Senior Associate - Accounts (Third Party)

Is responsible for end-to-end control and reconciliation of retail sales and inventory transactions across POS and SAP. It ensures that sales and stock movements are accurately recorded, reconciled, and synchronised across systems, with timely resolution of transaction and document-related issues. The role also involves sales and COGS closure for month end.

• Perform regular reconciliation of sales between POS and SAP, investigating mismatches, unposted sales, and stuck or failed documents.
• Ensure timely clearance and posting of pending or stuck sales documents, and ensure complete and accurate sales posting in SAP.
• Complete month-end sales closure and COGS closure.
• Monitor and track end-to-end inventory movements across warehouse-to-store, store-to-store, store-to-warehouse, and other inter-location movements.
• Ensure physical stock movements are accurately captured and synchronised between POS and SAP, and track pending, failed, or unmatched stock movement documents to drive timely closure.
• Prepare and maintain regular reconciliation between SAP stock and system stock, deep-diving into inventory differences to identify root causes.
• Investigate discrepancies arising from system transactions, stock movements, posting gaps, timing differences, and operational errors, and drive corrective actions to closure.
• Maintain effective tracking of store stock audits, monitor audit observations, ensure timely investigation and closure of inventory-related gaps, and coordinate with Internal Audit by providing reconciliations, transaction details, and supporting information.
• Act as a key point of contact for sales and inventory-related system/process issues, coordinating with Store, Warehouse, Finance, IT/SAP, and Internal Audit teams.
• Proactively identify recurring issues, recommend process/system improvements, and demonstrate strong ownership by deep diving into issues until resolution.

• B.Com / equivalent qualification.
• Relevant experience in retail finance, inventory control, sales postings, retail operations finance or inventory accounting.
• Strong hands-on experience with SAP, particularly sales posting, inventory transactions and stock movement processes.
• Experience working with retail POS systems and inventory management systems.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills.
• Ability to investigate discrepancies and identify root causes rather than only reporting variances.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• High ownership, attention to detail and a problem-solving mindset.

• Retail domain experience.

PUMA is a global sports brand creating footwear, apparel, and accessories that inspire athletes and everyday movers, and it looks for SPEED & SPIRIT in candidates, defined by values to BE DRIVEN, BE VIBRANT, BE TOGETHER, and to let individual talent and experience shine. The PUMA Group owns PUMA, Cobra Golf, and stichd, operates in 120+ countries, and has around 22,000 employees worldwide. PUMA provides equal opportunities for all job applicants, regardless of race, colour, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or disability.