Adidas SPECIALIST GBS CREDIT & COLLECTIONS 

United Kingdom, England 

290443278

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure a timely collection of receivables by working closely with the customer and internal stakeholders and solve any causes of non-payment.

• Ensure that all payments are received are allocated accurately and timely without any errors.

• Follow-up in case of discrepancies and ensure they are handled within a reasonable time frame.

• Manage customer relationship, which includes problem resolution and root cause analysis.

• Assess and review the credit risk on the customer on regular basis to mitigate risk for adidas according to credit policy.

• Perform review, analysis and proposal of release on credit block deliveries.

• Provide insight in the development of the accounts receivable position of the customer to the Credit & Collections leadership team and Sales / Finance stakeholders.

• Track disputes, forward to the right department for their solution and follow-up until their closing.

• Identify the improvement opportunities and support their implementation.

• Ensure desktop procedures are updated in line with standards and policies.

Key Relationships

• Cash Application

• Customer Primary Data

• Account and Sales Operations

• Sales

• Market Finance

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Good Finance Acumen

• Experience with SAP and Excel

• Experience in a Shared Service environment or similar

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

• Ability to pay close attention to detail

• High degree of customer orientation

• Good Problem solving and analytical skills

• Self-motivated and self-directed individual

• Curious and growth mindset; keen to learn and approach subjects outside of comfort zone, look beyond the obvious

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications

• University degree in Accounting, Business Administration or similar field
• 2 plus years relevant work experience in accounting / corporate finance area
• Broad and deep theoretical understanding of job function
• Available for a temporary position of approx. 12 months