Manager Accounting KSA

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation:
The Manager Accounting is responsible for supervising the daily duties of all
direct reports to ensure that they function in line with Group, IFRS and Tax
reporting standards. The Manager Accounting is also responsible for performing
timely quarterly, monthly and year end closing of the financial system along
with validating the tax submissions.

Key Responsibilities:
* Ensure that the quarterly, monthly and year end closing is performed correctly and as per the Group deadlines and IFRS/Tax requirements.
* Develop and implement process improvements within the Accounting Team but also support other departments in driving process improvements in all accounting related processes.
* Reviewing, controlling, and authorising of all retail reconciliations, monthly intercompany recons and all balance sheet reconciliations that fall under accounting team responsibilities.
* IFRS ‎16 valuations and reconciliation for leases.
* Accounting master data control.
* Assisting in the preparation of the yearly budget and quarterly RFC.
* In charge of all actions for performance of direct reports as required in #myBest.
* Responsible for the preparation of the monthly reconciliation pack.
* Management of the yearly prelim and final audit.
* Ensure that all Corporation Tax Computations, VAT Returns, Other Taxes, Tax Reporting and Transfer Pricing are performed timely and accurately.
* Develop and implement various accounting procedures.
* To highlight control deficiencies to Senior Management and implement solutions to close control gaps.
* Handle both internal and external auditors during financial and operational audits.

Key Relationships:
* Global: Ad hoc dealing with Group accounting and adidas subsidiaries.
* Regional: Communication with regional adidas subsidiaries on intercompany transactions.
* Local: Dealing with all departments within adidas, external auditors and numerous other external parties.

Controlling:
* Measure progress on own KPIs.
* Monitor all allocated reports.
* Ensures adherence to group accounting policies and procedures.

KPI's:
* Data and timelines accuracy
* Policy enforcement
* Team Management
* Time management

Key Relationships:

• All local departments


• Retail Stores

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

IT skills
* Outlook: intermediate
* Word: intermediate
* Excel: advanced
* PowerPoint: basic
* SAP: basic/intermediate experience is preferred.

Language skills
English (written and verbal)
Arabic (written and verbal)

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
* University degree in business/finance with corporate finance or accounting focus preferably CPA, ACCA or CA.
* Ideally studying towards a professional accounting qualification
* ‎4-‎6 years of accounting experience
* Experience in team management
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:
Manager Accounting KSA
BRAND:
adidas
LOCATION:
Riyadh
TEAM:
Accounting & Finance
STATE:
‎01
COUNTRY/REGION:
SA
CONTRACT TYPE:
Full time
NUMBER:
‎498926
DATE:
Jul ‎10, ‎2023