Accounting Specialist - Financial Control

InterContinental Hotels Group; Región Centro; Híbrido; MXN 360.000 - 540.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

IHG in Mexico is seeking a Finance Analyst to join the Financial Control team. With minimal guidance, you will process reconciliations, identify discrepancies, and perform root-cause analysis to improve accuracy.

You will partner with Operations, Product, and Finance to deliver timely reporting, maintain documentation for internal controls, and drive efficiency while ensuring audit readiness. Fully bilingual English/Spanish.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Management, or equivalent.
• 1–3 years in finance, accounting, reconciliation, or analytical roles.
• Experience with reconciliations, variance analysis, and internal controls.

Responsabilidades

• Maintain accuracy and integrity of financial accounts and transactions through analysis, reconciliation, and timely resolution of variances.
• Provide analysis of funding, billing, and forecast variances to support decision-making.
• Maintain documentation and evidence for key accounting processes and controls for audits.
• Collaborate with Operations, Product, and Finance teams to resolve inquiries and deliver reporting.
• Identify process inefficiencies, control gaps, and improvements to enhance accuracy and control environment.

Conocimientos

Excel

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Communication

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance

Herramientas

PeopleSoft

Oracle BI

Tableau

SQL

Descripción del empleo

Role Purpose

With minimal guidance, act as part of a team to process transactions in accordance with Service Level Agreements. Follow appropriate accounting, finance and/or Human Resources policies and procedures in assigned function. Identify discrepancies, clear errors, and perform route-cause analysis. Contribute to the continuous improvement of all areas in process scope. Track and report specific Service Level Agreement requirements and metrics.

Key Accountabilities

• Maintain the accuracy and integrity of assigned financial accounts and transactions through analytical review, reconciliation, investigation, and timely resolution of variances and exceptions.
• Provide accurate and meaningful analysis of funding, billing, and forecast variances, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities to support informed decision-making.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation and supporting evidence for key accounting processes, reconciliations, and internal controls to ensure compliance with audit, regulatory, and company requirements.
• Partner effectively with Operations, Product, and Finance teams to resolve inquiries, support reporting needs, and ensure the timely delivery of accurate financial information.
• Identify process inefficiencies, control gaps, and operational risks, and recommend improvements that enhance accuracy, efficiency, and the overall control environment.

Key Metrics:

• Complete reconciliations and reporting accurately and on time and timely resolution of variances and exceptions
• Achieve successful audit and control testing results with no significant findings related to assigned responsibilities. Compliance with documentation standards
• On time delivery of reporting requirements, stakeholder inquiries resolved timely
• Drive improvements that increase accuracy, consistency, and transparency

Key shared accountabilities

Shared accountability with the Sr Analyst Financial Control for accurate reconciliations, timely exception resolution, strong documentation, and adherence to financial control procedures.

Key interfaces:

• Sr Analyst Financial Control
• Commission Services Operations and Product Team
• Third-party payment provider
• Global Finance Business Support, Global BSC, and Global Tax
• Internal / External Auditors

Key Skills & Experiences

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Management, or similar, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience.

Experience

• 1 to 3 years of work-related finance, accounting, reconciliation, customer support, or analytical experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of basic accounting concepts, reconciliations, variance analysis, and financial controls.
• Demonstrated ability to research issues, organize support, and communicate findings clearly and concisely.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and familiarity with financial systems, reporting tools, or data query tools preferred.
• Strong attention to detail, time management, and follow-up skills; ability to manage deadlines and multiple priorities.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with finance, operations, product, and stakeholder teams while following established procedures.

Technical Skills and Knowledge

• Microsoft Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word
• PeopleSoft, Oracle BI, Tableau, SQL, or similar reporting tools preferred
• Reconciliation tracking, exception documentation, and audit support practices

Fully bilingual proficiency English/Spanish (Non negotiable)

Decision Rights

Owns preparation and maintenance of assigned reconciliations, checklist, supporting documentation, and routine variance research within established guidelines.

Influences issue resolution, process consistency, data quality, and improvement opportunities by providing analysis, documentation, and recommendations to the Sr Analyst Financial Control.