WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
The North America (NA) Controlling team is a dynamic and highly collaborative group dedicated to delivering timely, accurate financial reporting and meaningful business insights. This role reports to the NA Revenue Accounting Director and works closely with Finance, Sales, Operations, and Global Controlling partners to support strategic business objectives across the geography.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
The ideal candidate is a proactive, highly organized accounting professional with a strong foundation in accounting principles, US GAAP, and financial reporting. They demonstrate excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills and are comfortable navigating a fast-paced, dynamic environment with competing priorities. This individual excels at building collaborative relationships across teams and functions, leveraging strong communication skills to effectively partner with stakeholders and influence outcomes. They bring a continuous improvement mindset, a high level of attention to detail, and the ability to independently manage complex processes while maintaining accuracy and strong controls.
The successful candidate is adaptable, resourceful, and motivated to contribute to timely and accurate financial reporting while supporting strategic business initiatives across the North America geography.
YOU BRING
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in public accounting, corporate accounting, technical accounting, or a related finance function within a large, complex organization.
- Strong understanding of US GAAP - specifically ASC 606, financial reporting, and internal controls over financial reporting.
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or equivalent professional certification preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to build collaborative partnerships, communicate effectively across organizational levels, and manage multiple priorities with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
You will help ensure the accuracy of North America Revenue and Receivables financial reporting while supporting strong controls, process excellence, and key business initiatives. In this role, you'll partner across finance and business teams to drive informed decisions, enable growth strategies, and continuously improve accounting processes.
- You will execute timely and accurate month-end and quarter-end close activities for revenue and receivables-related accounts.
- You will partner closely with Finance, Operations, Sales, Technical Accounting, and Global Controlling teams to support critical judgmental estimates, enable key business initiatives and resolve complex accounting matters.
- You will perform financial analyses and account reviews to assess the accuracy and completeness of transactions, balances, and financial reporting.
- You will collaborate with NIKE's Managed Service Provider to support transaction processing, issue resolution, and process standardization efforts.
- You will identify and implement process improvements that enhance efficiency, strengthen controls, and improve the quality of financial reporting.
- You will support key Controlling initiatives, including system implementations, process enhancements, and cross-functional projects.
- You will execute SOX controls and support financial statement reporting requirements to help maintain a strong control environment and compliance with US GAAP.
We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or a suitable combination of education, experience, and training
- Minimum 3 years of experience in public accounting, corporate accounting, technical accounting, or a related finance function within a large, complex organization
- Strong understanding of US GAAP, specifically ASC 606
- Experience with financial reporting and internal controls over financial reporting
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or equivalent professional certification
- Strong communication, collaboration, prioritization, accuracy, and attention to detail
Nike Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Nike and has not been reviewed or approved by Nike.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a company match is complemented by options such as a Mega Backdoor Roth and deferred compensation for eligible earners. Financial coaching and structured savings programs support long-term financial security.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a stock discount sits alongside broad-based equity vehicles like RSUs and non-qualified stock options. These avenues expand wealth-building opportunities beyond base pay.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave includes maternity and paternity time, recently expanded in the U.S. to 16 weeks and extended to part-time retail teammates. Additional supports include childcare assistance at select locations and family-building benefits such as fertility, surrogacy, and adoption.
Nike Insights
What We Do
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Why Work With Us
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