Business Acumen: Understands key business drivers; demonstrates knowledge of the organization and processes; uses this understanding to accomplish their own work. - Communication & Influence: Explains and simplifies complex information to others; leads the coordination of information to ensure ongoing process or program execution. - Impact: Impact is typically limited to the department. - Leadership: No supervisory responsibilities. Work Environment: Typical Office Other Work Environment Requirements: Typical Office: Operates in a typical office environment, routinely uses computer and other standard office equipment. Other Physical Requirements: Typical Office: Generally sedentary for prolonged periods, may occasionally require ability to move about or adjust/move items weighing up to 10 lbs. in all directions; Constantly requires collaboration and the ability to communicate with others to exchange information while in a typical office setting. Collaboration is generally conducted in person unless the role has been pre-approved for remote work. #LI-CC1 This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.

General Position Summary: Supervises all Direct payable activities ( US ) performed in the Global Capability Center with a direct reporting line to the Finance shared services Country Director.. Ensures timely payments of vendor invoices, expenses vouchers, maintains accurate records and control reports. Responsible for developing and implementing department process improvements. Supervisor has authority for personnel actions and oversees most day to day operations of group. Ensures accuracy of work in domestic payable area by hiring, training, evaluating and regularly monitoring the work of all domestic payable staff. Manage a team of five to seven AP Specialists. Strong operational experience in Manufacturing and International Freight (Ocean & Air). Resolve the issues/discrepancies during the month-end close to having an accurate accounting book close. Review Down payments, invoice postings, Chargebacks, and vendor line item reconciliations. Strong knowledge of the impact of General Ledger account entries. Responsible for selecting General Ledger accounts and providing reconciliations to Manager. Review and update current policies, procedures, reconciliations and financial reporting as needed. Able to identify and track current exceptions process & reporting to ensure business improvements have been achieved - establish key metric goals for process improvements. Responsible for communication with Vendors/external & internal stakeholders for topics related to Invoice Rejections, Process updates, Delayed Payments, GL balance variance. Responsible for communication with the supply chain to resolve the internal discrepancy. Supervise the maintenance of accurate balances for subsidiary ledgers and general ledger accounts. Overseeing training of temporary and new hires; distribution of workflow, monthly journal entry authorization and reconciliation. Ensure that the accounts payable and the company's financial obligations are met efficiently Identify and recommend process improvement opportunities and problem-solving skill. Identify, lead or provide direction on key projects to simplify, control and automate current manual business processes within the domestic payable department & other supporting groups. Establish department goals and monitors quality & performance standards. Help design and develop new tools and process to support the current manual matching process. Participate in annual and quarterly A/P audits verifying account balances and accruals. Maintains and supervises record retention as it applies to domestic payables. Ensure compliance with corporate approval and purchasing policies Effective Communication with Internal & External stakeholders regarding changes to procedures, tools and other items that may impact the processing of vendor invoices & payments. Coordination with purchasing department and internal business units to ensure proper authorization, approval and efficient invoice processing and payment. Oversee accounts payable staff members in providing support to 3rd party vendors for master data updating, invoicing issues, and payment status inquiries. Responsible for coaching , feedback and performance review of the team. Oversee the preparation of periodic reports and reconciliations as required including KPIs for the Accounts Payable team & share regularly with Management. Secondary Functions: Maintain positive and proactive open communication with all company management, staff and other departments in order to contribute to smooth flow of information and efficient operation of the organization. Perform other duties as assigned. Job Scope: Work is moderately complex and occasionally requires independent judgment and decision making. Work is generally performed independently with minimal supervision. Mistakes/errors can delay processing of time-sensitive payments or result in overpayment of invoices. Errors in judgment can adversely affect the image of the company and delay receipt of goods and services from vendors. Poor monitoring of subordinates' workflow can create need for additional overtime. Interpersonal Contacts: Contacts are normally made with others both inside and outside the organization. Internal contacts may include all levels of the organization up to senior executives. External contacts are typically vendor and supplier representatives. Interactions tend to focus on information exchange, problem solving, explanation, discussion and interpretations. Contacts regularly contain confidential or sensitive information. Supervisory Responsibility: Responsibilities include assigning and monitoring, daily workflow as well as providing input on employee evaluations, absences, overtime, hiring, terminations, pay changes, job changes, and training. Ability to deal with day to day personnel issues as they arise. Specific Job Skills: Possess thorough knowledge of accounts payable and accounting procedures and techniques. Possess excellent analytical skills. Good supervisory/management skills required. Possess excellent written and oral communication skills. Possess good organizational skills and ability to pay attention to detail. Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English. The mental ability to conduct ongoing interpersonal interactions and analyze and solve problems is essential. Thorough knowledge of various computerized accounting and general office software products. Education: Master's Degree specializing in Finance/ Accounting is preferred. Experience: Requires a minimum of 3 - 5 years experience in a supervisory position in an accounts payable department. Experience in SAP is preferred. Experience with multinational organization strongly preferred. Experience with reporting and data consolidation tools such as PowerBI or BW strongly preferred. Job Conditions: Job requires hours that may occasionally exceed 8 hours per day and/or 40 hours per week during times of peak activity. Evening meetings and/or weekend work occasionally required to collaborate with people in other time zones and to ensure timely project completion. Some job pressure exists in the balancing of several projects with conflicting and sometimes changing deadlines. The ability to sit for extended periods and to bend, kneel, and stoop. Ability to operate telephones and computer hardware and software, including keyboard and 10-key. Exposure to a computer CRT. #LI-CC1 This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company. 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General Summary: Manages assigned staff and vendors to ensure efficient capacity planning and consistent, sustainable improvement in the sample production execution Responsible for the Sample Room performance and quality of the requests from the Innovation, Design and Licensing teams.Supports supply chain and process improvement initiatives Essential Duties and Responsibilities: STRATEGIC: Finish Goods Factory Management: Collaborates with cross functional department heads to develop and maintain the capabilities to execute the apparel proto/sample process according to the established Rapid Prototyping Strategy. Establishes corrective action plan and follow up to ensure readiness for physical sample production according to our quality standards. Identify processes changes if needed and keep the Sample Development team in HQ updated. Supplier Performance Management: Updates vendor performance matrix and tiering data and communicates to vendors. Leads continuous improvement in sample delivery performance and logistics (shipping document accuracy, etc.). Influence vendors for making the right investment in people and machinery as per evolving needs of our business. Process Management: Ensures that procedures to monitor sample production process are established, understood, and consistently followed by staff and vendors; and implements changes in procedures for process improvement Team development: Responsible for staffing, training and performance management of sample production team. Optimizes staff effectiveness: model company values, support skill development, balance workload and projects. Works with HR & LO Merchandise Director on succession plans and objective performance evaluations. Capacity planning management: Leads efficient and accurate capacity planning through close partnership with vendors, SLO Merchandising Director, HO Proto Development Manager and HO Innovation, Design and Licensing teams. Drives capacity constraint resolution. Production/logistics execution management: Leads Sample production and procurement team and to ensure FGV capabilities to execute the sample request by said delivery date and & logistics (shipping document accuracy, etc.) Drives sustainable improvement in sample execution, quality, delivery and logistics arrangement & documentation. Actively collaborates with key Finished Good and Raw Material Partners, HO Proto Development Manager and HO Innovation, Design and Licensing teams. Including LO QA and Material Teams and Sample Room Production direct reports regularly to support issue prevention, resolution, and process improvement Directs and monitors Sample Room Production and procurement team in ensuring data integrity and visibility on promised ex-factory date with HO Proto Development Manager Monitors key Sample Production reports, and work with staff to proactively identify and address production issues. Visits factories frequently with Sample Production staff to review production status and support issue prevention & resolution Conducts regular business review with FGV's and RMV's to ensure they understand the KPI, goals and takes ownership of the sample execution and delivery/logistics performance.Customer Management: Establishes and maintains good working relationships with upstream & downstream partners (HO Planning team, Logistics team & factory production management team, etc.). Competencies: Core Customer Focus Informing Integrity and Trust Interpersonal Savvy Time Management Drive for Results Functional Technical Competencies: Professional Business Acumen Project/Process Management - Professional Problem solving Negotiation Analyzation Competencies: Management Developing Direct Reports and Others - Management Managing Vision and Purpose - Management Motivating Others - Management Reporting Line and Supervisory Responsibility: The Sample Room Capacity and Production Manager position reports to the Regional India Merchandise Director. The role gives significant freedom to the person to set objective and progressive goals during trek conversation with the manager and work on execution strategy. This role currently will have both local and regional supervisory responsibility. Minimum Educational/Experience Requirements: University/College degree in textiles, apparel, business, or equivalent. 10-12 years' relevant experience in production, merchandising, development or a manufacturing environment, preferably in the garment industry or related soft goods industry. Work experience related to the management of people and the garment construction and costing processes. Knowledge of Apparel Manufacturing and its associated upstream and downstream business processes. Requires a well-developed ability to read, write, and speak English, in relation to topics of a highly complex or technical nature. Ability to lead in ambiguous situations and able to prioritize, organize, provide focus and direction to team. #LI-SA1 This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.

