PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANIZATION
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Ensure a timely collection of open receivables balance by working closely with the customer, internal stakeholders and solve any causes of non-payments.
- Ensure that all payments are received are allocated accurately and timely without any errors.
- Follow-up in case of discrepancies and ensure they are handled within a reasonable time frame.
- Be accountable and demonstrate ownership, being able to manage escalations towards management, proposing proactive feedback summary and recommended solutions in alignment with the department policy.
- Be able to back-up the Team Leader solving operational complex situations, and to guide, provide training and support to other team members by applying streamlined approaches.
- Lead short-term defined scope projects or support larger projects within finance operations also processing periodic reviews to identify, assess and take action to mitigate risks to project success.
- Manage customer relationship, which includes problem resolution and root cause analysis.
- Assess and review the credit risk on the customer on regular basis to mitigate risk for adidas according to credit policy.
- Perform review, analysis and proposal of release on credit block deliveries.
- Provide insight in the development of the accounts receivable position of the customer to the Credit & Collections leadership team and Sales / Finance stakeholders.
- Act as the point of contact for the process related issues and support on escalations.
- Track disputes, forward to the right department for their solution and follow-up until their closing.
- Identify the improvement opportunities and support their implementation.
- Provide insight into the calculation of the required provision for uncollectable balances.
- Support requests from internal and external stakeholders.
- Establish and maintain strong financial controls over the work performed.
- Ensure desktop procedures are updated in line with standards and policies.
KEY RELATIONSHIPS
- Cash Application
- Customer Primary Data
- Account and Sales Operations
- Sales
- Market Finance
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Strong Finance Acumen
- Solid experience with SAP and Excel
- Experience in a Shared Service environment or similar
- Ability to read, write and communicate in English and French in a business environment setting
- Ability to pay close attention to detail
- Solid interpersonal skills combined with a high degree of customer orientation
- Ability to navigate easily within complex organizations, connect with a variety functions, audiences, management styles, or cultures
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills
- Highly results driven and self-motivated team player with compassion, integrity, trust and perseverance
- Curious and growth mindset; keen to learn and approach subjects outside of comfort zone, look beyond the obvious
REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE / MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- University degree in Accounting, Business Administration or similar field
- 5 plus years relevant work experience in the accounting / corporate finance area
- Broad and deep theoretical understanding of job function
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.