Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization
At adidas, the Accounts Payable Specialist is responsible for ensuring the accuracy and compliance of vendor-related transactions within the Source to Pay – Accounts Payable process across the Americas. The role focuses on vendor account reconciliations, resolution of vendor queries, validation of postings, financial record integrity, compliance, and continuous improvement of Accounts Payable KPIs.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform vendor account reconciliations and resolve open items while achieving KPIs.
- Manage vendor queries, clarify discrepancies, and provide solutions.
- Validate postings for compliance with accounting principles and applicable regulations in the Americas.
- Review and follow up on critical supplier accounts.
- Process urgent invoice postings to ensure timely payments and avoid business disruption.
- Conduct root cause analysis and implement preventive actions.
- Support month-end closing activities.
- Prepare documentation for internal and external audits.
- Generate and analyse reports on AP performance, vendor status, and key KPIs.
- Identify process improvement opportunities and support best practices and technology solutions.
Key Relationships
Internal stakeholders include local market finance teams, internal control, procurement teams, GPO, and IT support. External stakeholders include vendors, suppliers, and external auditors. Operational partners include the delivery team and business users.
Qualifications
- University degree in Accounting, Commerce, Business Administration, or Finance.
- More than two years of relevant Accounts Payable experience.
- Fluent in English and Spanish; Portuguese is a plus.
- Strong financial acumen and Accounts Payable and T&E experience.
- Experience with SAP, Concur, Ariba, FIP, and APWF.
- Knowledge of problem-solving methodologies.
- Experience in a GBS or shared service environment is a plus.
- Strong adaptability, interpersonal, collaboration, and customer-focused skills.
Culture
adidas promotes a culture based on courage, ownership, innovation, teamplay, integrity, respect, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.