General Summary: As an Sr. Material Specialist for Advanced Development, you will work with the Sample Room Capacity and Production Manager and execute specific Material and Trim Proto requirements against the requested Apparel Sample/Proto requests. Plan and coordinate the needed Material & Trim components from the Raw Material Vendors within our source base with the assigned Finished Goods Vendors. Manage and update the Proto Yardage & Trim requests, coordinate delivery and communication between the Raw Material Vendors and Finished Goods Vendors. You will have to liaise with HO Proto Development Manager, HO Developer and Fit Engineering teams in understanding the component needs for the said Apparel Sample/Proto request. You will work with Raw Material Vendors and Finished Goods Vendor sample room teams to ensure on time delivery of requires Materials and Trims and manage a transparent delivery status. You would be required to work on continuous improvement projects with the Raw Material Vendors to build them as a sustainable partner and suppliers. ___________________________________________________ Essential Duties and Responsibilities: As Sr. Material Specialist for Advanced Development, you are responsible for managing the delivery of Materials and Trims, from the Raw Material Vendor to the Finished Goods Vendors that you work with. You would work with the Raw Material Vendors on their ability to provide the needed material and trims based on Bill of Material requirement of the request apparel styles. You would be required to find solutions to meet the expected delivery and provide alternative solutions should substitute be required by working closes with the regional Material Research and Development teams. You would work with the Raw Material Vendors on a process flow which best aligns with the Columbia's sample/proto order execution at the Finished Good Vendor. Internal reviews, Trainings and re-enforcement meetings would be required to ensure the process stands test of time. You would be required to work extensively with the Raw Material Vendor to arrange for timely and accurate delivery of Materials and Trims and be in constant communication with the Finished Goods Vendor Sample Room Manager. Engagement with Apparel Sample Production Specialist and HO Developer to understand the styles unique Material and Trim requirements while establishing the appropriate stock levels at the Finished Goods Vendor Sample Room assuring their ability to provide rapid Sample and Prototype delivery. Gain in depth understanding of the Raw Material Vendor capabilities, lead-times and minimum order quantities to best align with the needs of the Finished Good Vendor Sample Room requirements. Use of Enterprise PLM system and Microsoft OneNote tools and PowerBi reports to have a transparent and seamless flow of information. Customer Service to both internal and external customers is a key focus. Secondary Functions/Responsibilities: Work with HO and Asia Material Development and Research teams to provide needed proto yardage request for newly commercialized Materials and Trim Validate seasonal Color direction with the HO Color team assuring that Materials and Trim requests are meeting the seasonal color direction Review proto yardage request are executable within the said capacity and capabilities of the Raw Material Vendors Anticipate and forecast both generic and CSC seasonless Materials and Trims with Raw Material Vendors against Finished Goods Vendor inventory levels Collaborate with regional Merchandising, Material and Quality teams to trouble shoot issues. Review Documents, Tech Packs, and complete logistics and payment formalities, through established debit note processes Requirements: Bachelor's degree in manufacturing of textiles and trims or a minimum of 5 years or work experience in apparel manufacturing Ability to communicate extensively with global teams Strong Analytical skills Job Scope: Job involves a moderate degree of complexity in dealing with new and sometimes unique situations, as well as recurring situations. Operates from some established procedures and implements the development of new ones depending on the situation. Job tasks are performed under a moderate degree of supervision. Decisions are made within prescribed company policy guidelines and constraints. Errors in judgment or the performance of job duties may lead to customer non-acceptance, inefficiency and delays in the production process, and a negative impact on the company's reputation and credibility. Possess deep knowledge of the apparel manufacturing industry. Must have excellent written and verbal communications, organization, and presentation skills in the English language. Must have the capability to troubleshoot and solve problems of moderate complexity or difficulty. Ability to negotiate and influence others is required. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with internal and external contacts: both domestically and internationally. Reporting Line and Supervisory Responsibility: Sr. Material Specialist for Advanced Development (P3) position reports to the Merchandise Manager for Advance development. The role gives significant freedom to the person to set objective and progressive goals during trek conversation with the manager and work on execution strategy. This role currently has no supervisory responsibility. #LI-SA1 This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.

