Adidas SENIOR MANAGER 

China, Shanghai, Yangpu District 

484463936

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and Operate
  • Lead and manage the Reporting and Future Capability team, ensuring operational efficiency, a strong control mindset, and effective collaboration with senior management and global teams.
  • Build a high-performing team focused on quality, innovation, and service, promoting continuous learning while improving training, onboarding, and knowledge retention.
  • Drive process automation and standardization across functions, identifying areas for improvement.

• Management Reporting
  • Deliver accurate, insightful, and visually appealing reporting solutions and ad hoc analysis, ensuring data integrity and consistency.
  • Develop communication packages to present results, recommendations, and solutions, maintaining transparency in financial data.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure system integration supports seamless financial reporting and controls across departments.

• Planning & Forecasting
  • Support controllers in the budgeting, forecasting, and cost monitoring processes by executing tasks accurately and on time.
  • Assist in developing new processes and standards, contributing to automation, and driving the achievement of business targets.

• Innovation/Future Capability
  • Identify opportunities for innovation in Financial Planning, Analysis, and Reporting, leveraging analytics and technology to improve efficiency and decision-making.
  • Lead automation projects between Business Intelligence tools (Power-BI) and backend systems (Lakehouse-Databricks) to streamline reporting.

• Others
  • Continuously review and refine financial planning and reporting process for greater accuracy and scalability.
  • Lead initiatives to automate manual processes, improving speed and accuracy.

Key Relationships:

• Internal Business Stakeholders
• adidas Finance Teams
• GBS Finance team / GBS Innovation Team
• Business transformation team (TRANS4RM project)
• Global Data & Analytics Team (DNA)
• Accounting, Taxes, Treasury
• Human Resources
• Senior Leadership Teams

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Strong understanding of finance and accounting principles, with expertise in Controlling/FP&A and financial KPIs and quality controls.
• Experience managing large data sets, implementing process automation, and leveraging analytics for financial decision-making.
• Knowledge of international business dynamics and ability to work cross-functionally with external business drivers.
• Proactive problem-solving, with experience in digital finance transformation, process innovation, and change management.
• Expertise in MS Excel, SAP S/4 Hana, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), Power BI and Central Finance (CFIN) implementation.
• Proven leadership experience, with the ability to manage and develop mid-sized teams and collaborate on global, multinational projects.
• Strong customer orientation and ability to work under pressure.
• Proficiency in English (written and spoken).

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Professional degree in Finance (CFA/CPA/CA/CWA/MBA Finance)
• IT certification (Power-BI, SQL) preferred
• Leadership experience with 12+ years in a relevant role, including 2+ years handling Power-BI projects as part of finance transformation
• Experience in a Shared Services environment
• Lean training certification is a plus