Specialist GBS Retail

adidas; Bogotá; Presencial; COP 78.120.000 - 100.440.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

adidas is seeking a DTC Retail Specialist to join our Global Business Services team in Bogotá. You will support end-to-end reconciliation of sales and payments, ensuring accuracy from point of sale to settlement, and collaborate with IT, Finance, and Customer Service to resolve issues.

The ideal candidate has a degree in business/finance, 2–4 years in a similar function, strong accounting knowledge, English fluency, and SAP experience.

Formación

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree with emphasis on the areas of business, economics, finance, or comparable professional education.
• At least2-4years of experience in similar functions.
• Broad and deep theoretical understanding of job function.
• Good Accounting knowledge.
• Fluency in English, both verbal and written.
• Ability to pay close attention to detail and a high degree of customer orientation.
• Problem-solvingmindset and analytical skills.
• Be a team player.
• Experience with SAP is an advantage.
• Experience in a Shared Service environment is an advantage.

Responsabilidades

• Handling, monitoring,and posting bank statements.
• General Ledger and AccountsReceivableaccounts reconciliation, investigating and following upondifferences.
• Monitoring and following upofdifferences between systems interfaces.
• Support the successful execution of all accounting activities for DTC areas, ensuring work is completed ina timelyandaccuratemanner.
• Perform period end closing activities such as accruals, provisions and balance sheet reclasses.
• Perform inventory accounting and post adjustments.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliation,accountsreview and providevariancesexplanations.
• Close contact with the local Finance Teams across adidas subsidiarieslocatedin Europe and Americas and Customer Service teams, handling daily queries.

Conocimientos

Attention to detail

Customer orientation

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Team player

English fluency

SAP

Shared services

Finance knowledge

Educación

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business, economics, finance

Herramientas

SAP

Descripción del empleo

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

At adidas, we havea very clearmission: “to be the best sports brand in the world¨; anda very passionatepurpose: “Through sport, we have the power to change lives.” This guiding principles shapes how weoperateas a company, how we collaborate with our partners, how we create our products, and how we connect with our consumers. Our valuesrepresentessentialbehaviors, 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)theteam 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,theDTC Retail Teamprocess plays a key role in ensuring transactional integrity across the direct-to-consumer retail channel by reconciling sales and payments with precision, speed, and scalability. Acting as the connective tissue between commercial operations, financial systems, and compliance frameworks, the team ensures that every retail transaction-from point of sale to finalsettlementaccurately captured,validated, and reflected in core systems. TheDTC Retail specialistis responsible forexecutingdaily reconciliation activities between sales andpaymentsvalidatingtransactions, detecting errors, and ensuring data integrity across systems. They collaborate with technical and financial teams to resolve issues, document processes, and actively contributeto continuous improvement. Their operational focus ensures that every transaction is accurately recorded, supporting the reliability andefficiencyof the Retail Channel.

Key Responsibilities:

Handling, monitoring,and posting bank statements.

General Ledger and AccountsReceivableaccounts reconciliation, investigating and following upondifferences.

Monitoring and following upofdifferences between systems interfaces.

Support the successful execution of all accounting activities for DTC areas, ensuring work is completed ina timelyandaccuratemanner.

Perform period end closing activities such as accruals, provisions and balance sheet reclasses.

Perform inventory accounting and post adjustments.

Perform balance sheet reconciliation,accountsreview and providevariancesexplanations.

Close contact with the local Finance Teams across adidas subsidiarieslocatedin Europe and Americas and Customer Service teams, handling daily queries.

Key Relationships:

Process Owners

IT & Corporate Solutions

Customer Service

Operations team

Other GBS streams

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

A bachelor’s or master’s degree with emphasis on the areas of business, economics, finance, or comparable professional education.

At least2-4years of experience in similar functions.

Broad and deep theoretical understanding of job function.

Good Accounting knowledge.

Fluency in English, both verbal and written.

Ability to pay close attention to detail and a high degree of customer orientation.

Problem-solvingmindset and analytical skills.

Be a team player.

Experience with SAP is an advantage.

Experience in a Shared Service environment is an advantage.

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.