Financial Accountant

Hilti Latin America; Bogotá; On-site; COP 80,000,000 - 140,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Hilti Colombia seeks a Financial Accountant to lead key accounting and finance processes, ensuring accuracy and timely follow-up while complying with company policies. You will support reliable financial operations and strengthen internal controls.

Responsibilities include coordinating tax compliance, overseeing SAP-based processes, and assisting audits. A focus on continuous improvement and cross-functional collaboration will drive efficiency and accuracy across the finance function.

Qualifications

• Advanced English required (written and spoken).
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting is required.
• Professional Accountant License (Tarjeta Profesional) is required.
• Experience coordinating accounting and finance processes including reconciliations, balance sheet analysis, and accounts payable.
• Knowledge of Colombian national and local tax obligations and related compliance processes.
• Working knowledge of SAP and IFRS requirements.
• Practical knowledge of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and technologies and ability to apply them to improve efficiency.
• Experience supporting internal and external audits and maintaining financial controls.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to organize priorities and follow through.
• Clear communication and effective cross-functional coordination.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate key accounting and finance processes with accuracy and timely follow-up.
• Oversee account reconciliations and balance sheet analysis; resolve open items.
• Manage accounts payable documentation review, invoice monitoring, and payment coordination.
• Coordinate tax compliance; ensure timely filing of national and local taxes.
• Oversee SAP-based financial processes and ensure IFRS alignment and internal controls.
• Coordinate internal and external audit requests and provide supporting documentation.
• Serve as liaison between Finance and other functions to execute financial processes effectively.
• Drive continuous improvement to standardize and strengthen financial controls.

Skills

Advanced English

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Cross-functional coordination

Effective communication

Process improvement mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Professional Accountant License (Tarjeta Profesional)

Tools

SAP

AI tools

Job description

What We Are Looking For

As a Financial Accountant at Hilti Colombia, you will lead and coordinate key accounting and finance processes, ensuring accuracy, timely follow-up, and compliance with company policies and guidelines. You will work closely with Finance and other business functions to support reliable financial operations, strengthen internal controls, and drive continuous improvement.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and coordinate key accounting and finance processes, ensuring accurate execution, effective follow-up, and compliance with company policies and guidelines.


• Oversee account reconciliations and balance sheet account analysis, ensuring timely follow-up and resolution of outstanding items.


• Manage and supervise accounts payable activities, including documentation review, invoice monitoring, and coordination of payment processes.


• Coordinate tax compliance activities, ensuring the accurate calculation and timely filing of national and local tax obligations.


• Oversee financial and accounting processes performed in SAP, ensuring appropriate controls and alignment with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) requirements.


• Coordinate internal and external audit requests, consolidating information, supporting documentation, and responses across the relevant business areas.


• Serve as a key liaison between Finance and other functions, facilitating the resolution of requests and supporting the effective execution of financial processes.


• Drive continuous improvement and strengthen internal controls, promoting more efficient, standardized, and reliable financial processes.

What You’ll Bring

• Advanced English proficiency is mandatory, both written and spoken.


• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting is required.


• Professional Accountant License (Tarjeta Profesional) is required.


• Experience coordinating accounting and finance processes, including account reconciliations, balance sheet analysis, and accounts payable.


• Knowledge of Colombian national and local tax obligations and related compliance processes.


• Working knowledge of SAP and IFRS requirements.


• Practical knowledge of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and technologies, with the ability to apply them to enhance efficiency, automate routine tasks, and support continuous improvement initiatives.


• Experience supporting internal and external audits and maintaining appropriate financial controls.


• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to organize priorities and follow through on outstanding items.


• Clear communication and effective cross-functional coordination skills.


• A continuous improvement mindset, with a focus on standardization, efficiency, and process reliability.

What’s In It For You

Hilti is a company where you can make a real impact, continuously develop your career, and work in a caring yet high-performing culture. Employees have the opportunity to contribute to making construction safer, more productive, and more sustainable while benefiting from strong development programs, international career opportunities, and a collaborative environment built on integrity, teamwork, courage, and commitment

Why Hilti

Hilti is a global leader in construction innovation, with more than 34,000 team members across 120 countries. Guided by our purpose, Making Construction Better, we’re driven to keep learning, growing, and finding new ways to make a lasting impact. Here, you’ll be empowered to use your strengths, work with a global and inclusive team, and take on meaningful challenges. At Hilti, you’ll have the chance to make your ideas, achievements, and growth real through purpose, passion, and teamwork.

Commitment to Inclusion

At Hilti, inclusion is a key focus in how we work, lead, and grow together. We are committed to embracing diversity of thought and creating an environment that is inclusive of everyone, everywhere. We continuously strive to ensure every voice is valued and every team member feels empowered to contribute. By building on this foundation, we strengthen our teams, our innovation, and our impact, making construction better together.