Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization: 

To help GCA management raise awareness of internal control/compliance, identify and address internal control/compliance risks with the ultimate goal to support sustainable business growth.  

 

Key Responsibilities:    

 

Internal Control 

 

Policies and Procedures 

Develop policy update/development plan with line manager and business owners  

Follow up on execution of policy update/development plan with policy owners to ensure timely development/update of policies and procedures according to plan 

Provide assistance to policy owners on policy update/development, training and communication 

Coordinate complex policy update/development and draft complex policy 

Conduct quality check of policy draft to ensure draft is up to quality standard before passing to line manager for further review 

Organize release of policies and keep record of adidas China policies and procedures 

ICS Testing 

Plan/coordinate/conduct internal control system (ICS) testing and self-assessment  

Propose/align action plans with process owners to address issues identified in ICS testing  

Follow up on ICS testing action plan and drive timely execution  

 

Group Internal Audit 

Provide coordination and other assistances as required by group internal auditors 

Follow up on internal audit reports and ensure timely closure of issues  

 

Authorization Matrix 

Keep authorization matrix updated on a regular basis and properly maintained in workflow  

Provide training on authorization matrix to newcomers 

 

Process Review/Audit 

Plan and conduct process review/audit to identify internal control issues/improvement  

 

Internal control consultation 

Provide internal control advise and solutions to business on process changes 

Provide risk assessment on business raised queries 

Provide advice on authorization matrix appropriateness.  

 

Data Analytics  

Independently manage/conduct data analytics to provide insights to fellow IC team members 

Develop dashboards and reports a plus 

 

Key Relationships:  

adidas GCA team  

Group Internal Audit and Internal Control  

GCA Compliance Committee  

Group Compliance  

External consultants 

 

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:  

High degree of responsibility and personal integrity 

Self-starter, desire to learn & grow 

Hands on and attention to detail 

Strong communication skills  

Strong analytical skills 

Ability to organize work and projects, prioritize and meet deadlines in an efficient manner 

Ability to balance need for operation efficiency and risk control 

Excellent written/oral English 

Advanced Microsoft Office Skills, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint 

SAP exposure a plus 

 

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:  

University degree or above 

CIA or CPA qualification a plus 

Forensic accounting qualification a plus 

8+ years of audit experience with an international audit firm and/or 

Internal audit/internal control experience with a multinational company  

Profound knowledge of best practices in internal control/internal audit and policy & procedures 

Previous experience in Retail industry a plus 

Additional experience in investigation/forensic accounting/compliance a plus