Statutory Controllership Director

Cargill; São Paulo; Presencial; BRL 160.000 - 200.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

A global leader in food and agricultural solutions is seeking a Statutory Controllership Director to oversee the delivery of consistent statutory reports across multiple jurisdictions. The role includes managing a team, ensuring compliance with statutory accounting, and providing insights into financial results. Ideal candidates should have an Accounting degree, experience in Big Four firms, and strong ERP knowledge. Fluency in English and Spanish is essential. This position is based in São Paulo, Brazil.

Serviços

Equal opportunity employer

Disability accommodation available

Qualificações

• Active CRC (Regional Accounting Council registration).
• Experience with financial statements preparation and presentation.
• Experience in a shared services or Center of Excellence environment.

Responsabilidades

• Deliver consistent statutory reports across legal entities.
• Lead end-to-end statutory reporting operations.
• Direct preparation and review of statutory financial statements.

Conhecimentos

Experience in Big Four external audit firms

People management

Fluent in English

Advanced Spanish

Strong knowledge of ERP platforms

Formação académica

Degree in Accounting

Ferramentas

SAP

Oracle

Power BI

BlackLine

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Cargill is committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. Sitting at the heart of the supply chain, we partner with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living.

Our 155,000 team members innovate with purpose, providing customers with life’s essentials so businesses can grow, communities prosper, and consumers live well. With over 160 years of experience as a family company, we look ahead while remaining true to our values. We put people first. We reach higher. We do the right thing—today and for generations to come.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Statutory Controllership Director will be responsible for delivering consistent statutory reports, in compliance and on time across multiple legal entities and jurisdictions. Will act as the Controller for Brazil and Statutory Compliance Leader, interacting with internal and external stakeholders to ensure full statutory compliance. Also serves as the regional escalation point and primary contact for reporting and statutory compliance matters. Additionally, will empower and guide country controllers in the region to ensure accurate local execution and the fulfillment of compliance obligations.

Key Accountabilities

• Provides strategic oversight of statutory accounting and compliance activities across multiple jurisdictions. Work alongside with Technical Accounting team in interpreting complex accounting and financial reporting requirements to ensure accurate statutory reporting in alignment with local GAAP, IFRS, and corporate policies. Maintains standardized statutory reporting frameworks, templates, and system configurations to drive efficiency, consistency, and compliance globally.
• Leads and reviews end-to-end statutory reporting operations for multiple entities in Brazil, ensuring completeness and accuracy of local statutory books and records. Oversees adjustments between group and local GAAP, manages statutory audit timelines, and ensures timely closure of local ledgers. Partners with regional teams to deliver high-quality annual financial statements and regulatory filings within prescribed deadlines.
• Directs the preparation, review, and analysis of statutory financial statements and disclosures for complex legal entity structures. Provides deep analytical insight into financial results, variances, and trends to support audit readiness, compliance reviews, and management decision-making. Ensures full alignment between local statutory requirements and group reporting standards.
• Champions robust internal control frameworks and governance practices for statutory reporting and entity compliance. Collaborates with Controls COE, enterprise business controllership teams and cross-functional stakeholders to implement, and monitor effective controls. Identifies and mitigates financial and compliance risks, drives adherence to corporate governance standards, and leads remediation efforts following audits.
• Drives global transformation and continuous improvement initiatives to enhance statutory reporting processes, systems, and operating models. Benchmarks against industry best practices, promotes consistent application of accounting policies, and advances the maturity and scalability of the Statutory Reporting COE. Acts as a thought leader, fostering innovation and operational excellence across finance and business operations.
• Manages team members to achieve the organization's goals, by ensuring productivity, communicating performance expectations, creating goal alignment, giving and seeking feedback, providing coaching, measuring progress and holding people accountable, supporting employee development, recognizing achievement and lessons learned, and developing enabling conditions for talent to thrive in an inclusive team culture.

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting
• Active CRC (Regional Accounting Council registration)
• Experience in Big Four external audit firms (Price, KPMG, Ernst & Young, and Deloitte)
• Experience with financial statements (preparation and presentation)
• Experience in a shared services or Center of Excellence (COE) environment with multinational operations highly desirable.
• People management
• Fluent in English
• Advanced Spanish
• Strong knowledge of ERP platforms (SAP, Oracle, or similar) desirable
• Experience in statutory reporting tools (e.g., BlackLine, Workiva) desirable
• Experience with automation and analytics tools (Power BI, Alteryx) is a plus.

Cargill is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing accommodation to our job applicants with disabilities.