About this role
<p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:AdiHaus">Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization: </span></strong></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:AdihausDIN, sans-serif">adidas Global Business Services (GBS) is the engine to drive the transformation to ONE adidas. It is the company's operational backbone, through delivering standard global services, focusing on enhancing customer user experience, and providing consistent skills and quality. </span><span style="font-family:AdiHaus">We are looking to fill this role with a candidate that can be responsible to support the activities of account reconciliation, drive timely review and follow up for supplier accounts and other analytic reports within Source to Pay . </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:AdiHaus"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:AdiHaus">Key Responsibilities: </span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:AdihausDIN, sans-serif">Provide guidance for internal customers on GBS S2P processes and policies and resolve queries for internal customers and suppliers</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:AdihausDIN, sans-serif">Facilitate efficient use of the Source To Pay system (Ariba Guided Buying)</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:AdiHaus">Review open items and support reconciliation between supplier accounts and the supplier statements, request missing documents and potential reimbursements</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:AdiHaus">Secure timely cross-checks on regular controls, as needed</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:AdiHaus">Perform quality checks on Purchase requests, Non-Trade related</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:AdiHaus">Ensure timely analysis of Debit balance accounts by working closely with suppliers and other finance teams. Ensure they are balanced by resolving the causes of non-payment, requesting missing and complementary information and executing proper follow ups</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt 0.5in;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:AdiHaus">Key Relationships:</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:AdiHaus">Internal Controls</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:AdiHaus">Other GBS departments</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:AdiHaus">Local markets</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:AdiHaus">Management</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:AdiHaus">Suppliers</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:AdiHaus">Pre-requisites</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:AdiHaus">:</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:AdiHaus">Strong Finance Acumen</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:AdiHaus">Solid experience with SAP</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:AdiHaus">Experience in a Shared Service environment or similar</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:AdiHaus">Ability to read, write and communicate <strong>in English and Czech </strong>in a business setting</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:AdiHaus">Ability to pay close attention to detail, strong problem solving and analytical skills</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:AdiHaus">Solid interpersonal skills, navigate easily within complex organizations, connect with a variety functions, audiences, management styles, or cultures</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:AdiHaus">Highly results driven and self-motivated team player with compassion, integrity, trust and perseverance</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in 0.0in 8.0pt 0.0px;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:AdiHaus">Curious and growth mindset; keen to learn and approach subjects outside of comfort zone, look beyond the obvious</span></li> </ul>