Senior Manager, Accounting - Tax&treasury, Finance

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

This position is responsible to prepare corporate financial statement in a timely and accurate manner across Retail business channel. Act as a trustworthy business partner to provide proper guidance in accounting matter and support troubleshooting. Always be keen on updates of new accounting principles (IFRS & Local GAAP) and GFM(Global Finance Manual). Drive continuous changes for process improvement and accelerate process automation/digitalization. Closely monitor potential tax risks in cooperation with global tax team. Work with global treasury team to ensure optimal liquidity and financial efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take responsibility for accounting treatment and process in DTC(Retail) channel in accordance with Global Finance Manual.
• Proactively communicate with stakeholders in adidas to provide proper Finance advices in order to smoothly implement new business model.
• Ensure smooth month-end closing under IFRS & group reporting procedures to provide accurate numbers in financial statement and group consolidation report.
• Supervise all operations handled by GBS and bring successful cooperation.
• Lead YE tax adjustment for CIT filing, in proactive cooperation with Deloitte
• Ensure required tax reporting in a timely manner to the tax authorities and Group Tax team.
• Take the lead of tax audit and coordinate with Tax Authorities, Global Tax, and Market senior leadership, in the matter of local tax, transfer pricing, etc.
• Establish proper process in place for preparation, filing and archiving of all tax related documents, and actively implement new preventive solution for tax security.
• Bring leadership to the team for impactful talent management and empowerment.
• Make decision regarding treasury topics in alignment with Global Treasury
• Drive continuous changes for process improvement and accelerate automation/digitalization.
• Design proper process for new types of transactions and act as a proactive advisor for corporate projects which require finance knowledge.

Key Relationships:

• All department
• PwC & Deloitte
• Tax authority
• Group accounting,Treasury &Tax
• GBS

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Strong knowledge of Finance, especially IFRS and local GAAP
• Ability to understand end-to-end process, and accelerate initiatives for improvement
• Strong process understanding of accounting and tax relevant processes
• Strong communication skills to various stakeholders within adidas
• Detail-oriented mindset
• Leadership and managerial skills
• Familiarity with SAP, MS Office, and other equivalent tools used in adidas
• Excellent command of both spoken and written English
• Flexible mindset to handle new types of transactions

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or equivalent
• Minimum of 10 years working experience in the respective area
• Leadership 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.

adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.