Adidas SR SPECIALIST GBS SYSTEMS 

South Africa, Gauteng, Johannesburg 

311501458

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for monitoring and harmonizing the existing VAT logic in SAP and other VAT relevant systems globally
• Perform the implementation of VAT settings for new countries in SAP and other VAT relevant systems
• Responsible for executing the system updates according to the strategies and policies in place, as well as in line with indirect tax changes globally
• Ensure the maintenance of the VAT relevant data in EDI links and tax coded globally.
• Responsible to analyze the VAT systems implications of projects and decide on a correct VAT treatment and system implementation
• Accountable to analyze and resolve (with IT) blocked and erroneous postings, invoice layout queries and other VAT related errors
• Provide indirect tax and systems trainings to other departments when needed, as well as SAP indirect tax logic trainings to new countries
• Responsible for suggesting process improvements, and suggest new working processes within systems area to ensure efficiency and excellence, as well as support their implementation
• Ensure that the new tax codes are added to DART extraction for VAT compliance globally.
• Responsible for maintaining files and documentation up to date and accurate, of supply chains, VAT treatments and the corresponding system handling

Key Relationships

• GBS organization
• Project managers
• Finance Hubs in all finance markets
• Global Tax Tech
• Corporate Tax

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Experience in working with VAT within European countries (other markets will be a plus)
• Solid knowledge in SAP settings maintenance on VAT tables will be a plus
• Profficiency in MS-Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Advanced knowledge in MS Excel
• Experience in shared service center environment is a plus
• Strong customer focus and stakeholder management skills to interact with business partners
• Ability to read, write and communicate in English in a business setting
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a multi-team environment to achieve consensous decisions, always having adidas consistent growth in mind
• Ability to pay close attention to detail and high degree of customer orientation
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to work autonomously and with tight deadlines
• Critical thinking mindset
• Availability to travel for periods of 1 to 4 weeks

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in economics, finance, tax, legal or other related areas
• At least 3-5 years of progressive work experience in the area