Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization :
adidas Shared Services in Porto delivers high quality services for Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Retail Accounting, eCommerce Accounting and other Finance processes as well as HR Services for adidas companies located in Europe and Americas.
Ensuring correct and daily execution of key responsibilities in the adidas Global Business Services Center according to the requirements of the company Accounting Manual for specific area of responsibility.
Key Responsibilities :
Preparation of month-end journal entries : accruals, depreciation, reclassifications provisions, prepayments by ensuring entries are recorded in accordance with company policies and all deadlines are accomplished;
Preparation of Balance Sheet Reconciliations, GL accounts maintenance and provide variances explanations;
Perform inventory accounting and post adjustments;
Perform Goods in Transit analysis and following up differences;
Monitoring and following up of differences between systems interfaces;
Maintain close contact with Local Finance Teams, Consolidated Accounting, Warehouse, Retail Stores, and FP&A teams to analyse monthly business results in detail;
Coordinate with other departments to obtain information about transactions and research unreconciled items;
Lead and participate in cross-functions ad hoc projects and tasks assigned.
Key Relationships : Market finance
Process Owners
IT & Corporate Solutions
Operations team
GBS Porto Internal Controls & Compliance
GBS Porto Delievery Excelence
Other GBS streams.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :
Solid Accounting knowledge;
Experience with SAP is an advantage;
Experience in a Shared Service environment is an advantage;
Ability to read, write and communicate in English in a business setting;
Ability to pay close attention to detail and high degree of customer orientation;
Problem solving and analytical skills;
Self-motivated and self-directed individual;
Be a team-player;
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications :
A bachelor’s or master’s degree with emphasis on the areas of business, economics, finance, or legal, or comparable professional education
Up to 2 years of relevant work experience in the accounting / business area
