Accountant M/f/d jobs at Adidas in Egypt, Alexandria

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

• Ensuring correct and daily execution of key responsibilities in the Treasury Back Office according to the requirements of Group policies, procedures and guidelines, and according to the Group Finance Manual for specific area of responsibility

• Supports organizational effectiveness through communication with banks and identification and communication of process improvement opportunities

• Contact person for the Group Treasury Department

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist the supervisor to partner with the business within the assigned area of responsibility

• Communicate actively with banks and verify the outstanding bank transactions

• Post accruals for interest

• Ensure that correct treasury deals are confirmed timely and incorrect deals are appropriately reported for correction. Post verified and confirmed deals out of treasury-system in SAP.

• Check postings made via Quantum Treasury Management System and day-to-day processes and work actively on issue resolution (e.g. months-end close, posting of journal entries)

• Control an electronic signatory and access rights for bank accounts for all subsidiaries managed by the FSS

• Control opening of new bank accounts including administer the signatory rights

• Ensure that the bank account manager database is maintained ongoing

• Maintain Banks in Treasury Management System for all Group companies

• Actively participate in Group Treasury projects, support the implementation of findings and sustainability of achievements

• Create, review and execute daily deal-reporting according to EMIR-regulations (European Market Infrastructure Regulation)

• Execute and archive EMIR-portfolio-reconciliation; follow-up on findings from portfolio-reconciliation

• Actively participate in Group Treasury projects, support the implementation of findings and sustainability of achievements

• Control electronic signatory and access rights in BAM for bank accounts for all DACH companies

Key Relationships:

• Team colleagues within Corporate Accounting

• Supervisor

• Group Treasury Department

• Auditors

• External Business Partner (banks, vendors)

• GBS

• Retained Finance Teams local subsidiaries

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Customer service mindset

• Ability to read, write and communicate in English in a business setting

• Good level of German language (written and spoken)

• Good accounting knowledge

• Ability to accept and meet deadlines

• Effective time management

• Good communication skills

• Good analytical skills

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Good IT Skills (Microsoft, SAP)

• Industrial or Business apprentice

• Minimum of 3 years practical accounting experience

• Good knowledge of general accounting rules (IFRS/ local GAAP) and experience with auditors and year end closing

WE OFFER:

• Competitive compensation & rewards (bonuses, referral program, etc.).
• Free uniform sets twice a year.
• Discount on adidas products online and in all own stores.
• Monthly food voucher.
• Private life and medical insurance.
• Pension plan.
• Discount on gym membership.

EMPLOYEES APPRECIATE IN US:

• Supportive team that accompanies you all the way in the company and inspires you to win new challenges.
• Career without borders: the opportunity to grow in retail, office, and distribution center.
• Development opportunities:enrollment in Retail trainer capability program (Brandon Hall Gold Award winner) within 12 months of start date, Line Manager support with access to functional mentoring from a certified retail trainer within local market.
• Modern environment with the highest retail standards and best technologies.
• Embracing culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Innovations to establish a new era of sport in balance with nature.

WE APPRECIATE IN OUR EMPLOYEES:

• 2 years’ experience in the retail industry ideally in apparel/fashion/footwear or FMCG, with demonstrated exposure to developing others/training background.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, including impactful presentation and facilitation skills. Good MS Office Skills
• Advanced numeracy and literacy, and in-depth knowledge of Retail, Consumer and People KPIs
• Ability to multi-task, efficient and effective in time management
• Ability to develop strong and credible relationships with store team.

YOUR ACTIVITIES:

• To drive consistency in the delivery and implementation of Retail learning programs that enable a premium consumer experience, support operational excellence and helps adidas meet or exceed our business and people objectives.

Service Culture:

• Role-model service standards and salesfloor leadership skills
• Provide feedback on observed service behaviors of all team members
• Drive daily Team Huddles and Team Captain role on the salesfloor
• Champion consumer NPS and membership initiatives
• Conduct consumer NPS call-backs
• Drive product knowledge transfer to selling behaviors
• Support adoption of consumer facing tools.

Learning Operations:

• Create monthly training calendar with store leadership and local Training team
• Plan and coordinate all learning activities for new and existing team members
• Go-to person in store for adidas retail digital learning platforms
• Guide and support Store Leadership Team on creating and completing learning plans
• Organize and ensure availability of relevant training materials
• Support participant journey in expert and specialists certification programs
• Support learning needs related to campaign launches and events

Learning Delivery

• Facilitate in-person and virtual training sessions
• Co-lead implementation of adidas consumer Service Model (CEI) with Store Leadership
• Deliver service and selling skills training
• Deliver evergreen and seasonal product learning in relevant categories
• Deliver new employee Onboarding program instore and in district(s) if required
• Engage with the learners throughout their digital learning journey

WE OFFER:

• Competitive compensation & rewards (bonuses, referral program, etc.).
• Free uniform sets twice a year.
• Discount on adidas products online and in all own stores.
• Monthly food voucher.
• Private life and medical insurance.
• Pension plan.
• Discount on gym membership.

EMPLOYEES APPRECIATE IN US:

• Supportive team that accompanies you all the way in the company and inspires you to win new challenges.
• Career without borders: the opportunity to grow in retail, office, and distribution center.
• Development opportunities:enrollment in Retail trainer capability program (Brandon Hall Gold Award winner) within 12 months of start date, Line Manager support with access to functional mentoring from a certified retail trainer within local market.
• Modern environment with the highest retail standards and best technologies.
• Embracing culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Innovations to establish a new era of sport in balance with nature.

