Senior Accountant, SG&A

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Beaverton, OR
In-Office
Senior level
Other • Retail
At NIKE, Inc., technology is laying the foundation for our digital transformation and direct-to-consumer strategy.
The Role
The Senior Accountant will manage SG&A accounting activities, ensuring compliance with GAAP, and support financial reporting and controls across the organization.
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WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

You’ll join the Global Controlling organization and report directly to the Global SG&A Accounting Director. As a Senior Accountant on the Global SG&A Accounting team, you’ll play a key role in executing critical monthly and quarterly close activities. This role is highly collaborative where you’ll work cross-functionally with teams across operations, finance, procurement, and legal to ensure accuracy and timeliness in SG&A reporting. In addition, you’ll partner with Finance Governance & Controls to design and implement best practices that strengthen compliance and optimize processes within the SG&A space. Your expertise will help drive consistency, efficiency, and operational excellence across global accounting functions.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We’re searching for a Senior Accountant who thrives on impact and innovation. You bring sharp analytical skills, strong business acumen, and the ability to communicate with clarity and confidence. In this role, you’ll be a trusted advisor shaping decisions and financial strategies. You’ll influence global accounting policies, streamline processes, and strengthen controls that drive efficiency and deliver shareholder value. If you’re passionate about solving complex challenges, partnering across teams, and elevating financial governance on a global scale, this is your opportunity to lead change and make your mark.

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or equivalent strongly preferred
  • Minimum 3 years of work experience in public accounting, corporate accounting technical accounting or operational excellence, within a large, complex, multinational corporation and/or Public Accounting firm
  • Understanding and experience with US GAAP and internal controls over financial reporting
  • Proficiency with SAP ERP, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and SharePoint systems is a plus
  • Proven ability to develop collaborative relationships across teams, functions, and layers, preferably within a large complex corporation
  • Comfortable working in ambiguous environments and managing multiple, competing priorities and requests, while maintaining high standards for quality and attention to detail
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate status, issues, and risks with senior leadership

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

A typical day/week will consist of regular engagement with business partners to understand SG&A initiatives so that you can apply that knowledge in preparation for period-end close activities, including preparing journal entries, accruals, and analytic reviews. In addition, you will be responsible for:

  • Participate in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual operating results.
  • Ensure policy and process governance with controls related to SG&A spend and accrued liabilities.
  • Proactive engagement with business partners to clearly and concisely communicate the financial implications of SG&A spend, including judgmental accounting conclusions.
  • Drive continuous improvement through collaboration with our managed service provider, finance and business partners to drive greater efficiency and effectiveness of accounting processes and financial reporting.

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.

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PowerPoint
Sap Erp
Sharepoint
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The Company
HQ: Beaverton, OR
73,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1972

What We Do

At NIKE, Inc., we innovate to serve athletes*.

Every teammate - from coder to creator - plays a role in making these athletes’ dreams real. Our tech, data, and digital teams push limits every day, building the future of sport and the tools that drive it.

Here, curiosity is fuel. Innovation is the game plan. Different perspectives keep us on the offense. You’ll solve challenges worth tackling, grow fast and belong to a team that backs you to do the right thing. Bring your drive. Bring your bold. Let’s move the world, together.

Take your first step at nike.com/careers

* If you have a body, you’re an athlete.

Why Work With Us

At NIKE, Inc., your dedication fuels the future of sport. There is a sense of pride that comes from representing an iconic brand and shaping its future. Here, we treat every day as a new opportunity to push boundaries, ask tough questions and share whole-hearted convictions. We are a team – united by the belief that anything is possible.

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