Website Adidas
For more than 80 years, adidas has been part of the world of sports on every level, delivering state-of-the-art sports footwear, apparel and accessories. Today, the adidas Group is a global leader in the sporting goods industry and offers a broad portfolio of products that are available in virtually every country of the world. Our strategy is simple: harness our passion to innovate, continuously strengthening our brands and products to improve our competitive position and financial performance.
Accountant (Temporary)
Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation:
To ensure financial data is kept up to date by booking, reconciling accounts and preparing the necessary reports.
Key Responsibilities:
Booking of trade and non-trade related expenses.
Fixed Assets: creation, booking, disposal, depreciation and tagging
Perform Fixed asset yearly physical count
Capex tracking for all retail stores
Capex Request (CAR) handling and submission
Approving and checking T&E expenses submitted through Concur
Enforcing the T&E policy and ensure company compliance
Employee Vendor account reconciliations and clearing
Providing detailed review of Travel allowances per department on monthly basis
Support in annual external audit
Payroll accounting and reconciliations
Business Amex administrator for any amendments or setup requirements.
Petty cash handling and booking for (Finance, HR and facilities) and cash counts.
Monthly Balance sheet reconciliations
IFRS 16 valuations and reconciliation for leases
Reconciliation of intercompany accounts and run payments for related parties
Ad-hoc requests for general accounting
Controlling:
Measure progress on own KPIs.
Monitor all allocated reports.
Ensures adherence to group accounting policies and procedures.
KPI’s:
Data Accuracy
Policy Enforcement
Time management
Key Relationships:
All local departments
Retail Stores
FP& A Team
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
IT skills
Outlook: intermediate
Word: intermediate
Excel: advanced
PowerPoint: basic
SAP: basic/intermediate experience is preferred.
Language skills
English (written and verbal)
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
University degree in finance, preferably ACCA or CA
Ideally with a qualified accounting/audit background
2-3 years of accounting experience
AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.
COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..
OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.
INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.
TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.
INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.
RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.
To apply for this job please visit jobs.adidas-group.com.