WE APPRECIATE IN OUR EMPLOYEES:

• 2 years’ experience in the retail industry ideally in apparel/fashion/footwear or FMCG, with demonstrated exposure to developing others/training background.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, including impactful presentation and facilitation skills. Good MS Office Skills
• Advanced numeracy and literacy, and in-depth knowledge of Retail, Consumer and People KPIs
• Ability to multi-task, efficient and effective in time management
• Ability to develop strong and credible relationships with store team.

YOUR ACTIVITIES:

• To drive consistency in the delivery and implementation of Retail learning programs that enable a premium consumer experience, support operational excellence and helps adidas meet or exceed our business and people objectives.

Service Culture:

• Role-model service standards and salesfloor leadership skills
• Provide feedback on observed service behaviors of all team members
• Drive daily Team Huddles and Team Captain role on the salesfloor
• Champion consumer NPS and membership initiatives
• Conduct consumer NPS call-backs
• Drive product knowledge transfer to selling behaviors
• Support adoption of consumer facing tools.

Learning Operations:

• Create monthly training calendar with store leadership and local Training team
• Plan and coordinate all learning activities for new and existing team members
• Go-to person in store for adidas retail digital learning platforms
• Guide and support Store Leadership Team on creating and completing learning plans
• Organize and ensure availability of relevant training materials
• Support participant journey in expert and specialists certification programs
• Support learning needs related to campaign launches and events

Learning Delivery

• Facilitate in-person and virtual training sessions
• Co-lead implementation of adidas consumer Service Model (CEI) with Store Leadership
• Deliver service and selling skills training
• Deliver evergreen and seasonal product learning in relevant categories
• Deliver new employee Onboarding program instore and in district(s) if required
• Engage with the learners throughout their digital learning journey

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

Build and strengthen sustainability impact analytics and services to ensure data-based decision making and drive implementation of the sustainability strategy.

• Provide the x-functional team with impact (LCA) analysis and general sustainability advisory for priority projects.

• Provide guidance on sustainability topics to inform the overall sustainability strategy

• Support the development the sustainable analytics platform for adidas with a focus on the environmental impact and corresponding sustainability key performance indicators

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in developing and managing LCA models for materials, products, and processes, ensuring compliance with standards and regulations

• Create and maintain processes to convert product data into LCA inputs, performing quality checks on automated processes

• Use data analytics to enhance LCA studies, analyze large datasets, and support sustainability reporting

• Assist with product and corporate footprint calculations and reporting (Scope 1, 2, and 3)

• Present LCA findings and recommendations clearly to stakeholders, outlining the framework for environmental impact assessments

• Collect information, identify key issues, compare data, and recommend solutions

Key Relationships:

• Brand Strategy – Sustainability

• Product Operations FTW, APP, A&G

• Sourcing FTW, APP, A&G

• Brand – Futures (Innovation Team)

• SEA Social- and Environmental

• External system providers, related stakeholders and organizations

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Strong knowledge and passion for sustainability, environmental systems, life cycle thinking, product sustainability, and climate change

• Proficient with LCA databases (e.g., Ecoinvent, GaBi) and database software programs

• Familiar with LCA standards and guidelines (e.g., EU PEF, ISO 14040/44, ISO 14064/67).

• Analytical skills, with attention to detail and quality

• Experience in data analysis and data visualization

• Effective at communicating environmental and social impact measurements

• Ability to work closely with various enterprise functions (Finance, Marketing, Sales, Engineering, Design, etc.)

• Capable of working under pressure, demonstrating creative thinking, and handling complex problems in a timely manner

• Effective communication skills

Prerequisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Four-year university degree, preferably master’s degree in environmental science, CSR or related fields

• Minimum 2 years’ work experience in sustainability and impact management, particularly in LCA

• Fluent in English (written and spoken)

As part of our Global Legal team, you will look behind the scenes to experience the work of an in-house lawyer and gain a unique insight into the day-to-day business of an international corporate legal department. Together with a team of experts, you will support our business leaders as a close partner in challenging legal matters and provide pragmatic legal advice.

• Support of the department in all legal matters of daily business operations including cross functional and exceptional tasks
• Support of strategic projects, providing clear as well as business-minded legal advice to business-, function-, and project stakeholders
• Research activities in national and international context
• Active support and close cooperation with other Global Legal team members

• Local and global business leaders
• Local authorities
• Local Works Councils (adidas AG)
• Global Legal
• Local and global HR Partners
• Respective business areas as defined

• Highly results driven and self-motivated team player with compassion, integrity, reliability and perseverance
• Able to accept and meet deadlines, involving effective time management capacity and sense of priorities and agility
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills and can-do mentality
• Strong interpersonal skills combined with a high degree of customer orientation
• Curious and growth mindset; keen to learn and approach subjects outside of comfort zone, look beyond the obvious
• Effective English & German presentation and communication skills
• Good MS Office skills

• First state examination in law (ideally "fully satisfactory")
• Ideally, relevant professional experience, preferably in an international company or in an international law firm
• first legal clerk traineeship completed (ideally applying for second legal clerk traineeship/"Wahlstation")