General Summary: Responsible to lead the Digital Apparel Development program for Columbia by closely working with internal and external partners. Responsible for supervising the technical engineering functions at FGV's and the digitization of our Materials & Trim components. Responsible for managing the Digital Apparel Development process by influencing and leading finished goods manufacturers and material suppliers by transforming and maintaining our digital development processes. That our apparel products are commercialized leveraging Digital Development Processes and drives adherence and execution according to the Digital Visual Quality Standards. This role supports that design integrity, quality, and target cost/margin are achieved/exceeded. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: STRATEGIC: Finish Goods Factory Management: Collaborates with cross functional department heads to expand and maintain the capabilities to develop apparel product through a digital process according to the established Digital Development Strategy. Establishes corrective action plan and follow up to ensure readiness adherence according to our Digital Visual Quality Standards. Identify the processes changes if needed and keep the Development team updated. Supplier Performance Management: Updates vendor performance matrix and tiering data and communicates to vendors. Leads continuous improvement in development lead-time and fit approval. Process Management: Ensures that procedures to monitor Digital Development processes are established, understood, and consistently followed by staff and vendors; and implements changes in procedures for process improvement. Vendor Development: Responsible for training and performance management of Digital vendor team. Optimizes vendor effectiveness: model company values, support skill development, balance workload and projects. : Provide seasonal digital development support and executes the long term Digital Development Strategy. Creates and manages key calendar dates for digital development seasonal work and projects Explores software updates and implements versioning across the userbase. Provides technical support to Finished Goods Manufacturing Partners and Global Development teams Maintains digital development infrastructure and user support/troubleshooting Provides on-boarding and training to Finished Goods Manufacturing Partners 3D users Optimize processes around digital development software solutions and reduce the dependency of physical prototypes. Administers digital files storage systems Maintain and update Digital Material and Trim Database Collaborate with software suppliers to support the Digital Product Development Strategy Create strong interactions and drive communication with Finished Goods Raw Material Partners to ensure a coordinated and efficient process Act as the face of Digital Development in Asia Competencies: You are: Possess innovative knowledge of digital development tools and software Possess strong organizational skills and ability to work under pressure, meet strict timelines and manage multiple tasks simultaneously. Possess advanced written and verbal influencing skills to deal with various levels of management and employees within the organization as well as vendors and worldwide personnel. Ability to drive negotiated deadlines with cross-functional partners through thorough knowledge of downstream dependencies. YOU HAVE Experience in product creation & 3D apparel creation University/College degree specializing in related field and 5+ years of experience in technical Product Development and 3+ years of project management experience Work experience directly related to the apparel product development is required Advanced knowledge of garment construction methods and manufacturing sewing operations, including pattern making, grading, and marking processes Possess innovative knowledge of 3d software (Browzwear, CLO, Opti-tex) Experience in materials and the apparel supply chain Fluent in spoken and written English Reporting Line and Supervisory Responsibility: Supervisor, Digital Product Development (M1) position reports to the Regional India Merchandise Director. The role gives significant freedom to the person to set objective and progressive goals during trek conversation with the manager and work on execution strategy. This role currently has no supervisory responsibility. #LI-SA1 This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.

