About this role
<p style="text-align:justify;background-color:white;margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:adidasFG, sans-serif;color:black">Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:</span></strong></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:2.0pt 0.0in;text-align:justify;background-color:white;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:adidasFG, sans-serif;color:black">At adidas, we have a clear purpose: “Through sport, we have the power to change lives.” This guiding principle shapes how we operate as a company, how we collaborate with our partners, how we create our products, and how we connect with our consumers. Our values represent essential behaviours and mindsets, reflecting the “You Got This” attitude we strive to see in every team member.</span></p> <p style="margin:2.0pt 0.0in;text-align:justify;background-color:white;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:2.0pt 0.0in;text-align:justify;background-color:white;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:adidasFG, sans-serif;color:black">This same purpose and mindset are at the heart of Global Business Services (GBS) the team that delivers consistent, end-to-end business solutions across adidas. By driving process excellence and operational efficiency, GBS enables our partners to focus on what matters most: creating impact.</span></p> <p style="margin:2.0pt 0.0in;text-align:justify;background-color:white;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="margin:2.0pt 0.0in;text-align:justify;background-color:white;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:adidasFG, sans-serif;color:black">Within GBS, the Finance Operations process plays a key role in ensuring correct and daily execution of financial and accounting responsibilities in the GBS center according to the policies, procedures, and guidelines, and according to the Group Accounting Manual for specific areas of responsibility.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;background-color:white;margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'adidasFG Compressed', sans-serif;color:black"> </span></strong></p> <p style="text-align:justify;background-color:white;margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'adidasFG Compressed', sans-serif;color:black">Key Responsibilities:</span></strong></p> <p style="text-align:justify;background-color:white;margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'adidasFG Compressed', sans-serif;color:black"> </span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:adidasFG, sans-serif">Ensure accurate and timely execution of daily operations and month-end close activities, incorporating robust control points and self-checks, while reviewing financial data to validate the integrity of financial statements.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:adidasFG, sans-serif">Complete and review BSR on time and open item follow up with high quality.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:adidasFG, sans-serif">Monitoring and following up on differences between systems interfaces.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:adidasFG, sans-serif">Maintain a complete and accurate RTR in accordance with accounting principles and reporting schedules within established deadlines (monthly/ daily) for standard accounts.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:adidasFG, sans-serif">Coordinate with business partners (Controlling; FP&A and Local Finance, GPO’s, GBS streams etc.) to obtain needed information and ensure properly process execution.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:adidasFG, sans-serif">Prepare and compile documentation for year-end audit and internal audit for standard accounts. </span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:adidasFG, sans-serif">Demonstrate deep understanding of Global policies and operational processes, internal team training, and cross-function knowledge sharing.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:adidasFG, sans-serif">Ensure the KPI’s compliance according to the Global standards. </span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:adidasFG, sans-serif">Actively involved in projects, which includes global/GBS center/team projects and identify opportunities for continuous process improvement.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:adidasFG, sans-serif">Primary contact person of key process (e.g., Inventory/Payroll/DTC etc.) as SME, including cross-entity data collection and analysis.</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify;background-color:white;margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:adidasFG, sans-serif;color:black"> </span></strong></p> <p style="text-align:justify;background-color:white;margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:adidasFG, sans-serif;color:black"> </span></strong></p> <p style="text-align:justify;background-color:white;margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'adidasFG Compressed', sans-serif;color:black">Key Relationships:</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:adidasFG, sans-serif">Controlling, Reporting and Local Finance</span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:adidasFG, sans-serif">GBS streams </span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:adidasFG, sans-serif">Team colleagues</span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:adidasFG, sans-serif">Superior</span></li> <li style="color:black;text-align:justify;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:adidasFG, sans-serif">Colleagues connected via the process area in other parts of GBS</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify;background-color:white;margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:adidasFG, sans-serif;color:black"> </span></strong></p> <p style="background-color:white;margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:adidasFG, sans-serif;color:black"> </span></strong></p> <p style="background-color:white;margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'adidasFG Compressed', sans-serif;color:black">Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:</span></strong></p> <p style="background-color:white;margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:adidasFG, sans-serif;color:black"> </span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="color:black;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:adidasFG, sans-serif">University degree or equivalent education required</span></li> <li style="color:black;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:adidasFG, sans-serif">Minimum 5 years’ financial and accounting experience </span></li> <li style="color:black;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:adidasFG, sans-serif">Experience in a Shared Services environment is an advantage</span></li> <li style="color:black;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:adidasFG, sans-serif">Strong accounting expertise, especially in IFRS, within own domain and across related functional areas</span></li> <li style="color:black;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:adidasFG, sans-serif">Basic knowledge in the use of SAP or similar ERPs, Microsoft office – Word, Excel, and Power BI</span></li> <li style="color:black;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:adidasFG, sans-serif">Intermediate English level</span></li> <li style="color:black;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:adidasFG, sans-serif">Excellent communication skills</span></li> <li style="color:black;background-color:white;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:adidasFG, sans-serif">Problem-solving mindset and analytical skills</span></li> </ul> <p style="background-color:white;margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p>