Accounts Payable Payments Associate

Associate - AP Payments

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organisation:

Global Business Services (GBS) aims to provide globally unified services based on standardized and automated solutions across different functions and markets. This will enable us to drive operational efficiency, quality services, improved agility and better decision-making whilst reducing complexity and workload. It delivers high quality services in the areas of Order to Cash (O2C), Source to Pay (S2P), Record to Report (R2R), Controlling & Reporting and Hire to Retire for adidas companies and subsidiaries located in Europe, North America and Latin America. English is our official language, and we are always looking for new talent for the new teams and areas we continue to open. 

 

PURPOSE 

Ensuring correct and daily execution of key responsibilities in the adidas Global Business Services Centre according to the requirements of the company Accounting Manual for specific area of responsibility. 

Basic responsibility of this role is to handle day-to-day payment processing activities, ensuring accurate and timely vendor payments in line with company policies, controls, and service-level agreements (SLAs).

 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Process vendor payments (bank transfers, checks, ACH, wire) accurately and on time
• Execute payment runs in ERP systems
• Validate payment proposals, bank details, and supporting documentation
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, approval matrices, and SOX requirements
• Handle payment-related vendor queries and coordinate with AP, Treasury, and Procurement teams
• Verify rejected, or returned payments and initiate corrective actions
• Support month-end close activities related to payments
• Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) and meet defined SLAs/KPIs
• Provide process improvement & automation ideas. 
• Maintain files and documentation thoroughly and accurately, in accordance with company policy and accepted accounting practices

 

Key Relationships:

• GBS leadership team

• Team Lead & Colleagues

• Other functional teams within GBS

• Local Market stakeholders via process areas

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 

• Experience with global payment operations and shared service models

• Experience with SAP and Aspen is an advantage

• Good Written & Oral communication in English

• Ability to pay close attention to detail and high degree of customer orientation

• Self-motivated and self-directed individual

 

QUALIFICATIONS: 

•  2- 3 years of relevant work experience in the AP Operations / Payments

•  University degree or equivalent education required.

Experience Level

Mid Level