General Position Summary: The Accountant-I is a member of the Global accounting team, responsible for supporting various cross-functional tasks in the delivery of complete and accurate financial reporting for internal and external purposes. Tasks include month-end close duties, reconciliations, journal entry preparation, maintaining strong internal controls, and being an active, collaborative business partner. Essential Functions/Responsibilities: On a daily basis, an accountant needs to ensure all individual transactional activity in SAP for In-transit inventory and accounts receivable related to ecommerce order fulfillment and billing are cleared Perform detailed bank reconciliation at a transaction level with data analytics software. Reconciliation activity to occur daily or weekly and culminate in a month-end reconciliation process to ensure ecommerce financial statements are accurately stated. Monitor and research exceptions to be communicated to cross-functional business partners in Treasury, ecommerce operations and IT for further investigation and systemic resolution. Manage all insurance renewals ensuring accuracy and timeliness Responsible for certificate of insurance program management Process all premium allocation Perform month, quarter, and year end closing activities including account analysis, journal entry preparation, and preparation of internal reports. Ensure financial records are maintained in compliance with accepted principles, policies and procedures (US GAAP, statutory and Columbia) Comply with internal controls to protect the assets of the company. Perform ad-hoc analysis as needed. Secondary Functions: Perform other related duties as assigned. Maintain positive open lines of communication with all Columbia Sportswear management, staff, and other departments in order to contribute to the smooth flow of information and efficient operation of the organization. Job Scope: Job consists of recurring work situations with occasional variations from the norm. Incumbent completes tasks and functions of a moderately complex nature. The incumbent operates from some established policies and procedures, occasionally creating new ones with the Manager's review and approval. Duties are performed with minimal supervision and direction. Because of the exactness required in an accounting function, work is checked by Managers. Decisions are made within general department guidelines. Errors in judgment can adversely affect financial statements resulting in the dissemination of incorrect information used to make strategic/planning decisions. Interpersonal Contacts: Contacts are normally made with others inside the organization, including the Real Estate team, the Financial Planning & Analysis team, and the Technical Accounting team. Internal contacts include the Chief Accounting Officer, Regional Controllers, Managers and various company executives. Interactions tend to focus on information exchange and problem solving. Contacts frequently contain confidential/sensitive information. Incumbent frequently initiates contacts on their own with 10% - 15% being by phone and the remainder via face-to-face interaction. Supervisory Responsibility: Position is not supervisory in nature. Specific Job Skills: Possess thorough knowledge of accounting practices and procedures. Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail. Flexibility to adapt to changing needs of the department and to various changes in priorities. Ability to gather and analyse data and form relevant conclusions. Ability to express ideas and opinions to all levels of personnel, including management in various business units, while effectively soliciting cooperation to accomplish tasks and challenge ideas and the status quo. Effective written and verbal communication skills. Ability to solve problems, function independently and with discretion, and work effectively under pressure. Team player with strong interpersonal skills Proficiency in Microsoft applications including Excel and Word. Well-developed ability to read, write and speak English. Education: Bachelor's degree specializing in accounting or equivalent required. Experience: 2-4 years of general accounting experience required. Experience in journal entry preparation, auditing and balance sheet reconciliation preferred. Good understanding of accounting principles, financial reporting. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, SAP, Sales Force, and PowerBI reporting Experience in SAP is preferred. Job Conditions: Ability to follow through, analyze problems, make informed decisions and complete tasks accurately in an atmosphere that necessitates multi-tasking is required. Job requires flexibility during peak seasonal times when hours often exceed 8 hours per day and/or 40 hours per week to complete priority projects and meet deadlines. Exposure to a computer CRT and sitting for extended periods of time. #LI-CC1 This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.

This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.

