Accounting Manager

ABA Centers of America; Medellín; Hybrid; COP 90,000,000 - 130,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work in Medellín

Prepaid medical plan

Life insurance

Connectivity allowance

Growth opportunities

Job summary

ABA Centers of America in Medellín seeks an Accounting Manager to oversee the accounting function, ensure accurate financial reporting under U.S. GAAP, and lead the close process.

You will direct a team across AP, AR, and general accounting while strengthening internal controls and partnering with leadership and auditors. The role requires strong accounting leadership, expertise in ASC guidance, and the ability to drive improvements in processes and controls within a hybrid work environment in

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting required.
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including supervisory roles.
• Experience with US GAAP and ASC guidance.
• Strong Excel skills and financial modeling.
• Experience with ERP systems (NetSuite or QuickBooks) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee general ledger and ensure transactions are recorded per US GAAP.
• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close with journal entries and reconciliations.
• Review reconciliations, investigate variances, and analyze results.
• Prepare financial statements including balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow.
• Ensure compliance with ASC 606 revenue recognition and ASC 842 lease accounting.

Skills

US GAAP knowledge

Advanced Excel

Budgeting & forecasting

Payroll accounting

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

MBA (desirable)

Tools

NetSuite

QuickBooks

Job description

The Finance & Accounting team is responsible for the organization's accounting, tax, and financial management processes, including payment operations and payroll oversight. The team ensures full compliance with U.S. corporate financial requirements while adhering to all local statutory and regulatory obligations in Colombia, maintaining accurate, timely, and compliant financial operations across the business.

The Accounting Manager is responsible for overseeing the company's accounting function, ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and timely delivery of financial information in accordance with U.S. GAAP and applicable accounting standards. The role leads the close and financial reporting processes, provides direction to the accounting team, strengthens internal controls, and ensures compliance with accounting policies and regulatory requirements. The Accounting Manager also partners with leadership, auditors, and cross-functional stakeholders to support financial decision-making, improve accounting processes, and maintain a scalable and well-controlled accounting environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the general ledger and ensure financial transactions are accurately recorded in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring timely completion of journal entries, reconciliations, and supporting schedules.
• Review account reconciliations and investigate significant or unusual balances and variances.
• Analyze financial results and identify relevant trends, variances, and accounting issues requiring management attention.
• Ensure the completeness, accuracy, and integrity of accounting records across the reporting period.
• Prepare and review financial statements, including balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement.
• Ensure financial reporting complies with U.S. GAAP, applicable ASC guidance, and established company accounting policies.
• Oversee the application of technical accounting requirements, including revenue recognition under ASC 606 and lease accounting under ASC 842, as applicable.
• Maintain and update accounting policies and procedures to reflect changes in business requirements and accounting standards.
• Support the interpretation and implementation of new accounting guidance and technical accounting requirements.

Team Leadership & Accounting Operations

• Lead, supervise, and develop accounting personnel across functions such as Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and General Accounting.
• Establish clear priorities, responsibilities, and performance expectations across the accounting team.
• Review team deliverables to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to established processes and controls.
• Provide coaching and technical guidance to strengthen the team's accounting capabilities.
• Allocate resources effectively to meet close, reporting, and operational requirements.

Internal Controls, Audit & Risk Management

• Maintain and strengthen internal controls to safeguard financial information and support the reliability of financial reporting.
• Ensure accounting processes comply with company policies, established controls, and applicable accounting standards.
• Coordinate with external auditors during quarterly reviews and annual audits.
• Prepare and review audit schedules, reconciliations, supporting documentation, and responses to audit requests.
• Identify control gaps and process risks and implement appropriate corrective actions and improvements.

Financial Planning, Cash Flow & Business Support

• Support the preparation and management of annual budgets, forecasts, and financial plans in collaboration with Finance and business stakeholders.
• Monitor cash flow, liquidity, and working capital to support effective cash management and financial planning.
• Prepare and analyze cash flow projections and provide relevant insights to management.
• Oversee or support payroll accounting processes, ensuring accurate recording, reconciliation, and alignment with payroll-related financial requirements.
• Provide accounting insights and financial analysis to support management decision-making.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to resolve accounting and financial matters and improve financial processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve accounting workflows, systems, controls, and overall operational efficiency.

