Sr Specialist GBS Tax Accounting (Temporary Position)

Location:

Portalegre, Portuguese areas, Portugal

Salary:

Competitive

Type:

Permanent

Main Industry:

Search Finance, Banking & Insurance Jobs

Advertiser:

adidas

Job ID:

132419842

Posted On:

05 November 2025

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization

The mission of this department is to ensure the VAT payments are done on a timely manner and VAT accounts are properly reconciled.

The Senior Specialist GBS Tax Accounting will be responsible for doing the VAT accounts reconciliation and perform monthly postings.

Key Responsibilities

-Ensure all tax payments are properly and timely executed;
-Ensure postings on VAT accounts are properly executed;
-Execute and review Balance Sheet Reconciliation;
-Responsible for maintaining files and documentation up to date and accurate, in accordance with company policy and accepted accounting practices;
-Responsible for suggesting process improvements, and suggest new working processes within systems area to ensure efficiency and excellence, as well as support their
implementation;
-Support the team on ongoing projects for the implementation of new systems;
-Support requests from partner Finance departments and other teams within GBS center;
-Accountable for executing financial controls over the work performed.
 

Key Relationships

-Local Finance Team
-GBS center teams
-Corporate Tax
-External Partners
 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

-Solid knowledge in accounting
-Solid knowledge in SAP
-Knowledge in VAT compliance is a plus
-Profficiency in MS-Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Advanced knowledge in MS Excel
-Experience in shared service center environment is a plus
-Strong customer focus and stakeholder management skills with
business partners and the global functional Team
-Ability to read, write and communicate in English in a business setting
-Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a multi-team environment to achieve consensous decisions, always having adidas consistent growth in mind
-Ability to pay close attention to detail and high degree of customer orientation
-Excellent communication skills
-Problem solving and analytical skills
-Self-motivated and self-directed individual
-Availability to travel for periods of 1 to 3 weeks
 

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications

-A bachelor’s or master’s degree in economics, finance or legal or other related areas
-At least 3-5 years of

progressive work experience in the area

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