Head of Accounting

DolarApp; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative fintech company is seeking a Head of Accounting to lead financial operations across multiple jurisdictions. This pivotal role involves managing financial close processes, ensuring compliance with international standards, and overseeing tax filings. You will collaborate with various teams to enhance financial reporting and drive process improvements. Join a dynamic team of talented professionals dedicated to transforming financial management in Latin America. This is a unique opportunity to influence the financial infrastructure of a rapidly growing company and be part of its success story.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Sign-on stock options bonus

Discretionary performance bonus

Paid annual leave

Latest technology to work with

Strong team for skill improvement

Qualifications

• Experience in financial operations across regulatory environments.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS, GAAP, and multi-entity consolidation.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial close processes and prepare financial statements.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards and manage audits.
• Lead ERP implementation and optimize accounting processes.

Skills

Financial Operations Management

Multi-Entity Consolidation

IFRS

GAAP

Analytical Skills

Bilingual (Spanish and English)

Tools

ERP Systems

SQL

Job description

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What we're looking for

The Head of Accounting will play a key role in building and scaling our multi-jurisdictional financial operations. We're looking for a fintech-savvy, detail-oriented accounting leader to drive accuracy, compliance, and efficiency in our financial processes as we expand across Latin America.

DolarApp is redefining how Latin America manages its finances, and this is your opportunity to be a crucial part of that transformation. Join a team of top talent from the world's leading fintech and tech companies, and help build a financial infrastructure that knows no borders!

What you'll be doing

1. Financial Close & Reporting: Manage monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes, including multi-entity consolidations and preparation of financial statements.
2. External Accountants Coordination: Coordinate the accounting process and administrative and tax filings with the external accountants and auditors.
3. Compliance & Standards: Ensure adherence to local and international accounting standards, including IFRS/GAAP, and manage external audits.
4. Tax & Regulatory Filings: Oversee tax filings, liaise with external tax advisors, and ensure compliance with financial regulations.
5. ERP implementation: Lead the implementation of group-wise ERP system, including the set-up of CoA, accounting data entries, data flows, and analytics.
6. Invoice processing: Receive, filter, and process the A/P and A/R invoices. Set up the process and coordinate effort with Treasury for payment of due invoices.
7. Process Improvement: Identify and implement automation and optimization strategies for accounting processes.
8. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Treasury, FP&A, and other teams to ensure alignment in financial reporting and compliance.

What you'll need

1. Experience handling financial operations across different regulatory environments.
2. Strong knowledge of multi-entity consolidation, IFRS, GAAP, and international compliance.
3. Ability to lead monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes efficiently.
4. Analytical mindset able to withstand fast-paced, high-uncertainty, high-growth fintech environment.
5. Fluent in Spanish and English (must-have).

Nice - to - haves:

1. Familiarity with fintech-specific tax structures, transfer pricing, and audits.
2. Experience in high growth, pre-IPO / IPO processes.
3. Experience with ERP implementation and management of ERP and SQL.

Benefits

1. Competitive salary.
2. Sign-on stock options bonus, so you become part of the success of the company.
3. Discretionary performance bonus (stock options).
4. Paid annual leave.
5. Latest technology to work with.
6. Strong team that will help you improve your skills.