Sr Specialist Payments - 8 months

adidas; Colombia; Presencial; COP 108.000.000 - 180.000.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

adidas Global Business Services in Bogota is seeking a Senior Payments Specialist to oversee end-to-end payment operations, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely payments to vendors and employees.

You will act as a subject matter expert, guide the Payments team, and partner with Treasury, Accounting, and external partners to resolve issues and drive improvements across the organization.

Formación

• University degree in Accounting, Commerce/Business Administration/Finance is required.
• 3+ years of experience in Payments, Treasury, or Accounts Payable operations.
• Fluent in English and Spanish.
• Knowledge of SAP, banking platforms and related tools.
• Strong data analysis and process-improvement skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsabilidades

• Oversee and execute payments with full compliance to policies, controls, and local regulations.
• Review and approve payment proposals processed by the team for accuracy and completeness.
• Serve as escalation point for payments issues, coordinating with Treasury, Accounting, auditors and banks.
• Monitor interim and clearing accounts; provide analysis and reports to leaders and stakeholders.
• Analyze payment trends to identify risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Provide guidance to the Payments Specialist and local markets on standard processes and controls.
• Act as a backup to ensure continuity and quality of payments operations.
• Support audits with documentation and explanations of processes.
• Collaborate to drive automation, efficiency, and harmonization across processes.
• Partner with stakeholders for accurate cash flow forecasting and compliance.

Conocimientos

Payments ops

Treasury

Accounts Payable

Data analysis

Stakeholder mgmt

English fluency

Educación

University degree in Accounting or Finance

Herramientas

SAP

Concur

Ariba

FIP

APWF

Descripción del empleo

Purpose & Overall Relevance For The Organization

At adidas, we have a clear purpose: “Through sport, we have the power to change lives.” This guiding principal 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 behaviours and mindsets, reflecting the “You Got This” attitude 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 Senior Payments Specialist plays a critical role in overseeing complex payment operations and ensuring end-to-end accuracy, compliance, and efficiency across all company payment processes. This role acts as a subject matter expert, providing guidance to the Payments team and partnering with key stakeholders to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant execution of payments to vendors, employees, and other entities.

By combining strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a deep understanding of financial controls and banking operations, the Senior Payments Specialist maintains visibility on payment performance, interim accounts, and exceptions. The role ensures timely resolution of discrepancies and drives process improvements that enhance accuracy, compliance, and transparency.

As part of the company’s operational excellence framework, this position also contributes to KPI achievement, process standardization, and automation initiatives that strengthen the company’s financial integrity and vendor relationships.

Location: Bogota

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee and execute payments, ensuring full compliance with internal policies, controls, and local regulations.
• Review and approve payment proposals processed by the team, verifying accuracy and completeness prior to execution.
• Act as the main point of contact for escalations, payment rejections, or exceptions, coordinating with Treasury, Accounting, external auditors and banking partners.
• Oversee the monitoring and reconciliation of interim and clearing accounts, ensuring prompt identification and resolution of open items, and provide comprehensive analysis and reports to GBS Leaders and market stakeholders.
• Analyze payment trends and key performance indicators to identify risks, gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Provide operational and technical guidance to Payment Specialist and local markets, ensuring adherence to process standards and controls.
• Act as a backup for other peers to ensure process continuity and quality.
• Support internal and external audits by preparing evidence, documentation, and detailed process explanations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive automation, efficiency, and process harmonization initiatives.
• Partner with key stakeholders to support accurate cash flow forecasting and ensure compliance with policies and financial security requirements.

Key Relationships

• Internal: Corporate Treasury, Accounting, Local Market Finance teams, Internal Controls, Procurement, and GPO/IT support teams.
• External: Banks, financial entities, and external auditors.
• Operational Partners: Accounts Payable delivery team (for payment proposals and posting validations) and business users (for issue resolution and payment-related inquiries).

Requisite Education And Experience / Minimum Qualifications

• University degree in Accounting, Commerce/Business Administration/Finance.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in Payments, Treasury, or Accounts Payable operations.
• Strong knowledge of SAP, banking platforms, and other tools such as Concur, Ariba, FIP, APWF.
• Fluent in English and Spanish.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze data, identify trends, and implement process improvements.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across functions, levels, and geographies.
• Highly driven results and self-motivated team player with compassion, integrity, trust and perseverance.
• Experience in a GBS or Shared Service environment is a plus.

adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an equal opportunity employer.