Additional Responsibilities

• Perform other related duties as assigned to support departmental objectives and business needs.

The Finance & Accounting team is responsible for the organization's accounting, tax, and financial management processes, including payment operations and payroll oversight. The team ensures full compliance with U.S. corporate financial requirements while adhering to all local statutory and regulatory obligations in Colombia, maintaining accurate, timely, and compliant financial operations across the business.

The Accounting Manager is responsible for overseeing the company's accounting function, ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and timely delivery of financial information in accordance with U.S. GAAP and applicable accounting standards. The role leads the close and financial reporting processes, provides direction to the accounting team, strengthens internal controls, and ensures compliance with accounting policies and regulatory requirements. The Accounting Manager also partners with leadership, auditors, and cross-functional stakeholders to support financial decision-making, improve accounting processes, and maintain a scalable and well-controlled accounting environment.

Key Responsibilities

1. General Accounting & Financial Close

• Oversee the general ledger and ensure financial transactions are accurately recorded in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, ensuring timely completion of journal entries, reconciliations, and supporting schedules.

• Review account reconciliations and investigate significant or unusual balances and variances.

• Analyze financial results and identify relevant trends, variances, and accounting issues requiring management attention.

• Ensure the completeness, accuracy, and integrity of accounting records across the reporting period.

2. Financial Reporting & Accounting Compliance

• Prepare and review financial statements, including balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement.

• Ensure financial reporting complies with U.S. GAAP, applicable ASC guidance, and established company accounting policies.

• Oversee the application of technical accounting requirements, including revenue recognition under ASC 606 and lease accounting under ASC 842, as applicable.

• Maintain and update accounting policies and procedures to reflect changes in business requirements and accounting standards.

• Support the interpretation and implementation of new accounting guidance and technical accounting requirements.

3. Team Leadership & Accounting Operations

• Lead, supervise, and develop accounting personnel across functions such as Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and General Accounting.

• Establish clear priorities, responsibilities, and performance expectations across the accounting team.

• Review team deliverables to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and adherence to established processes and controls.

• Provide coaching and technical guidance to strengthen the team's accounting capabilities.

• Allocate resources effectively to meet close, reporting, and operational requirements.

4. Internal Controls, Audit & Risk Management

• Maintain and strengthen internal controls to safeguard financial information and support the reliability of financial reporting.

• Ensure accounting processes comply with company policies, established controls, and applicable accounting standards.

• Coordinate with external auditors during quarterly reviews and annual audits.

• Prepare and review audit schedules, reconciliations, supporting documentation, and responses to audit requests.

• Identify control gaps and process risks and implement appropriate corrective actions and improvements.

5. Financial Planning, Cash Flow & Business Support

• Support the preparation and management of annual budgets, forecasts, and financial plans in collaboration with Finance and business stakeholders.

• Monitor cash flow, liquidity, and working capital to support effective cash management and financial planning.

• Prepare and analyze cash flow projections and provide relevant insights to management.

• Oversee or support payroll accounting processes, ensuring accurate recording, reconciliation, and alignment with payroll-related financial requirements.

• Provide accounting insights and financial analysis to support management decision-making.

• Partner with cross-functional teams to resolve accounting and financial matters and improve financial processes.

• Identify opportunities to improve accounting workflows, systems, controls, and overall operational efficiency.

6. Additional Responsibilities

• Perform other related duties as assigned to support departmental objectives and business needs.

Requirements

Prior experience required for the position; other from qualifications for the profile needed

• Bachelor's degree in accounting.
• MBA (desirable).
• 5+ years of progressive accounting experience, including at least 2 years in a supervisory or managerial role.
• Experience with ERP systems (NetSuite or QuickBooks preferred).
• Strong knowledge of US GAAP and experience applying ASC standard.
• Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, financial modeling).
• Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, and financial planning.
• Knowledge of payroll accounting, including payroll reconciliations, payroll-related journal entries, and financial reporting.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with multi-entity or multi-currency consolidations.
• Familiarity with revenue recognition under ASC 606.

Benefits

• Hybrid work model in Medellín.
• Prepaid medical plan.
• Life insurance.
• Connectivity & transportation allowances.
• Growth opportunities in a global environment.