Specialist Accounts Payable
Area: Global Finance & GBS
Department: GBS
Direct Reporting Line: TL GL
Indirect/Second Reporting Line: none
Subsidiary/Country: GBS Colombia / Bogota
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 with the aim of serving the LAM countries in several processes.
Responsible to support the activities of account reconciliation, drive timely review and follow up for supplier accounts, balance sheet reconciliation accounts and other analytic reports within Source to Pay – Accounts Payable department. Drive strong financial control over the Accounts Payable records.

Key Responsibilities and General Accountabilities:

• Handling and posting of incoming invoices and related vendor master data creation and maintenance
• Preparation and review of payment proposals for adidas subsidiaries
• Clarifying and reconcile differences on the postings
• Preparation of month-end journal entries: accruals, depreciation, provisions, prepayments by ensuring entries are recorded in accordance with company policies and all deadlines are accomplished
• Prepare Balance Sheet Reconciliations
• Coordinate with other departments to obtain information about transactions and research unreconciled items
• Preparation of External and Internal Audit requests
• Create and analyse various reports under area of responsibility including regular reporting
• Maintain files and documentation thoroughly and accurately, in accordance with company policy and accepted accounting practices
• Identify the improvement opportunities and support their implementation
• Assist ongoing projects for the implementation of technology solutions
• Assist requests from partner Finance departments

Key Relationships:

• Internal Controls
• Other GBS departments
• Local markets
• Management
• Suppliers

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• 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 and 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

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• University degree or equivalent experience, preferable in accounting or business.
• 2 to 4 years of relevant experience
• Direct functional experience (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
• Clarifying and reconcile differences on the postings
• Preparation of month-end journal entries: accruals, depreciation, provisions, prepayments by ensuring entries are recorded in accordance with company policies and all deadlines are accomplished
• Prepare Balance Sheet Reconciliations
• Coordinate with other departments to obtain information about transactions and research unreconciled items
• Preparation of External and Internal Audit requests
• Create and analyse various reports under area of responsibility including regular reporting
• Maintain files and documentation thoroughly and accurately, in accordance with company policy and accepted accounting practices
• Identify the improvement opportunities and support their implementation
• Assist ongoing projects for the implementation of technology solutions
• Assist requests from partner Finance department