Accounting & Tax Specialist: Closings, VAT & SIIGO

Teltonika Ltd.; Bogotá; Hybrid; COP 60,000,000 - 100,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Teltonika Ltd. invites an experienced accounting professional to join our Colombia-based team. The role focuses on monthly and annual closings, tax filings, and maintaining accurate balance sheets while coordinating with finance and HQ.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in accounting, SIIGO proficiency, and strong Excel skills. English B1+ is desirable; payroll knowledge is a plus. This is a full‑time, on‑site position in Bogotá.

Qualifications

• Advanced student (final semesters) or graduate in Public Accounting (Contaduría Pública).
• 3 to 5 years of experience in accounting roles, with direct responsibility for closings and tax filings.
• Solid hands-on experience with Colombian tax filings: VAT, withholding tax, corporate income tax, ICA, exogenous information and foreign exchange reporting.
• Proven experience in monthly and annual closings, reconciliations and balance sheet clean-up.
• SIIGO experience is required.
• Advanced Excel: pivot tables, lookup functions (VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP), conditional formulas and data cross-checking.
• Basic knowledge of payroll and Social Security is a plus.
• English level B1 or higher is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and execute monthly and annual accounting closings within established deadlines.
• Prepare bank, accounts receivable and accounts payable reconciliations.
• Perform balance sheet clean-up: analyze balances, identify old or inconsistent items and propose adjustments.
• Clean up and follow up on accounts receivable, coordinating with the responsible areas.
• Record accruals, depreciation, provisions and other closing entries in SIIGO.
• Prepare periodic financial reports and information requested by Management and HQ.
• Prepare and file VAT (IVA) and withholding tax (retención en la fuente) returns.
• Prepare the corporate income tax return and support the tax reconciliation (conciliación fiscal).
• Calculate and file ICA and other applicable municipal taxes.
• Prepare and report foreign exchange information (exógena cambiaria) and keep foreign exchange operations properly documented.
• Keep the tax calendar up to date and ensure all obligations are met on time.

Skills

Accounting

Tax filings

Reconciliations

English (B1+)

Education

Public Accounting (Contaduría Pública)

Tools

SIIGO

Excel

Job description

Teltonika Ltd. invites an experienced accounting professional to join our Colombia-based team. The role focuses on monthly and annual closings, tax filings, and maintaining accurate balance sheets while coordinating with finance and HQ.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in accounting, SIIGO proficiency, and strong Excel skills. English B1+ is desirable; payroll knowledge is a plus. This is a full‑time, on‑site position in Bogotá.