Bilingual Accounting Supervisor

Empresa Confidencial; Bogotá; Presencial; COP 100.000.000 - 180.000.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

International environment

Online learning platform

Local benefits

Descripción de la vacante

Empresa Confidencial is seeking an Accounting Lead to oversee accounting and financial reporting for a portfolio of international clients. You will engage in month-end close, balance sheet and P&L analysis, reconciliations, and stakeholder management.

You will coach and motivate the team, drive process improvements, ensure compliance with GAAP and IFRS, and partner with other TMF teams to deliver accurate financial information on a timely basis.

Formación

• Proven experience in a multi-country, multiple legal entity environment.
• At least 5 years of experience in general ledger accounting/Record-to-Report and P2P.
• Experience in leading teams.
• Good knowledge of accounting, GAAP, corporate practices; IFRS knowledge is an asset.
• Proficient in English (written and spoken).

Responsabilidades

• Lead a team responsible for the monthly analysis of accounts (TB, Balance Sheet, P&L), ensuring accuracy and explanations of monthly movements for external clients.
• Be a Subject Matter Expert for GL / R2R / Financial Reporting topics.
• Lead the team preparing Balance Sheet and P&L reconciliations and resolve open items; assess BS healthiness and surface risks.
• Provide financial information related to P&L and Balance Sheet for the monthly cycle to ensure timely postings of transactions.
• Review work prepared by team members to ensure accuracy.
• Perform general accounting tasks including journal entries, accruals, postings.
• Support, escalate and resolve issues; manage period end close; ensure process documentation.

Descripción del empleo

As an Accounting Lead, you will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of high-quality accounting and financial reporting services for a portfolio of international clients. This position combines technical accounting expertise with team leadership, requiring close involvement in month-end close activities, balance sheet and P&L analysis, reconciliations, financial reporting, and stakeholder management.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a team responsible for the monthly analysis of accounts (TB, Balance Sheet, P&L), ensuring accuracy and correctness of the accounts, and providing insights and explanations on monthly movements, to a portfolio of external clients.
• Be a Subject Matter Expert for GL / R2R / Financial Reporting related topics
• Lead a team responsible for preparing Balance Sheet and P&L reconciliations, with the aim of ensuring the high quality and reliability of accounting records prepared by other TMF teams, and resolution of open items. Assess BS healthiness and surface risks to be addressed.
• Provide a set of financial information related with P&L and Balance Sheet during the monthly cycle to ensure accurate and timely postings of financial transactions, in order to deliver a timely period end close. Activities include (but are not limited to) research & analysis of entries, preparation & review of journals, etc.
• Review the work prepared by other Team members to ensure that the activities are performed as expected.
• Perform in timely and accurate manner general accounting tasks including but not limited to process journal entries, calculation of accruals, posting and process allocations.
• Work with the other TMF teams to ensure activities carried out are correct and assist in resolving queries and or issues; manage period end close. Review the documentation for certain month-end control process, ensuring full compliance with pre-defined requirements. Support control remediation where required.
• Produce routine analyses, schedules and summaries for internal & external customers.
• Prepare audit deliverables as required.
• Able to coach and motivate team members to achieve targets and service levels agreed.
• Engage with key finance and non-finance stakeholders as required and manage these relationships.
• Contribute to and lead automation, standardization and improvements and drive these activities within the Team and with the Local Offices.
• Comply with accounting standards, policies and procedures.
• Support, follow-up and escalation of identified issues.
• Understand, monitor and take proper action regarding KPIs.
• Responsible for process documentation (including creation and updates as required).
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Key requirements

• Proven experience in a multi-country, multiple legal entity environment
• Previous experience in BPO/SSC/Centralized delivery model will be advantage
• At least 5 years of experience in general ledger accounting/Record-to-Report and P2P area
• Previous experience in leading teams.
• Good knowledge of accounting, GAAP, corporate practices; IFRS knowledge will be an asset
• MS Office literacy; Workday Financials or other ERP systems as beneficial.
• Good English language skills (written and spoken)
• University degree preferable in Accounting, Finance or Economics as beneficial
• Proactive and engaged attitude;
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to details
• Continuous improvement mindset and process orientation and a solution orientated work approach
• Demonstrated ability to identify and resolve conflict in an effective and timely manner.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

• An international and dynamic environment.
• Exceptional people and atmosphere.
• Business Academy: Online platform with multiple learning resources such as trainings and written materials.
• Local benefits apply according to local office policies.

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