sr. Manager - Finance Operations r2r

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.

Ensuring correct and daily execution of key responsibilities in the adidas Global Business Services according to the requirements of the company Accounting Manual for specific area of responsibility.

General functional expert with responsibility for processes and the delivery of services with his/her team.

Key Responsibilities:

· Ensure team's management including coaching, training, motivation and performance appraisal guidance;

· Supervise the daily operations by adhering to the agreed SLAs towards the business partners;

· Ensure good relationships with business partners and the global functional Team on a proactive basis;

· Develop and report relevant KPI's for area of responsibility;

· Ensure that KPI's are maintained, achieved and reported in a correct and timely manner;

· Generate ideas for process improvements with respect to the processes in scope and ensure high quality and efficient work;

· Problem analyses and proposal or assessment of solutions, and respective implementation.

Key Relationships:

· Market team

· FP&A team

· Finance BP/ Controllers

· Senior finance stakeholders

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

· Experience with SAP is an advantage;

· Experience in a Shared Service environment is an advantage;

· 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;

· Problem solving and analytical skills;

· Self-motivated and self-directed individual

· Good communication skills / good team player;

QUALIFICATIONS:

· University degree in Finance/ CA/ ICWA

· Experience in a Shared Service environment

· Proven work experience in people management / demonstrated ability to manage a medium-sized team.

· 9+ years of working experience

· Broad and deep theoretical understanding of job function