Remote Controller | Full-Cycle Accounting (Colombia)

Hire Latam LLC; Colombia; Remote; COP 1,942,000 - 2,427,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Company laptop provided

Flexible PTO + Colombian holidays

Annual team retreats

100% remote work

Job summary

HireLatam seeks a proactive Controller to lead full-cycle accounting for US clients from a remote Colombia base. You will supervise a team, ensure accurate month-end closes, and maintain strong internal controls in line with US GAAP.

The role blends client portfolio management with technical controllership, developing forecasts and driving data-driven decision making. Fluent English and QuickBooks expertise are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related field; CPA/CMA preferred.
• 2+ years as an Accounting Manager leading a team, with 5+ years in financial operations supervision.
• Proficient in QuickBooks for AP/AR, reconciliations, and reporting; strong Excel skills (XLOOKUP, VLOOKUP, pivot tables).
• Fluent English spoken/written; comfortable leading async documentation and calls with US clients.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a portfolio of US client engagements, ensuring timely month-end closes and high service levels.
• Finalise multi-entity financial statements and reconciliations in accordance with US GAAP.
• Coordinate budgets/forecasts, perform variance analysis, and monitor internal controls.

Skills

Leadership

English fluency

US GAAP

QuickBooks

Excel (Advanced)

Remote work discipline

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA or CMA preferred

Tools

QuickBooks

Excel

Job description

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Job Title: Remote Controller | Full-Cycle Accounting (100% Work From Home)

Location: Remote -- Latin America (Preferably based in Colombia)

Position Type: Full Time

Salary: $2,400 - 3,000 USD/month (Paid weekly; performance-based bonus incentives available for meeting or exceeding targeted goals)

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 40-hour standard workweek (Standard US business hours alignment).

Position Overview:

Our Client is a prestigious, fast-growing US-based accounting and financial consulting firm with a rapidly expanding operation in Colombia. Dedicated to delivering elite, high-touch outsourced accounting, financial strategy, and advisory services, they partner with a diverse portfolio of corporate clients. They foster an agile, highly disciplined, and collaborative remote culture that leverages top-tier professional talent to ensure structural compliance, optimization, and scalable growth for businesses across the United States.

The Role

Our Client is seeking a highly proactive, self-disciplined, and authoritative Controller | Full-Cycle Accounting to oversee their client service delivery and lead a dedicated team of accounting professionals. This is a high-ownership, dual-focused leadership role combining client portfolio management with technical controllership. Reporting to executive leadership, the successful candidate will ensure impeccable accounting standards across multiple client files, manage complex historical clean-up projects, design robust internal controls, and transform raw financial datasets into strategic forecasting models that drive corporate decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads and manages a portfolio of US client engagements, driving proactive communication, timely month-end closes, and an elite service experience.
• Reviews and finalizes multi-entity financial statements, general ledger reconciliations, and complex management reports in strict alignment with US GAAP and firm standards.
• Coordinates, directs, and builds comprehensive corporate budgets and financial forecasts, systematically auditing and reporting on variance analysis.
• Designs, monitors, and implements internal control frameworks, financial policies, and expense tracking policies to maintain reporting integrity and client fiscal compliance.
• Audits operating costs, constructs cash-flow projections, and delivers data-driven analyses to facilitate facility budgeting and cost-containment goals.

Team Leadership & Specialized Advisory Operations

• Provides day-to-day operational leadership to accounting staff, delivering active technical coaching, constructive feedback, and professional development.
• Directs and executes complex forensic accounting and books-cleanup initiatives, including reconstructing missing historical activity, fixing structural entries, and preparing clients for external audits.
• Coordinates cross-functionally with client stakeholders and internal teams to streamline financial reporting workflows and scale operational efficiencies.
• Enforces rigorous data security parameters and manages client workflows independently inside cloud ecosystems.

Qualifications, Skills, and Key Competencies

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a closely related quantitative field. A CPA (Certified Public Accountant) or CMA (Certified Management Accountant) designation is highly preferred.
• Leadership Trajectory: At least 2 years of proven success operating as an Accounting Manager leading a professional team independently, paired with a minimum of 5 years overall in a supervisory or management capacity within financial operations.
• Software Mastery: Complete professional proficiency navigating QuickBooks (for accounts payable/receivable, complex bank clearing, and reporting structures).
• Advanced Spreadsheet Modeling: Advanced proficiency inside Microsoft Excel, with demonstrated expertise executing complex lookup functions (XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP), dynamic pivot tables, data arrays, and macros.
• Language Integration: Flawless verbal and written English communication skills. The candidate must be completely comfortable leading async documentation and live strategy calls with US client stakeholders (Resumes written in Spanish will not be evaluated).
• Workplace Infrastructure: A peaceful, private home office space, a stable high-speed internet connection, and excellent self-discipline to operate efficiently in an entirely virtual setting.
• Competitive Weekly Cash Flow: Stable weekly salary ranging from $600 to $750 USD (approximately $2,221,758 COP - $2,777,198 COP per week), bolstered by performance bonuses.
• Hardware Provisioning: A company-provided professional laptop delivered directly to your home workspace to ensure optimal technical performance.
• Time-Off Package: Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) allowances plus full recognition of 12 Colombian National Holidays.
• Corporate Culture & Retreats: Invitation to exclusive annual team-building offsites in premier regional destinations (previous locations include Cartagena and Santa Marta).
• 100% Remote Infrastructure: Long-term, secure full-time engagement executing high-level corporate finance completely from home.