Senior Accountant, Sports Marketing

The Senior Accountant role sits within the Global Controlling Sports Marketing Global Capability Center and partners closely with Controlling, Finance, Sports Marketing, and Operations to deliver global financial reporting, accounting, and compliance activities. This role reports to the Director, Global Sports Marketing Accounting.

Who We Are Looking For

The ideal candidate is a collaborative and analytically minded Senior Accountant who combines strong accounting judgment with a continuous-improvement mindset. This individual is comfortable owning critical close activities, evaluating complex endorsement agreements, and translating technical accounting conclusions and financial data into clear, actionable guidance for business partners.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field. Any suitable combination of education, experience, and training will be accepted.
• 3+ years of professional experience in accounting, auditing, or a closely related field.
• CPA license or equivalent qualification preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, partner across functions, analyze financial and systems issues, and contribute to process, control, automation, and technology improvements.

What You’ll Work On

• Deliver month-end and quarter-end financial close activities, including journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, financial analyses, and reporting deliverables.
• Monitor accounting activities performed by the managed service provider, resolve delivery issues, escalate risks, and ensure timely completion of key accounting tasks.
• Assess the accounting treatment of significant endorsement agreements under applicable accounting standards and NIKE policies, and document clear, well-supported conclusions.
• Partner with Sports Marketing and Finance to explain contract accounting implications and provide spend insights and trend analyses for forecasting, budget management, and business decisions.
• Drive operational accounting process and technology improvements by documenting business requirements and supporting solution testing and implementation.

NIKE offers accommodations throughout the interview process, a generous total rewards package, a casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and opportunities for professional development. NIKE, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.