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The role directs all accounting activities and functions to ensure the integrity of financial records, compliance with applicable accounting standards, and delivery of timely, accurate financial reporting. This includes accounting leadership for financial reporting, accounting operations, process design, audit coordination, internal controls, systems governance, and strategic finance transformation initiatives.\nThe Director serves as a key partner across Finance, the NAM business, Global Business Services (GBS), Tax, IT, and global stakeholders to drive operational excellence, standardization, automation, and continuous improvement. This role also leads the responsible adoption of digital capabilities that enhance productivity, strengthen controls, improve reporting quality, and support business decision-making.\nKey Responsibilities:\nAccounting and Financial Reporting\nLead U.S. accounting operations, including statutory and management reporting, month-end and year-end close, account reconciliations, and financial statement integrity across all legal entities.\nEnsure compliance with company policies, IFRS, U.S. GAAP, and regulatory requirements through effective accounting governance, internal controls, audit support, and quality review processes.\nDrive continuous improvement, standardization, and harmonization of accounting processes, systems, controls, and reporting practices to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.\nProvide technical accounting leadership and serve as a trusted advisor to business partners, auditors, and cross-functional stakeholders on complex accounting and reporting 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and accountability for all financial outputs and decision-making.\nTeam Leadership\nLead a high-performing accounting organization focused on operational excellence, compliance, stakeholder partnership, and continuous improvement.\nFoster a culture of accountability, critical thinking, and innovation by building team capabilities in analytics, automation, and AI-enabled ways of working, while leading the responsible adoption of technologies that enhance productivity, decision-making and business outcomes.\nManage diverse talent through strong coaching, talent management, succession planning, and performance leadership.\nSupport and guide the Global Business Services (GBS) organization in the execution of accounting processes, ensuring alignment with accounting policies, controls, and business objectives.\nDevelop team capabilities in analytics, automation, digital tools, and AI, promoting the responsible use of technology to enhance decision-making and professional judgment.\nCross Functional Partnership\nCollaborate with local Finance teams and GBS across NAM to ensure financial results are accurately recorded, analyzed, and reported in accordance with local and global timelines and reporting requirements. \nManage and resolve strategic accounting issues and serve as a trusted adviser on complex accounting matters. \nAs a member of the extended NAM Finance Leadership Team, partner cross-functionally with Finance and business leaders to support strategic objectives and enterprise growth initiatives. \nPartner with Finance, IT, GBS, and business stakeholders to identify opportunities for process simplification, automation, and digital transformation.\nDigital Transformation and Project Management\nLead initiatives to modernize accounting operations through process redesign, automation, workflow optimization, and digital-finance capabilities.\nIdentify and prioritize opportunities to improve productivity, quality, scalability, and controls through automation and AI-enabled solutions.\nLead Accounting participation in financial systems initiatives and finance transformation programs.\nRepresent Corporate Finance in cross-functional business and technology initiatives.\nKey Relationships\nNAM Finance, Global Finance, Global Business Services (GBS), local and global Tax teams, IT, NAM business leadership, NAM Finance Leadership Team, Procurement, Sports Marketing, Real Estate, external auditors, consultants, and other internal and external stakeholders.\nKnowledge, Skills, and Abilities\nStrong analytical, accounting, financial reporting, and communication skills. \nStrong knowledge of IFRS and U.S. GAAP. \nStrong understanding of internal controls, risk management, and governance frameworks.\nStrong SAP skills and proficiency with modern enterprise technologies. \nWorking knowledge of artificial intelligence (AI) relevant to Finance and Accounting.\nDemonstrated ability to translate complex accounting issues into practical business solutions.\nAbility to effectively assess employee’s capabilities to develop and build upon their strengths and development gaps; motivate, effectively delegate and coach \nStrong management and coaching skills and experience in leading multi-cultural teams in a fast-moving environment Proven leadership, coaching, delegation, and talent-development capabilities. \nAt adidas we offer a Hybrid work policy which requires attendance in the office Monday through Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday each week. For work requiring a high degree of collaboration or an in-person presentation, in-office attendance is required even on Friday.\nRequisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance. \nMaster's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field preferred.\nCPA designation. \n10+ years of progressive accounting, financial reporting, and controllership experience.\nExperience leading digital-finance, automation, or AI-enabled transformation initiatives.\nExperience working in multinational organizations and shared-services environments.\nadidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We actively encourage individuals with disabilities to apply and will provide reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. \nadidas offers robust and progressive medical, including HSA (Health Savings Account) with employer funding or FSA (Flexible Spending Account) options, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, adoption, with surrogate and fertility support, short and long-term disability, and basic life and AD&D insurance. Employees are able to enroll in adidas’ 401k plan and Stock Purchase Plan with employer match. Full-time employees are eligible for education assistance and generous Leave policies including 14 weeks of paid parental leave. \nEmployees are eligible to earn an annual bonus based on company performance. Employees accrue prorated flexible time off in the amount .4388 hours per day that increases with years of service, twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year and Service Time Off during milestone years. \nAt adidas we offer a Hybrid work policy which requires attendance in the office Monday through Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday each week. For work requiring a high degree of collaboration or an in-person presentation, in-office attendance is required even on Friday. 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