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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 enables 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.

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Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

Ensuring correct and daily execution of key responsibilities in the Adidas Global Business Services according to the requirements of the company Accounting Manual for specific areas of responsibility. General functional expert with responsibility for processes and the delivery of services with his/her team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Led a team responsible for processing daily operations & month-end closing activities to ensure the high quality, and reliability of records and the resolution of open items.
• Ensure accuracy and correctness of the activities performed in his /her Team and provide insights and explanations pending or errors in transactions.
• Be a Subject Matter Expert for GL / R2R / Financial Reporting related topics
• Review the work prepared by other Team members to ensure that the activities are performed as expected.
• Work with the other GBS teams to ensure activities carried out are correct and assist in resolving queries and or issues.
• Review the Account reconciliation, ensuring full compliance with pre-defined requirements.
• Produce routine analyses, schedules, and summaries for internal & external activities.
• Prepare audit deliverables as required.
• Able to coach and motivate team members to achieve targets and KPIs agreed upon (Understand, monitor, and take proper actions)
• Comply with accounting standards, policies, and procedures.
• Responsible for process documentation (including creation and updates as required).
• Close contact with the local Finance Teams across Adidas subsidiaries and other GBS located in Europe, Asia, and the Americas, handling daily queries such as mismatch–aging in intercompany and non-reconciled items in open reconciliations.
• Problem analyses and proposals or assessment of solutions, and respective implementation
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Key Relationships:

 • Market finance

• Process Owners

• IT & Corporate Solutions

• Group Accounting

• Operations team

• Other GBS streams

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

 • Excellent Accounting knowledge (IFRS)

• Ability to read, write, and communicate in English in a business setting (B2+)

• Continuous improvement mindset, process orientation, and a solution-orientated work approach

• Problem-solving mindset and analytical skills and use of digital tools

• Self-motivated and self-directed individual

• Experience with SAP, and Power BI is an advantage

• Experience in a Shared Service environment is an advantage

•team management skills

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

• University degree in accounting/Finance/ Controlling or similar.

• 6+ years of relevant work experience in the accounting/business area

•Proven work experience in people management / demonstrated ability to manage a medium-sized team.