LATAM Financial Controller - Close & Automation Lead

inDrive; Comisión de Fomento de Perú; On-site; ARS 184,857,000 - 277,286,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Hybrid work arrangements

Collaborative environment

Growth opportunities

Job summary

inDrive seeks a strategic Financial Controller to own the close and local regulatory compliance for its LATAM entities, with focus on Brazil, Mexico and Peru, and to lead the LATAM accounting team.

You will provide accounting leadership, ensure US GAAP and local statutory compliance, drive process automation, and partner with Treasury, Tax and FP&A. English fluency and an accounting license are required; experience in a large public company is highly valued.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience owning month-, quarter- and year-end close under local and U.S. GAAP
• Experience in a large public company with U.S. GAAP in a Sarbanes-Oxley environment
• Strong leadership with focus on accounting, close and compliance
• Deep experience with local regulatory reporting, taxation and compliance
• Proven cross-functional collaboration with Treasury, Tax and FP&A
• Clear communication in English, written and spoken
• Authorized public accounting license such as Chartered Accountant or local equivalent
• Nice to have: experience in tech marketplaces or B2B SaaS; NetSuite; hands-on AI automation (Claude/ChatGPT)

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop LATAM accounting team (5–6 people across Mexico, Brazil and Peru) with structure, growth and accountability
• Perform month-, quarter- and year-end close and financial reporting under U.S. and local GAAP; ensure statutory compliance
• Own local statutory audits, tax audits and regulatory changes with tax agents and BPOs
• Own general ledger management, reconciliations, flux analysis and internal controls
• Lead automation and SOP documentation to reduce days to close and scale processes
• Use technology and AI tools to build automated accounting processes
• Guide accounting setup for new entities including fiscalization and e-invoicing
• Identify and resolve regulatory risks with a data-driven mindset; understand US GAAP vs local GAAP
• Partner with Treasury, Tax and FP&A for cash repatriation, tax planning and forecasting

Skills

People leadership

US GAAP expertise

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory reporting

Process improvement

Automation with AI tools

Education

Chartered Accountant / local equivalent

Tools

NetSuite

AI tools (Claude/ChatGPT)

Job description

inDrive seeks a strategic Financial Controller to own the close and local regulatory compliance for its LATAM entities, with focus on Brazil, Mexico and Peru, and to lead the LATAM accounting team.

You will provide accounting leadership, ensure US GAAP and local statutory compliance, drive process automation, and partner with Treasury, Tax and FP&A. English fluency and an accounting license are required; experience in a large public company is highly valued.