Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

• • To manage the Accounting books and provide relevant advice and support to the business (North/Nordics) on a legal, statutory and commercial level. To be responsible for the general ledger and the accounts payable function with support from GBS.
  • To support the business on ad-hoc projects providing insight and solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

Functional:

• To manage and be responsible for the accuracy of financial results across business channels within a number of countries, whilst aligning and managing the relationships with the general ledger accounting functions in Porto.
• Providing and encouraging a dynamic Accounts Payable function – introducing new processes and tools whilst maintaining high service levels of service to our suppliers.
• Managing relationships to both internal and external customers and be the key point of contact for auditors, advisers and tax authorities
• Manage, with specialists, all tax matters for specific companies (Corporation Tax, VAT, Transfer Pricing)
• Responsible for the Statutory Account Reporting and Company Secretarial procedures for specific companies
• Managing and coordinating the audit process with external/internal auditors by consolidating input from multiple business units.
• Responsible for the forecasting and accuracy of Treasury Management (Liquidity planning) for specific companies.
• Manage Global and local projects to support the business on an ad-hoc basis
• Provide insight and expertise to the local business on processes and impact on finance function (accounting, internal controls, procurement, impact on tax)
• Support the wider finance function on training needs – CPD and management of training programme
• Support and coaching for the Nordics Accounting Manager

Personnel:

• Manage two direct reports (AP and trainee accountant)
• Support the Director, Accounting in the effective management of the team, including coaching team members.
• Deputise for Director, Accounting when required

KPI’s:

• Timely completion of month-end process
• Successful and timely audit clearance
• Completion and sign off of all statutory accounts for specific companies
• Timely and accurate cash and hedging forecasts (liquidity planning)
• All Tax Computations completed, submitted and paid on time to each country’s standards.

• All VAT Returns reviewed, submitted and paid on time to each country’s standards.
• Responsibility for signing off bank payments.

Key Relationships:

• Group functions - Herzo, GBS & Amsterdam financial teams
• External - Insurance, Audit, Tax, Banking
• Internal – HR, Credit management, FP&A -Local, Retail, eCom and Europe teams.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

• Enthusiastic and driven for results
• Self-motivated and a collaborative team player
• Confident with a desire to progress within adidas
• Accurate with an eye for detail
• Ability to manage multiple internal and external deadlines
• Ownership and accountability
• Creative; willing to adopt change and new thinking

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• 2:1 or above degree in a science or business related subject
• ACA/CIMA Qualified
• Experience in a sizeable blue chip commercial business would be an advantage
• Aptitude for financial accounting and taxation
• Audit experience would be an advantage

IT skills:

• SAP
• MS Office
• Microstrategy

Our offer:

• Competitive salary + performance related bonus scheme.
• Highly competitive pension scheme.
• 25 days holiday
• Hybrid working
• On site gym/football facilities.
• Employee discounts
• Subsidised canteen
• Many learning and development opportunities.
• Opportunities to progress within the business
• And much more!