Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization: - Main point of contact for R2R in Americas (NAM & LAM) to external and internal stakeholders (e.g. PwC) - Drive accounting processes standardization and optimization in close alignment with all relevant areas, providing transparency of as-is and to be accounting processes flow. - Key Responsibilities: - People Management - Take a key leadership role in the day-to-day management of accounting teams (regional and countries) including planning, recruiting, managing, training and developing of team resources. - Define performance targets and monitor employee performance. Ensure that the annual performance assessment process is carried out. - Ensure team members meet and/or exceed business unit (BU) customer service expectations for financial accounting services. - Partnership with Global and Finance Teams - Work with the finance teams to ensure all deadlines and deliverables are achieved including reporting requirements for teams and coordination with Group Accounting. - Coordinate with Global Shared Service (Chennai mainly) teams to ensure entries booked impacting local results are booked properly. - Review reconciliations performed Global Shared Service (Chennai mainly) teams to ensure accuracy and timeliness. - Organize the team to deliver accounting services in accordance with these requirements, focusing on customer service, quality of reporting, consistently producing reliable information, holding regular meetings and publishing KPI’s. - Manage and resolve any strategic service issues. - Accounting and Reporting - Manage and control accounting systems used for legal entity (or divisional) accounting and financial reporting. - Ensure that a closing procedure is in place, the month end close is in line with the company’s reporting calendar and that all journal entries and adjustments are explained and documented. - Implement procedures and processes to ensure that an appropriate level of quality control and management review is in place and that the published financial reports are accurate. - Oversee and manage the analysis of the balance sheet accounts and that such accounts are reconciled timely to underlying supporting documentation. - Monitor and reconcile the local books of record with the parent company financial statements, noting any reporting differences. - Liaise with external auditors on local audits. Liaise with Group Internal Audit on local audits. - Provide technical direction of accounting and financial reporting in accordance with Company policies, IAS / IFRS and local statutory policies to ensure full compliance across the region. - Business Compliance (Controls) - Maintain and enhance internal control framework to guarantee secure information quality, compliance, and diligent reporting to external and internal stakeholders. - Sponsor and implement the measures necessary to oversee internal control risks, clearly communicating controls to the team and take any remedial action or adjust such controls as required. - Project Management / Other - Drive continuous improvements with regards to accounting processes to achieve a best-in-class finance function and bolster service levels. - Support local and global teams on financial system integration projects and leading the Accounting team’s involvement in such projects. - Hold a holistic view to connect experts cross functionally. - Key Relationships: - adidas Group employees - External and internal auditors - Other Finance departments (e.g. Tax, FP&A;, DP, ICPP, etc) - Global Shared Service - Group Accounting - Functional Areas - Knowledge Skills and Abilities: - Solid experience from accounting and IFRS, both theoretical and practical knowledge - Strong analytical skills. - Good communication skills. - Strong computer skills. SAP knowledge a plus. - Must be able to develop staff and balance multiple priorities. - Be a leader who inspire and influence. - Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance. - 10+ years experience in accounting. - Fluent in Spanish and English 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. **ADIDA