Senior Specialist GBS Taxes (Temp 1 year) Area: GBS Department: GBS FINANCE Direct Reporting Line: R2R Manager Regions to work: LAM/NAM GSMS Grade: P1 Who are we: adidas Bogotá HUB provides globally unified services to Adidas employees, consumers, and other users, based on standardized and automated solutions across different functions and markets.
We leverage state-of-the-art technology and encourage a human-centric and innovative mindset to raise the bar of the user experience continually.
Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization: Ensuring correct and daily execution of key responsibilities in the Adidas Global Business Services Center according to the requirements of the company Accounting Manual and specific group policies.
Key Responsibilities: General Ledger accounts reconciliation, accounts review and provide variances explanations by investigating and following up on differences.
Handling, monitoring, and posting different types of journal entries and clearings.
Tax calendar management to avoid fines and penalties.
Raise a booking request to AP team for Tax declaration.
Raise a payment request to Treasury team for Tax declaration.
Monitoring and following up on differences between systems interfaces.
Support the successful execution of all Tax accounting activities, ensuring work is completed in a timely and accurate manner.
Perform period-end closing activities such as accruals, provisions, balance sheet reclassifications, and late adjustments.
Close contact with the local Finance Teams across Adidas subsidiaries and other GBS located in Europe, Asia, and the Americas, handling daily queries such as mismatch–aging in intercompany and non-reconciled items in open reconciliations.
Support team lead/Manager in daily operations, KPI measurement, Audit request, Internal controls and other improvement initiatives.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Ability to read, write, and communicate in English in a business setting (B2+).
Ability to pay close attention to detail.
Problem-solving mindset and analytical skills.
Be a team player.
Experience with SAP, and Power BI is an advantage.
Experience in a Shared Service environment is an advantage.
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications: University degree in accounting/Finance/Controlling or similar.
3 plus years of relevant work experience in the accounting/finance business area.
Broad and deep theoretical understanding of job function.
adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace.
We do not tolerate harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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