Senior Accountant

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization: To perform solid bookkeeping, both compliant internally (Group policies and guidelines) and externally (local audit/tax requirements) by establishing strong controls and processes with a focus on Trade Purchasing, E2E process for cost STD/VAR, Fixed Assets, IFRS 16 and General Ledger. Key Responsibilities: - To prepare and book operating expenses in accordance with Group finance manual. - To review and post bookings from another team member to ensure strong controls. - To perform daily and recurrent tasks (monthly entries, quarterly forecasts, yearly budget) as per the Group deadlines and IFRS requirements. - To initiate and drive improvement in current accounting processes and to control proper implementation. - To support other departments in driving process improvements in all accounting related processes. - To support Accounting Team Manager in administering accounting system maintenance. - To meet the set timelines of the Accounting Team Manager for the month end closing process of two companies. - To monitor and reconcile the monthly B/S and P&L movements within Trade Purchasing, Inventory, Cost of Sales, Run/update GRAPE 11 Table & Reconcile vs. BS - To handle the lease agreements and payments according to IFRS16. - To maintain a promote Fixed Assets process through acquisitions and disposals. - To perform the bank reconciliation between the books and actual bank balances. - To monitor and clear Goods in Transit accounts on a weekly basis in AIE & ASG. - To monitor and clear the monthly accruals and provisions. - To monitor and reconcile the group payables & intercompany balances, and the payments planning. - To ensure proper compliance of accounting processes and policies with the Group Internal guidelines (ICS). - To highlight control deficiencies to Senior Management and implement solutions to close control gaps. - To ensure proper submission of financial reports to the external auditors. - To control the Head Office safe custody. - To submit all payments requests in line with the defined cut-off times. Controlling: - To measure progress on own KPIs. - To highlight any deviations to agreed plans to the Accounting Team Manager. - To ensure a strong internal control environment in Accounting, with a strong focus. KPIs: - Accuracy on all booking and reporting. - Clean system bookkeeping. - Score of the ICS/internal audit for the Retail accounting and AP part. - Satisfaction of internal (other functions, Management) and external parties (Auditors ). - Reliable financial feasibility analysis (submission of RFC and Budget within dedicated area of responsibility). Key Relationships: - All local departments - Retail Stores - Vendors Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: - Commercial acumen: Very good numerical and analytical skills. - Good written and verbal communication, presentation and facilitation skills. - Fluent English (verbal and written). - Strong MS-Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), proficient in MS Office. - Strong SAP knowledge is must. Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications: - University degree in business with corporate finance, or accounting focus. - Certified CMA, IFRS,..etc. is plus and preferred. - Functional: > 6 years accounting and controlling. - Industry: ideally apparel/fashion/shoes or FMCG. - Exposure: Audit, tax, insurance. IT skills: - Outlook: Basic - Word: Basic - Excel: Expert - PowerPoint: Advanced Language skills: - English: Fluent - Arabic: Fluent 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 - THE 3CS: CONFIDENCE, COLLABORATION AND CREATIVITY. CONFIDENCE allows athletes to make quick decisions on the field, to reach higher. For us at adidas confidence means acknowledging that we don’t have all the answers. But we are willing to take risks, we try new things. And if we fail, then this is part of our learning - it helps us improve. COLLABORATION. Every elite athlete relies on partners: coaches, teammates, and nutritionists. We, too, know that we are stronger together. Winning as one team takes open and candid dialogue, inclusiveness and trust in each other’s abilities and talents. Being the best sports company in the world takes CREATIVITY. No great athlete succeeds by copying their predecessors’ training plans and strategies. We have to be open to new ideas, explore, gain an edge and stand out. Only then can we succeed. **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: Senior Accountant BRAND: adidas LOC