Sr. Manager Accounting

Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the Accounting function by taking a key leadership role in the day-to-day management of the team, defining performance targets for the team members, and monitoring team member performance and development.
- Manage the monthly, quarterly, and annual closing of the general ledger to ensure timely and accurate financials.
- Prepare complex and/or ad hoc journal entries, as required.
- Manage internal and external audit deliverables, delegating responsibility as necessary.
- Maintains financial security by adhering to internal controls.
- Partner with, and provide accounting expertise to, other finance teams and projects.
- Act as the primary GBS Liaison - responsible for market management of any GBS standardization initiatives and other globally driven projects.
- Responsible for understanding and ensuring the accuracy of all areas under GBS teams management and providing market expertise as requested.
- Support Group Taxes to ensure compliance with local tax laws and regulations, including the timely remittance of the different returns/declarations and payment.
- Facilitate and strengthen business relationships between finance and other business areas.
- Identify and implement process improvements to drive efficiency and effectiveness of the Accounting function.
- Analyze financial statements and highlight significant variances. Financial ad-hoc analysis in close collaboration with (Sr) Finance Director.
- Constantly challenging the norm and ensuring development and delivery of accurate and relevant financial solutions.
- Key Relationships:
- Senior management team in the local market
- Global and Market Finance teams
- Group Accounting
- Director Accounting LAM
- GBS teams
- Internal and external auditors
- Local banking partners
- Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- Excellent knowledge in finance and accounting.
- Ability to coach, manage, align, motivate, and develop direct reports.
- Ability to interact, effectively present information and respond to questions from stakeholders, senior management, cross functional business leaders, peers, vendors, and customers.
- Ability to understand the business process and to think strategically.
- Strong follow-up investigation skills to find discrepancies in reconciliations and make necessary changes to the general ledger.
- High attention to details and accuracy.
- Ability to manage effectively in a team environment, coordinating multiple tasks in parallel, many times with conflicting priorities and tight deadlines.
- Ability to complete task while functioning in a stressful environment.
- Identify and propose opportunities for improvement.
- Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
- 7+ years of broad-based operational finance experience with progressive responsibility.
- Experience in local and International Accounting Standards and Tax regulations.
- Proficient computer skills (MS-Office).
- Fluency in written & spoken English.
- SAP experience preferred.
- Team lead experience.

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.

**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.**

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- JOB TITLE:
- Sr. Manager Accounting- BRAND:
- adidas- LOCATION:
- Mexico City- TEAM:
- Accounting & Finance- STATE:
- MEX- COUNTRY/REGION:
- MX- CONTRACT TYPE:
- Full time- NUMBER:
- 515990- DATE:
- Oct 21, 2024