Essential Functions/Major Responsibilities: Responsible for all accounts receivable duties that pertain to the collection, cash applications, and research into customer claims. Contacts customers on all past due items such as invoices, claims, billings, etc. Documents all correspondence with customers, whether by phone, e-mail, video, related to payment for open items. Identifies, researches, and validates all customer deductions, i.e., claims or short pays, taken on payments. Assist in gathering documents related to billing data (PODs, POs, Invoice copies, etc.) and route to proper owners of the information when unavailable. Claims commonly researched are for shortages, pricing discrepancies, promotional allowances, return of resalable merchandise, return of defective merchandise, and various violations. Generates cash batches in the system to facilitate the application of incoming cash receipts. Utilize tools such as Dunning process, SAP, ESKER to collect receivables. Verifies the accuracy of the payments that have been keyed by the lockbox for all payments. Retrieves any payment remittance information not forwarded by the lock boxes. Researches the individual payments and deductions on each remittance for appropriate coding, value, and accuracy. Processes customer payments received via credit card by submitting confidential information for payment through the banking system. Matches customer debit memos with the incoming claims and then appropriately codes based on the description noted on the claim. Ensures accurate follow-up with the Customer Service Department, IT Department, Distribution Centers, Sales Field Personnel, Sales Representatives, Freight Carriers, and customers. Processes valid claims for crediting and pursues invalid deductions for repayment. Provides the customer with documentation to help them verify and validate their open balances with prAna or SAP, in addition to electronic statements that are sent monthly. Provides information such as open aging reports, invoice copies, Bills of Ladings, proofs of delivery, and credit memos. Reconciles accounts by reviewing aging reports for matching invoices, credit memos, payments, debit memos, etc. Works in conjunction with the Customer Service or Sales Departments for the creation of outstanding account receivable items, billings/credit memos to accurate the account receivable for any errors in those departments, or in the field. Skills needed to be successful in this role: Good oral and written communication skills. Able to articulate and understand persuasive writing to perform the minimum standards of their duties. Confirmed understanding of shipping, receiving, order production, credit, collections, cash receipts and applications, claims investigation, promotions, and compliance issues. Able to work in a high volume and results oriented environment. Able to meet multiple deadlines while ensuring minimal errors. Requires communication with all levels of personnel at the corporate level, the customer base level, and with Sales Representatives. High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results-orientation Organizational Skills: Filing, Faxing, Copying, Data Entry, Document Control Software: MS Office (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint), Windows, Acrobat, Snag It, WinZip Accounts Receivable: Invoicing, Collections, Trial Balance Interpersonal Contacts: Incumbents have regular contact with others, both inside and outside the organization. Position interacts with all levels in the organization including interaction with key executives throughout the business in the US and Canada. Specific Job Skills: Possess strong negotiation, influencing, and business partnering skills. Possess an understanding of financial statement analysis in addition to accounting practices, including accrual accounting methods Ability to analyze accounting and/or credit documents for accuracy & challenge questionable data. Possess an advanced level of computer skills including MS Office Possess excellent written and verbal communications skills. Ability to manage, lead and motivate direct reports. Ability to collaborate remotely with the manager and work remotely from other key inter-company business contacts. Must have excellent organizational skills, the ability to prioritize projects, and attention to detail. Extremely well-developed ability to read, write, and speak English Education and/or Experience: Bachelor's Degree in Business or relevant educational background Minimum of 3-5 years' experience in an accounts receivable environment with increasingly higher levels of responsibility including management level experience. Preference for credit experience selling to retailers in the footwear, apparel, or outdoor industry. Strong analytical skills with an ability to interpret root cause issues throughout the process. Proficiency in an ERP system, preferably in SAP #LI-CC1 This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.

