Senior Director, Corporate Finance

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

Oversee Corporate Finance responsibilities for the North American market. Responsible for the overall management and delivery of treasury, accounting, procurement, and internal controls.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee compliance with established internal control frameworks, best practices and established policies. Ensure the protection of company assets; effectiveness and efficiency of operations, reliability of reporting and compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Lead initiatives focused on improving the efficiency, transparency and effectiveness of business processes.
• Oversee all North American (U.S. and Canadian) subsidiaries' liquidity, solvency and financial market risks, in coordination with Group Treasury.
• Create strategy and lead initiatives focused on improving the efficiency, transparency and effectiveness of cash management processes/policies/solutions/strategies in North America; proactively challenge the status-quo and pursue world-class cash management operations.
• Responsible for daily cash management, intra-group funding, corporate finance, cash collections and disbursements.
• Ensure all activities related to accounting practices are achieved for the legal entity. Direct the accounting department. Secure the integrity of accounting records and safeguarding of assets.
• Provide direction for all aspects of retail inventory management, ensuring the accounting and financial inventory records are maintained in a timely and accurate manner for adidas own Retail. Safeguard control of inventory transactions through the development, implementation, and administration of effective policies and procedures.
• Responsible for all cross-functional finance policies (e.g. approval matrices, return policy, AP signing authority limits) and serves as key point person for corporate functions (e.g. IT).
• Create an environment which brings the North American team to execution excellence; inform, coach/mentor all internal stakeholders to achieve department/corporate goals & targets

Key Relationships:

• Senior Vice President Finance and NAM SLT (Senior Leadership Team)
• All Market Finance teams
• Market Managing Director and General Managers
• Market Commercial teams
• Corporate Functions Finance teams
• Group Finance counterparts
• Human Resources (related to Company 401k and Deferred Compensation Plans)
• Corporate Internal Audit
• External Consultants
• External Auditors

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of accounting & controlling related to Treasury activities
• Ability to effectively define and implement strategy
• Excellent communication skills to negotiate with internal and/or external parties with possible divergent interests and with different business areas.
• Deep business and functional understanding of processes and structure
• Solid understanding of accounting and legal framework for North American cash management and corporate finance issues
• Knowledge and experience in stakeholder and supplier relationship management, Employment Contracts, Work-Labor Contracts, Claim Management, Liability, Warranty and (inter)national procurement related legislation.
• Knowledge of sourcing and procurement methodologies and concepts
• Demonstrate ability to effectively manage a wide variety of tasks and meet established milestones and target dates
• Desire and ability to work closely and collaboratively with other members of senior Finance leadership team
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from senior executives, stakeholders and cross functional business leaders.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions, and determine and implement effective action plans.
• Ability to coach, manage, align, motivate and develop direct reports.
• Think strategically, synthesize the most complex data and develop innovative solutions within an entrepreneurial environment.
• Excellent analytical, written, oral, organizational, and presentation skills to influence company leadership and decisions at all levels.
• At adidas we offer a Hybrid work policy which requires attendance in the office Monday through Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday each week. For work requiring a high degree of collaboration or an in-person presentation, in-office attendance is required even on Friday.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• Degree or qualification in Finance, Economics or Accounting
• 12-15 years of broad based operational finance experience with progressive responsibility in industry leading companies
• Solid accounting skills and experience, CPA strongly preferred
• Fluent in English (both verbal and written)
• Advanced excel skills required
• Familiarity with SAP, COPA and other relevant adidas and industry Finance systems/analytical software a major plus
• adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We actively encourage individuals with disabilities to apply and will provide reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• adidas offers robust and progressive medical, including HSA (Health Savings Account) with employer funding or FSA (Flexible Spending Account) options, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, adoption, with surrogate and fertility support, short and long-term disability, and basic life and AD&D insurance, which can be supplemented with employee-paid coverage. Employees are able to enroll in adidas' 401k plan and Stock Purchase Plan with employer match. Full-time employees are eligible for education assistance and generous Leave policies including 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Employees are eligible to earn an annual bonus based on both company and personal performance. Employees accrue prorated flexible time off in the amount .4388 hours per day that increases with years of service, twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year and Service Time Off during milestone years.
• At adidas we offer a Hybrid work policy which requires attendance in the office Monday through Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday each week. For work requiring a high degree of collaboration or an in-person presentation, in-office attendance is required even on Friday. The working location of this position is Portland, OR.
• Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.