At Mizuno Corporation EMEA, we're looking for an E-Commerce Finance Lead to join the team.
About the job
The Ecommerce Finance Lead supports the financial and channel operations of the Mizuno Ecommerce channel. This role ensures accurate control of online payments, sales reporting, marketplace financials, and forward-looking financial planning.
This position plays a key part in coordinating all aspects of the financial and transactional flow of the ecommerce and marketplace business — from the Order Management System (OMS) to customer payment and revenue recognition — while directly supporting forecasting, budgeting, and cross-functional performance analysis.
Key tasks and responsibilities
Order Management System (OMS) & Transaction Governance
- Own the OMS lifecycle: Act as the finance owner of the Order Management System (OMS) for Ecommerce, ensuring total financial accuracy across the full order-to-cash lifecycle, from order creation to fulfillment, returns, and refunds.
- Reconcile systems data: Monitor and reconcile financial data flows between the OMS, ecommerce platform, Payment Service Provider (PSP), ERP, and marketplace systems.
- Resolve transactional anomalies: Identify, investigate, and resolve discrepancies.
- Drive cross-functional fixes: Work closely with internal and external partners to resolve OMS-related financial issues.
Online Payment & Transaction Management
- Monitor daily settlements: Support daily monitoring and reconciliation of online transactions processed through the PSP to ensure accurate settlement, fee validation, and refund processing.
- Track chargebacks and fraud: Manage chargeback tracking and investigate payment discrepancies alongside Customer Service and PSP support.
- Analyze payment performance: Assist in maintaining payment method performance analysis, tracking metrics like approval rates, declines, and fraud indicators.
- Maintain audit compliance: Support internal audits and maintain compliance workflows related to online payments and PCI requirements.
Marketplace Financial Control & Processes
- Manage marketplace channels: Oversee financial reporting and end-to-end reconciliation for online marketplaces.
- Validate vendor costs: Verify marketplace settlements, commissions, logistics fees, and chargebacks to ensure accurate net revenue.
- Serve as channel point of contact: Act as the primary finance contact for all marketplace-related operational queries.
Sales Reporting, Forecasting & Budgeting
- Generate performance reports: Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly ecommerce sales reports.
- P&L: Co-own P&L targets alongside the Senior Ecommerce Manager to meet net margin goals.
- Planning cycle: Support the preparation of sales forecasts, annual budgets, and rolling forecasts for the ecommerce channel.
- Execute variance analysis: Track actual performance versus budget and forecast, flagging risks and opportunities.
- Model growth scenarios: Support long-range planning and scenario analysis for growth initiatives, new promotions, and expansion into new markets and channels.
About you
The ideal candidate has/is the following:
- 5-7 years of experience in corporate finance, financial analysis, or retail/ecommerce operations.
- Direct exposure to consumer goods or a fast-paced Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) and marketplace retail environment.
- Intermediate to advanced Excel skills; hands-on experience with Order Management Systems (OMS), ERPs, and Payment Service Providers (PSPs) is highly preferred.
- A proactive problem-solver who can bridge the gap between technical data flows and financial reporting while communicating effectively across internal departments.
What we offer
At Mizuno, you can expect exciting and varied projects and opportunities with a high degree of autonomy. You'll be part of a sporty and motivated team that collaborates closely across all departments and where fun is also a priority.
Furthermore we offer
- A dynamic role within a successful and established international Sports (and Golf) brand.
- Company pension scheme.
- Space for talent and personal development.
- International work environment with ambitious colleagues.
- Being part of a group of people who are working towards the same goal: grow the brand as big as possible, without losing the high-quality standards and philosophy out of sight.
- Free use of the office gym.
- Attractive employee discounts on Mizuno products.