Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

Provide accounting & tax service and solutions correctly and timely for adidas Japan

Ensure accurate booking of cash relevant accounts.

Conduct financial closing & reporting in accordance with IFRS / Local GAAP / Statutory / Group Finance Manual / Local regulation and cooperate in financial audit / tax audit / internal audit

Key Responsibilities:

Accounting

• Manage accurate and timely booking in SAP accounting module (mainly account payable, fixed asset, and payroll)
• Operate and oversee month end & year end closing in accordance with IFRS / Local GAAP / Statutory / Group Finance Manual
• Provide internal customers with technical accounting advice
• Support Internal internal & external audit

Treasury

• Check and approve daily cash-flow statement and proceed daily cash transaction
• Ensure monthly reconciliation of accounting module and bank GL accounts
• Maintain and monitor payment terms & schedules
• Maintain and monitor Global BAM(Bank Account Management) system and communicate with Group Treasury
• Update and check liquidity planner communicating with Financial Planning and Analysis Team and Credit Team
• Join/support AR forecast preparation/analysis
• Support HQ Treasury reports and F/X transactions

Tax

• Prepare and submit timely tax returns, tax computations and tax estimates
• Manage response to tax audit / investigation by tax authorities in accordance with local tax regulation as a first point of contact for other departments
• Assess the impact of tax legislation changes and improve internal process and provide tax advice to the stakeholders
• Prepare group tax reports quarterly and communicate with Group Tax
• Manage transfer pricing related matters and work with the Global Transfer Pricing team to prepare the documentation

Compliance

• Comply with IFRS / Local GAAP / Group Finance Manual / Statutory
• Establish and enforce accounting methods, policies and principles as appropriate
• Responsible for maintaining Internal Control System (ICS) on accounting and treasury control items
• Support internal & external audit
• Identify issues, improve systems and procedures and initiate corrective actions

Operation

• Exececute daily operations following established procedures & processes based on existing standard/policy/strategy as necessary
• Monitor daily operation of the team, analyze issues and provide solutions

Travel & Entertainment

• Exececute daily operations according to procedures & processes with minimum guidance from direction from supervisors
• Update T&E policies, if necessary

Team Management

• If applicable, set clear target and role and responsibility for team members, and be accountable for performance reviews and responsible for development of personnel

Key Relationships:

                 Internally

• Finance Director
• Financial Shared Services
• Finance Senior Managers
• Group Accounting, Tax, Treasury
• Intercompany Finance
• Group Auditors
• Internal stakeholder
• IT

Externally

• External Auditors
• Tax Authorities
• Tax Advisors
• Banks

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Passion for sport
• Team player
• Pro-active, collaborative and positive attitude even in changing environments
• Ability to think strategically but also focus on detail and understand how it fits into the bigger picture
• Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with multi-functional stakeholders
• Strong customer service skills with good strategic thinking in terms of managing customer relationships
• Advanced analytical skill
• Ability to identify and solve problems
• Ability to manage and align direct reports
• Strong understanding of internal sales and delivery processes
• Solid expert knowledge in accounting (IFRS and local GAAP / Statutory / accounting relevant processes / tax accounting)
• Advanced skill in MS Office and ERP system (SAP)
• Fluent in Japanese and English (spoken & written)

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• University graduate
• Nissho Boki 3 kyu (Official Business Skill Test in Book-keeping 3rd grade)
• Minimum 7 years Accounting experience
• Minimum 8 years work experience
• TOEIC L&R 700 (GTEC Business 600) or equivalent
• Preferable experience in the sport or apparel industries/ DTC eCom/RTL industry
• Preferable experience successfully leading and managing a team