Associate - General Ledger

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation:
- Ensuring correct and daily execution of key responsibilities in the GBS center according to the requirements of GBS policies, procedures, and guidelines, and according to the Group Accounting Manual for specific area of responsibility.
- Self-directed worker for a specific service area.
- Supports organizational effectiveness through the identification and/or implementation of process improvements.
- Key Responsibilities:

- Ensure regular operation tasks/closing running smoothly and accurately. With excellent view of add control point and self-check for regular job.
- Complete BSR on time and open item follow up with high quality. Ensure no unexplained items.
- Maintain a complete and accurate general ledger in accordance with accounting principles and reporting schedules within established deadlines (monthly/ daily) for standard accounts.
- Coordinate with business partners (Controlling; FP&A and Finance teams in markets, AP, AR etc.) to obtain needed information and ensure process steps are executed properly.
- Prepare and compile documentation for year-end audit and internal audit for standard accounts.
- Global policy and operation process deep understanding.
- Internal team training and cross-function knowledge sharing.
- Project involvement include global/GBS center/team projects.
- Signal contact person of key process (e.g. Inventory/Payroll etc.) as SME, including data gathering and analysis cross legal entities.
- Identify opportunities for continuous process improvement and innovate solutions so the team can operate in an efficient and cost-effective way.
- Complete other GL tasks team lead assigned.
- Key Relationships:

- Controlling & Reporting
- AR
- AP
- Team colleagues
- Superior
- Colleagues connected via the process area in other parts of GBS
- Customers (“retained staff” and broader business customers)
- Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

- Strong accounting expertise in own area of work and related areas
- Good knowledge in the use of SAP through proven work experience
- Familiar with Microsoft office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- Good English level
- Excellent communication skills
- Capability to resolve issue independently
- Clear thinking
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with different international cultures
- Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

- University degree or equivalent education required
- Minimum 3 years’ GL experience
- Experience in a multi-national working environment

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.

COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..

OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.

INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.

TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.

INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.

RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.

**ADIDAS CELEBRATES DIVERSITY, SUPPORTS INCLUSIVENESS AND ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUAL EXPRESSION IN OUR WORKPLACE. WE DO NOT TOLERATE THE HARASSMENT OR DISCRIMINATION TOWARD ANY OF OUR APPLICANTS OR EMPLOYEES. WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.**

- JOB TITLE:
- Associate - General Ledger
- BRAND:

- LOCATION:
- Chennai
- TEAM:
- Finance
- STATE:
- TN
- COUNTRY/REGION:
- IN
- CONTRACT TYPE:
- Full time
- NUMBER:
- 521659
- DATE:
- Dec 23, 2024