Why adidas?
- Dynamic Industry: With sports playing an increasingly important role in people’s lives, both on and off the field, we operate in a highly attractive industry with lots of potentials.
- Innovative Environment: We push the boundaries of products, quality, experiences, and services based on our deep understanding of our consumers and the authenticity of the adidas brand.
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: We champion DEI by fostering a culture where every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work.
Key Responsibilities and Projects in bullet points:
- Support the product cost (FOB) forecasting and modelling for all FOB planning cycles, reporting and analysis - Researching and tracking macroeconomic information to support better FOB forecasting process
- Support the Price Freeze process and related price adjustment / correction analysis
- Support the month-end closing process, forecasting, budgeting and wider accounting mechanics regarding Purchase Price Variances and stock revaluation processes - Using SAP and other internal systems for data extraction and supporting various analysis
- Develop and support financial / analytical modelling using various tools (Excel, Power BI, Alteryx, SQL, etc.) and contribute to process improvement initiatives
- Ad-hoc reporting and financial analysis as required
Key Objectives (special tasks and learnings):
- Contribute to finance standards of excellence
- Contribute to process improvements within the finance team
- Contribute to proper internal FOB price setting
Key Relationships:
- Finance, Costing, Material, Treasury, Accounting departments of adidas group
Required main study courses:
- Accounting / Finance / Business Management
- Computer Science / Information System
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Fluent in English (written and spoken)
- Advanced MS Office (incl. Power BI) and system experience (SQL, Alteryx is a plus)
- Excellent data analytical skills and enthusiastic in root cause analysis
- Proactive and striving for improvements in analysis, tools and methods
- Team player