Specialist GBS Retail

FashionUnited Group; Bogotá; On-site; COP 60,000,000 - 90,000,000; Full time

Job summary

adidas Group is seeking a DTC Retail Specialist for its Global Business Services team in Bogotá. You will reconcile sales and payments, ensuring accuracy from POS to settlement, while coordinating with IT, Customer Service, and regional finance teams.

The role requires 2–4 years in similar functions, strong accounting basics, and fluency in English. Experience with SAP is advantageous, and a Shared Services environment is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in business, economics, finance or comparable education.
• 2–4 years of experience in similar functions.
• Strong accounting knowledge and attention to detail.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Handle, monitor, and post bank statements.
• Perform GL and AR account reconciliations and investigate differences.
• Monitor differences between systems interfaces and resolve issues.
• Support accounting activities for DTC areas with timely execution.
• Close periods with accruals, provisions, and reclassifications.
• Perform inventory accounting and post adjustments.
• Coordinate with local finance teams and Customer Service.

Skills

English fluency

Problem-solving mindset

Analytical skills

Team player

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in business/economics/finance

Tools

SAP

Job description

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.

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