Director, Accounting & Controlling - South America

Nordson; São Paulo; Presencial; BRL 200.000 - 300.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

A multinational corporation is seeking a South America Director to define and execute the regional accounting and control strategy. This role involves managing financial operations across several countries, ensuring compliance with legal requirements, and fostering talent development. The ideal candidate will have over 15 years of leadership experience in finance, preferably in the manufacturing sector. Strong communication skills in English, Portuguese, and Spanish are essential. The position offers an office environment with occasional travel requirements.

Qualificações

• 15+ years of experience in a finance function.
• 8+ years of supervisory experience.
• Experience in the manufacturing industry is preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Manage operations for South America's accounting, including AP and AR.
• Implement processes to ensure compliance and accuracy.
• Drive talent acquisition and development strategies.
• Standardize processes across multiple locations.

Conhecimentos

Leadership

Financial management

Process improvement

Communication skills

Team development

ERP systems

Agility under pressure

Formação académica

Business / Accounting degree

Ferramentas

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft PowerPoint

OneStream

Descrição da oferta de emprego

The South America Director is responsible for defining and executing the regional accounting and control strategy, driving the team's performance, developing and implementing standardized, repeatable best practices for computing, reporting and executing timely and accurate financial information across Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Accounting & Reporting.

This position will build and foster relationships with individuals across all businesses and corporate functions, collaborate with all areas of finance, be responsible for local country reporting, statutory and legal requirements in addition to US GAAP reporting requirements.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage the operations for the South America based Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Accounting, & Reporting, including :
• Implementing comprehensive processes that align individual and team performance to result in accurate, timely completion of all processes
• Coordinate execution of additional corporate objectives and goals that impact processes
• Responsible for driving compliance with corporate, legal and regulatory requirements in Argentina, Brazil & Colombia
• Partner with businesses and coordinate with other functions globally to standardize processes and leverage technology
• Ability to identify and implement continuous improvement across multiple ERP systems / locations
• Own the talent acquisition, development and retention strategies for the team and building depth of knowledge across the organization
• Develop and nurture a culture of innovation and continuous improvement utilizing NBS Next principles
• Assist with integration of acquisitions in South America
• Utilize OneStream for regional accounting & reporting on a monthly basis
• Performs other duties as assigned

Education and Experience Requirements

• Education: Business / Accounting degree required or relative experience
• Experience: A minimum of 15+ years experience of leading a rapidly growing business in a finance function
• A minimum of 8+ years of supervisory experience
• Technology use across multiple ERP systems
• Continuous improvement experience is a plus
• Experience in the Manufacturing industry a plus

Preferred Skills and Abilities

• High sense of urgency and ability to identify creative solutions to complex, time sensitive matters
• High degree of organizational agility, able to handle sensitive issues with discretion
• Ability to implement best practices; commitment to improving quality while managing risks
• Ability to be agile while remaining calm and effective under pressure
• Ability to effectively lead, direct, coach, develop and motivate colleagues
• Strong people management and team leadership skills
• Strong communication skills
• Excellent process orientation which focuses on efficiency while maintaining the highest level of accuracy
• Language skills including English, Portuguese & Spanish preferred
• Intermediate to advanced level proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint required

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Office environment.

The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Travel

Travel Required: None, Minimal, Estimated 25% if located near one of the sites or 40% if in another location