The general purpose the TECH Finance is to be a financial consultant to the TECH Senior Management by giving recommendations to enable and drive fact-based decision-making.
The Finance Functions support and steer the business to achieve financial targets as well as the strategy based on the analysis of number indicators.
This is supported by the creation of transparency about business performance through cost & business analysis and performance management.
TECH Finance is responsible for financial controlling and cost management and provides tailored key performance indicators for their business partners.
We enable fact-based decision making, best practice sharing and continuous process improvement by creating transparency on impact and dependencies of core cost and service drivers.
We derive corresponding solution through application of advanced analytical tools and business expertise.
Perform month-end OPEX and CAPEX closing in collaboration with accounting team, ensuring compliance with accounting policy and IFRS standards
Manage Tech intangible assets to ensure correct Net Book Value and monthly Amortization run.
Support the creation of business cases for planned investment in the assigned area of responsibility, challenging underlying assumptions, ensuring standard format approaches are followed, and drive/own the integrity of financial inform ation.
Perform “postmortems” analysis on executed business cases to determine business case quality and related lessons learned, including effectively passing that feedback through to the creators of the cases.
Develop and implement adequate communication packages to present derived results, recommendations and solutions.
Utilize available advanced analytic tools
Help to improve processes, standards or operational plans and deliver results with direct impact on Company profitability, e.g. adhere to global definitions of cost, align market feedback with corporate accounting policy
Contribute to the achievement of overall HQ Finance and Value Creation Management strategy
Identify improvement potential through variance analysis, derive solutions and facilitate related decisions.
Manage & execute standardized reporting and ad-hoc analysis
Help to improve working methods for financial processes and systems
Lead small- and medium-sized projects in finance area, implement findings and ensure sustainability of achievements
Foster smooth operation of the day-to-day business, systems and working methods by taking on ownership for related actions.
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.
At adidas, we strongly believe that embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into our culture and talent processes gives our employees a sense of belonging and our brand a real competitive advantage.
– Culture Starts With People, It Starts With You –
By recruiting talent and developing our people to reflect the rich diversity of our consumers and communities, we foster a culture of inclusion that engages our employees and authentically connects our brand with our consumers.