Sr Specialist Accounting

Who are we:

- adidas Bogotá HUB provides globally unified services to Adidas employees, consumers, and other users, based on standardized and automated solutions across different functions and markets. We leverage state-of-the-art technology and encourage a human-centric and innovative mindset to raise the bar of the user experience continually. This is enabling us to drive operational efficiency, improved agility, and better decision-making whilst reducing complexity in Adidas. Our mandate is to be the foundation for an agile and efficient company. This is our role to support Adidas's mission of being the best sports brand in the world. We embrace diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives and seek to create a workforce that reflects our consumers and communities. We champion individual uniqueness and cultivate a culture of belonging so that everyone can create at their best.
- WE POWER POSSIBLE.
- Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization: Ensuring correct and daily execution of key responsibilities in the Adidas Global Business Services Center according to the requirements of the company Accounting Manual and specific group policies.
- Key Responsibilities:

- Handling, monitoring, and posting different types of journal entries
- Prepare analysis for FFSS.
- General Ledger accounts reconciliation, accounts review and provide variances explanations by investigating and following up on differences
- Monitoring and following up on differences between systems interfaces
- Support the successful execution of all accounting activities, ensuring work is completed in a timely and accurate manner
- Perform period-end closing activities such as accruals, provisions, balance sheet reclassifications, and late adjustments
- Close contact with the local Finance Teams across Adidas subsidiaries and other GBS located in Europe, Asia, and the Americas, handling daily queries.
- Support team lead/ Manager in daily operations, KPI measurement, Audit request, Internal controls and other improvement initiatives
- Key Relationships:

- Market finance
- Process Owners
- IT & Corporate Solutions
- Group Accounting
- Operations team
- Other GBS streams
- Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

- Good Accounting knowledge (IFRS)
- Ability to read, write, and communicate in English in a business setting (B2+)
- Ability to pay close attention to detail
- Problem-solving mindset and analytical skills
- Be a team player
- Experience with SAP, and Power BI is an advantage
- Experience in a Shared Service environment is an advantage
- Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

- University degree in accounting/Finance/ Controlling or similar.
- 3 plus years of relevant work experience in the accounting/finance business area
- Broad and deep theoretical understanding of job function

AT ADIDAS WE HAVE A WINNING CULTURE. BUT TO WIN, PHYSICAL POWER IS NOT ENOUGH. JUST LIKE ATHLETES OUR EMPLOYEES NEED MENTAL STRENGTH IN THEIR GAME. WE FOSTER THE ATHLETE’S MINDSET THROUGH A SET OF BEHAVIORS THAT WE WANT TO ENABLE AND DEVELOP IN OUR PEOPLE AND THAT ARE AT THE CORE OF OUR UNIQUE COMPANY CULTURE: THIS IS HOW WE WIN WHILE PLAYING FAIR.

COURAGE: Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..

OWNERSHIP: Pick up the ball. Be proactive, take responsibility and follow-through.

INNOVATION: Elevate to win. Be curious, test and learn new and better ways of doing things.

TEAMPLAY: Win together. Work collaboratively and cultivate a shared mindset.

INTEGRITY: Play by the rules. Hold yourself and others accountable to our company’s standards.

RESPECT: Value all players. Display empathy, be inclusive and show dignity to all.

**ADIDAS CELEBRATES DIVERSITY, SUPPORTS INCLUSIVENESS AND ENCOURAGES INDIVIDUAL EXPRESSION IN OUR WORKPLACE. WE DO NOT TOLERATE THE HARASSMENT OR DISCRIMINATION TOWARD ANY OF OUR APPLICANTS OR EMPLOYEES. WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.**

- JOB TITLE:
- Sr Specialist Accounting (Record to Report)
- BRAND:

- LOCATION:
- Bogota
- TEAM:
- Finance
- STATE:
- Dist
- COUNTRY/REGION:
- CO
- CONTRACT TYPE:
- Full time
- NUMBER:
- 524577
- DATE:
- Feb 20, 2025