Specialist GBS Record to Report

adidas; Puerto Bogotá; On-site; COP 36,000,000 - 54,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Adidas Global Business Services in Colombia seeks a Finance Operations professional to ensure accurate daily financial execution and end‑to‑end accounting support. You will manage journal entries, reconciliations, and data analyses within a dynamic shared services environment.

Minimum 2 years of financial experience, SAP/ERP knowledge, and strong Excel/Power BI skills are required. Basic English is expected to communicate effectively with cross‑border teams.

Qualifications

• University degree or equivalent education required.
• Minimum 2 years’ financial and accounting experience.
• Experience in Shared Services is an advantage.
• Knowledge in SAP or similar ERPs, MS Word, Excel and Power BI.
• Basic English level.
• Strong analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare journal entries, accounting and financial transactions.
• Reconcile accounts and daily operational transactions.
• Analyze financial statement variations.
• Support daily, monthly activities and annual close processes.
• Assist departments with accounting issues and queries.
• Support auditors during audits.
• Complete other financial tasks as assigned.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Problem-solving

Accounting experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Job description

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 principle 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:

• Prepare journal entries, accounting and financial transactions.
• Reconcile accounts and daily operational transactions.
• Analyze financial statement variations.
• Support daily, monthly activities and annual close processes.
• Assist various departments in accounting issues and queries.
• Support auditors in conducting internal and external audits.
• Complete other financial and accounting tasks assigned.

Key Relationships:

• Controlling, Reporting and Local Finance
• GBS streams
• 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 2 years’ financial and accounting experience
• Experience in a Shared Services environment is an advantage
• Strong accounting and financial expertise within own domain and across related functional areas
• Knowledge in the use of SAP or similar ERPs, Microsoft Office – Word, Excel and Power BI
• Basic English level
• Problem-solving mindset and analytical skills

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.