Purpose
Ensuring correct and daily execution of key responsibilities in the adidas Global Business Services Centre according to the requirements of the company Accounting Manual for the specific area of responsibility.
The primary responsibility of this role is processing supplier creation and modification activities and ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant processing of supplier creation and changes. The role involves managing day-to-day process activities, maintaining accuracy and adherence to agreed TAT, handling basic queries related to supplier creation and modification raised by stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with internal controls, company policies, and regulatory requirements.
Key Accountabilities
- Receive requests for vendor creation or changes and analyze them.
- Validate requests and supporting documents according to DTP.
- Handle creation and changes in procurement and non-procurement ERP systems, such as SAP, ensuring accurate fields and timely processing within SLA timelines.
- Ensure compliance with tax regulations, including VAT and WHT, and company policies.
- Conduct double-checks to ensure data-entry accuracy.
- Follow up on assigned requests in the system.
- Respond to basic inquiries via email.
- Maintain productivity with high accuracy according to defined targets.
- Support additional activities and escalations.
- Follow standard operating procedures and meet defined SLAs and KPIs.
- Perform assigned control activities in a timely manner to ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures.
Key Relationships
- Accounts Payable Team
- Payment Team
- Non-Trade Procurement
- Local market stakeholders via process areas
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Basic accounting knowledge
- Knowledge of accounts payable processes
- Experience with ERP systems such as SAP
- Basic Microsoft Excel and Word skills
- Experience in a shared service environment is an advantage
- Strong sense of responsibility and accountability
- Decision-making skills
- Effective written and verbal communication
- Attention to detail to meet quality standards
- Self-motivated and self-directed approach
Qualifications
- University degree in Commerce, Business Administration, Finance, Controlling, or a similar discipline
- 3+ years of relevant work experience in the accounting or business area
Culture
At adidas, employees are encouraged to demonstrate courage, ownership, innovation, teamplay, integrity, and respect. adidas also emphasizes diversity, equity, and inclusion as part of its culture and talent processes.