Bilingual Accounting Supervisor

Empresa Confidencial; Bogotá ciudad; Presencial; COP 100.440.000 - 167.400.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid working scheme

International environment

Professional development resources

Descripción de la vacante

Empresa Confidencial in Bogotá seeks an Accounting Lead to oversee monthly close, balance sheet and P&L analysis for international clients. You will coach a team, ensure accurate journals, and drive process improvements across R2R and reporting.

Requires multi-country accounting experience, IFRS knowledge, fluent English, and strong stakeholder management. Hybrid work model and local benefits are offered.

Formación

• Proven multi-country accounting experience across entities
• Knowledge of GAAP and IFRS beneficial
• Experience in leading teams and coordinating with stakeholders
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proactive and results-oriented mindset
• Ability to ensure accuracy in month-end close and reporting

Responsabilidades

• Lead a team responsible for monthly analysis of accounts (TB, Balance Sheet, P&L) and explain movements
• Be a Subject Matter Expert for GL / R2R / Financial Reporting
• Oversee reconciliations and ensure high-quality accounting records
• Prepare and review journals and postings for timely close
• Review team work and ensure activities meet standards
• Support period end close and address queries across teams
• Produce routine analyses and summaries for clients
• Prepare audit deliverables as required
• Coach and motivate team to meet targets and service levels
• Engage with finance and non-finance stakeholders across borders
• Drive automation, standardization and improvements within the team
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards and internal controls
• Escalate issues when needed and monitor KPIs
• Maintain process documentation and related updates
• Perform other duties as assigned

Conocimientos

Team leadership

English language skills

Analytical and problem-solving

Continuous improvement

Proactive attitude

Conflict resolution

GAAP IFRS knowledge

Educación

University degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics

Herramientas

MS Office

Workday Financials

Descripción del empleo

DISCOVER THE ROLE

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 & 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

• Stable employment.
• Hybrid working scheme.
• 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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