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Adidas SR SPECIALIST GBS SYSTEMS 
South Africa, Gauteng, Johannesburg 
311501458

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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