Junior Accountant / Accountant (Porto, Portugal)

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adidas Shared Services in Porto delivers high quality services for Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Retail Accounting, eCommerce Accounting and other Finance processes for adidas companies located in Europe and Americas.

However, our success journey continues and we will now integrate several additional Teams in Porto. We are creators in our fields, thinking strategically about how digital tools can make reporting more transparent and targets more controllable. If you see yourself as a coach, playmaker, planner and problem solver, we invite you to be a part of our team.

PURPOSE

Ensuring correct and daily execution of key responsibilities in the adidas Financial Shared Service Center according to the requirements of the company Accounting Manual for specific area of responsibility.

KEY AREAS

• Accounts Payable: Handling and posting of incoming invoices and related vendor master data creation and maintenance. Preparation and review of payment proposals for adidas subsidiaries in Europe and Americas.

• Accounts Receivable: Reconciliation of customer accounts with related incoming payments and respective creation and invoice processing (credit / debit notes) for adidas subsidiaries in Europe and Americas.

• Retail Accounting: Reconciliation process between sales and incoming payments for adidas own retail stores in Europe and Americas, as well as the goods in transit process monitoring.

• eCommerce Accounting: Financial accounting procedures of the order-to-cash process for the on-line stores across Europe and Americas.

• General Ledger Accounting: Posting of general entries related with accruals and provisions, balance sheet reconciliation, inventory accounting and cost reallocations for adidas subsidiaries in Americas.

   

  All the Teams have close contact with the local Finance Teams across adidas subsidiaries located in Europe and Americas.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Solid Accounting knowledge;

• Experience with SAP is an advantage;

• Experience in a Shared Service environment is an advantage;

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

• Ability to read, write and communicate in German, Italian or Spanish will be considered a plus;

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

• Problem solving and analytical skills;

• Self-motivated and self-directed individual;

• Availability to travel for periods of 3 to 4 weeks.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 1 to 6 years relevant work experience in the accounting / business area;

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

Sound good? Apply here or directly to joinadidasBS-porto@adidas.com and be part of our tomorrow.

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