Job Description
Purpose & Overall Relevance For The Organisation
Global Business Services (GBS) aims to provide globally unified services based on standardized and automated solutions across different functions and markets. This will enable us to drive operational efficiency, quality services, improved agility and better decision-making whilst reducing complexity and workload.
It delivers high quality services in the areas of Order to Cash (O2C), Source To Pay (S2P), Record to Report (R2R), Controlling & Reporting and Hire to Retire for adidas companies and subsidiaries located in Europe, North America and Latin America.
English is our official language, and we are always looking for new talent for the new teams and areas we continue to open
Key Responsibilities
• Preparing, analyzing and processing payment runs including regular vendors, employees and direct debit
• Identify and solve errors in payment proposals (e.g. blocked documents, debit balance, vendor master data quality issues)
• Processing re-payments to customers
• Processing Manual/Urgent payments
• Processing netting payment run (Intercompany)
• Monitoring of returned and rejected payments and respective follow up and clarification with the bank
• Checking vendor master data for compliance and correctness to ensure data quality
• Ensuring compliance for all performed payments (prior audit, fraud controls and payment approvals)
• Checking that quality controls are working properly
• Identify process harmonization or improvement opportunities
• Update and maintain desktop procedure
Key Relationships
• Accounts Payable
• Vendor Master Data
• Banks
• Non-Trade Procurement
• Accounts Receivable
• Market Stakeholders
Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
• Experience in Accounts Payable (Invoice Processing and Payments to Suppliers) and system SAP
• Good financial acumen
• Good experience with SAP
• Experience in a Shared Service environment or similar
• 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
• Solid interpersonal skills combined with a high degree of customer orientation; can 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
Qualifications
• University degree in Commerce/Business Administration/Finance/ Controlling or similar.
• 4 plus years relevant work experience in the accounting / business area
• Broad and deep theoretical understanding of job function
Global Business Services (GBS) aims to provide globally unified services based on standardized and automated solutions across different functions and markets. This will enable us to drive operational efficiency, quality services, improved agility and better decision-making whilst reducing complexity and workload.
It delivers high quality services in the areas of Order to Cash (O2C), Source To Pay (S2P), Record to Report (R2R), Controlling & Reporting and Hire to Retire for adidas companies and subsidiaries located in Europe, North America and Latin America.
English is our official language, and we are always looking for new talent for the new teams and areas we continue to open
Key Responsibilities
• Preparing, analyzing and processing payment runs including regular vendors, employees and direct debit
• Identify and solve errors in payment proposals (e.g. blocked documents, debit balance, vendor master data quality issues)
• Processing re-payments to customers
• Processing Manual/Urgent payments
• Processing netting payment run (Intercompany)
• Monitoring of returned and rejected payments and respective follow up and clarification with the bank
• Checking vendor master data for compliance and correctness to ensure data quality
• Ensuring compliance for all performed payments (prior audit, fraud controls and payment approvals)
• Checking that quality controls are working properly
• Identify process harmonization or improvement opportunities
• Update and maintain desktop procedure
Key Relationships
• Accounts Payable
• Vendor Master Data
• Banks
• Non-Trade Procurement
• Accounts Receivable
• Market Stakeholders
Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
• Experience in Accounts Payable (Invoice Processing and Payments to Suppliers) and system SAP
• Good financial acumen
• Good experience with SAP
• Experience in a Shared Service environment or similar
• 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
• Solid interpersonal skills combined with a high degree of customer orientation; can 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
Qualifications
• University degree in Commerce/Business Administration/Finance/ Controlling or similar.
• 4 plus years relevant work experience in the accounting / business area
• Broad and deep theoretical understanding of job function
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Specialist | Account Payable position is now open for candidates interested in the Accountant Jobs sector. This role in Chennai offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Accountant Jobs is a plus.