Specialist Accounts Payable (Temp - 8 months)
Specialist Accounts Payable
Area: Global Finance & GBS
Department: GBS
Direct Reporting Line: TL GL
Location: Bogota
GSMS Grade: P2
Number of Personnel Managed: NA
Cost Center/Budget and/or Revenue Responsibility: NA
Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation:
adidas GBS delivers high-quality services for Finance and Accounting.
In Bogotá, we are opening a new GBS center to serve the LAM countries in various processes.
Responsible for supporting account reconciliation activities, driving timely review and follow-up for supplier accounts, balance sheet reconciliation accounts, and other analytic reports within the Source to Pay – Accounts Payable department.
Ensure strong financial control over Accounts Payable records.
Key Responsibilities and General Accountabilities:
- Handle and post incoming invoices and related vendor master data creation and maintenance.
- Prepare and review payment proposals for adidas subsidiaries.
- Clarify and reconcile differences in postings.
- Prepare month-end journal entries: accruals, depreciation, provisions, prepayments, ensuring entries comply with company policies and deadlines.
- Prepare Balance Sheet Reconciliations.
- Coordinate with other departments to obtain transaction information and research unreconciled items.
- Prepare External and Internal Audit requests.
- Create and analyze various reports within the area of responsibility, including regular reporting.
- Maintain files and documentation thoroughly and accurately, following company policies and accounting standards.
- Identify improvement opportunities and support their implementation.
- Assist in ongoing technology implementation projects.
- Support requests from partner Finance departments.
Key Relationships:
- Internal Controls
- Other GBS departments
- Local markets
- Management
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Accounting knowledge
- Experience with SAP is advantageous
- Experience in a Shared Service environment is advantageous
- Proficiency in English for reading, writing, and communication in a business setting
- Attention to detail and high customer orientation
- Problem-solving and analytical skills
- Self-motivated and self-directed
Minimum Qualifications:
- University degree or equivalent, preferably in accounting or business
- 2 to 4 years of relevant experience
- Direct experience in Accounts Payable
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