General Position Summary: Reporting directly to the Finance Country Director(GCC), the Collection & AR Manager is responsible for managing and monitoring customer collections & AR and working directly with the Credit Managers related to Wholesale customers. The Collection & AR Manager closely monitors the customers' account receivable situation, collecting & reconciling AR and minimizing past due accounts and assists in managing the overall strategy regarding risk assessment decisions for Collections & Accounts Receivable. The Collection & AR Manager will oversee up to $100M in receivables across thousands of wholesale customers and work cross functionally with Credit, Cash Application, AR, Collections, & disputes with a staff of 5-8 associates. Essential Functions/Major Responsibilities: Oversee and assist the Regional Credit Managers (8) with collection of delinquent receivables and facilitating timely release of orders of approximately 2,500 customers. Partner with the Deductions team to collect the maximum amount of customer chargebacks while minimizing impacts to key accounts. Review and communicate with Credit Managers to monitor customers' accounts receivable status, taking appropriate actions to prevent potential bad debt via regular reviews of customer credit data which may vary and be complex in nature. Assist in preparing monthly reports including historical accounts receivable aging analysis, estimated cash receipts from customers, probable bad debts, estimated manual credits to customers, and bad debt reserve requirements. Regularly monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) like collection rates, delinquency levels, aging analysis, and customer satisfaction to identify areas for improvement. Assist in recovery of all accounts that have been placed with outside collection agencies or attorneys. Ensure compliance with collection & credit processes as well as adherence to established corporate policies and internal controls including control over all facets of acquiring and maintaining security files. In partnership with the Credit Manager assist in developing and implementing comprehensive collection strategies, including escalation procedures, payment plan options, and customer contact protocols aligned with company goals and legal guidelines. Lead & implement process improvement strategies to drive improved efficiencies and lower cost leveraging principles and other tools. Support a strong performance management process that aligns individual objectives with business metrics and connects performance against those objectives. Specific Job Skills: Possess a thorough knowledge of credit and collection techniques and procedures. Extremely well-developed ability to read, write, and speak English. Ability to communicate and understand subjects of a technical or moderately complex nature. Mental ability to conduct complex interpersonal interactions with customers and company personnel. Possess college level math skills and extremely well-developed research and analysis skills. Ability to initiate problem solving methods, make decisions independently, operate independently utilizing discretion, and to effectively manage several projects at the same time. Ability to work effectively under pressure. Possess the ability to read and understand financial statements and credit reports. Physical capability to use telephone, computer hardware and software including keyboard. Type, sit and stand for extended periods of time. Occasionally bend or stoop, and tour customer sites. Education and/or Experience: Requires a Bachelors degree or equivalent specializing in Business Administration, Finance or related field and a minimum of 5 years related credit and collections experience, or equivalent education and/or experience. This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.

Although we're an apparel and footwear focused company, technology is central to everything we do. Columbia Sportswear's Digital Technology (CDT) teams enable an IT infrastructure across four global brands, a global supply chain, and 500+ geographically dispersed stores. These teams support in-store, mobile, and data platforms to enhance customer interface and service in an ever-evolving industry. As an Azure Cloud Developer/Engineer in the Retail Technology Team, your primary focus will be delivering cloud-first, direct-to-consumer, retail integration services for Columbia Brands. You will join the Retail Technology development/delivery team and would be a key contributor in building cloud integrations to resolve specific business or technical needs in the Retail landscape of the organization. HOW YOU'LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE : Analyze, design, build and implement service-based solutions using Microsoft Azure and .NET Utilize test driven development practices. Execute against a backlog of User Stories and tasks on Azure Dev Ops. Build and deliver product-ready services. Actively participate in daily standup, team meetings, and demos in an Agile Model Partner with teams across geographies and work in a dynamic, fast-track matrix environment YOU HAVE : Overall 8+ years of software development experience Minimum 3 years of professional development experience with .NET Core, C# Strong Experience in cloud technologies (Azure) including but not limited to App Services, Service Bus, Logic Apps, Data-Bricks, SQL, Synapse Experience in building Event-Driven microservices leveraging high throughput, real-time stream/batch processing, interacting with Restful API's Understanding of OOP concepts, design patterns and data structures Knowledge of Test-Driven Development and common testing frameworks Experience of DevOps and working in an Agile Software team Experience on Microsoft D365 F&O is nice-to-have Good collaboration skills to work in an onshore-offshore model YOU ARE : Able to learn new software and technologies quickly Able to follow instructions and work in a team environment Self-driven and motivated to learn, asks the right questions to achieve goals A multitasker that can manage multiple responsibilities at once and can quickly shift gears as priorities change and evolve #LI-CC1 Columbia Sportswear Company and our portfolio of brands, including Columbia, SOREL, Mountain Hardwear and prAna, know a thing or two about adventures. After all, we've been on one since 1938, working to perfect the art of enjoying the outdoors. Behind everything we make is an employee who's found that the greatest adventure starts with joining a company that strives to do the right thing. This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.