Manager Accounts Payable

Purpose Overall Relevance for the Organisation:

PURPOSE

• Ensuring correct and daily execution of key responsibilities in the adidas Global Business Services according to the requirements of the company Accounting Manual for specific area of responsibility.

• General functional expert with responsibility for processes and the delivery of services with his/her team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure team s management including coaching, training, motivation and performance appraisal guidance, dispute resolution;

• Supervise the daily operations by adhering to the agreed SLAs towards the business partners;

• Ensure good relationships with business partners and the global functional Team on a proactive basis;

• Develop and report relevant KPI s for area of responsibility;

• Ensure that KPI s are maintained, achieved and reported in a correct and timely manner;

• Generate ideas for process improvements with respect to the processes in scope and ensure high quality and efficient work;

• Problem analyses and proposal or assessment of solutions, and respective implementation.

• Build sustain strong business relationships with the relevant internal external stakeholders

Key Relationships:

• GBS senior leadership team

• S2P GPO team

• GBS HUB s

• Finance teams in the markets

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Experience with SAP

• Experience in a Shared Service environment

• Ability to read, write and communicate in English in a business setting;

• Ability to pay close attention to detail and high degree of customer orientation;

• Problem solving and analytical skills;

• Self-motivated and self-directed individual;

• Good communication skills / good team player;

• Team/People management skills

• Multi-tasking

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 12+ years relevant work experience in the accounting / business area;

• Degree in Accounting, Business Management, Economics or related areas;

• Proven work experience in people management / demonstrated ability to manage a medium-sized team.

• 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.