Sr Specialist General Ledger

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:
At adidas, we have a very clear mission: “to be the best sports brand in the world¨; and a very passionate purpose: “Through sport, we have the power to change lives.” This guiding principles shapes how we operate as a company, how we collaborate with our partners, how we create our products, and how we connect with our consumers. Our values represent essential behaviors, reflecting a winning mindset we strive to see in every team member.
This same purpose and mindset are at the heart of Global Business Services (GBS) the team that delivers consistent, end -to-end business solutions across adidas. By driving process excellence and operational efficiency, GBS enables our partners to focus on what matters most: creating impact.
Within GBS, the Finance Operations process plays a key role in ensuring correct and daily execution of financial and accounting responsibilities in the GBS center according to the policies, procedures, and guidelines, and according to the Group Accounting Manual for specific areas of responsibility.
Key Responsibilities:
• Ensure accurate and timely execution of daily operations and month -end close activities, 
incorporating robust control points and self -checks, while reviewing financial data to validate the 
integrity of financial statements .
• Complete and review BSR on time and open item follow up with high quality.
• Monitoring and following up on differences between systems interfaces.
• Maintain a complete and accurate RTR in accordance with accounting principles and reporting 
schedules within established deadlines (monthly/ daily) for standard accounts.
• Coordinate with business partners (Controlling; FP&A and Local Finance, GPO’s, GBS streams etc.) 
to obtain needed information and ensure properly process execut ion.
• Prepare and compile documentation for year -end audit and internal audit for standard accounts. 
• Demonstrate deep understanding of Global polic ies and operation al process es, internal team 
training, and cross -function knowledge sharing.
• Ensure the KPI’s compliance according to the Global standards. 
• Actively involved in projects, which includes global/GBS center/team projects and identify 
opportunities for continuous process improvement.
• Primary contact person of key process ( e.g., Inventory/Payroll/DTC etc.) as SME, including cross -
entity data collection and analysis.
Key Relationships:
• Controlling, Reporting and Local Finance
• GBS streams 
• Team colleagues
• Superior
• Colleagues connected via the process area in other parts of GBS
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
• University degree or equivalent education required
• Minimum 5 years’ financial and accounting experience 
• Experience in a Shared Service s environment is an advantage
• Strong accounting expertise , especially in IFRS, within own domain and across related functional 
areas
• knowledge in the use of SAP or similar ERPs , Microsoft office – Word, Excel, and Power BI
• Adavanced English level
• Excellent communication skills
• Problem-solving mindset and analytical skill

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.

At adidas, we strongly believe that embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into our culture and talent processes gives our employees a sense of belonging and our brand a real competitive advantage.

– Culture Starts With People, It Starts With You –

By recruiting talent and developing our people to reflect the rich diversity of our consumers and communities, we foster a culture of inclusion that engages our employees and authentically connects our brand with our consumers.

Job Title:  Sr Specialist General Ledger

Brand: 

Location:  Bogota

TEAM:  Finance

State:  Dist

Country/Region:  CO

Contract Type:  Full time

Number:  542713

Date:  Apr 29, 2026

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