Americas RTR Regional Manager - Financial Close Leader

Copeland LP; Monterrey; Hybrid; MXN 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Office-first in-person collaboration

Job summary

Copeland is seeking an Americas RTR Regional Manager to lead the Record-to-Report operations across the Americas within the Global Business Services organization. You will drive accurate close, standardization, and continuous improvement while partnering with Finance leadership and multiple entities.

You will manage a regional team, ensure timely month/quarter/year-end closes, and drive governance, risk management, and automation initiatives in a matrixed, global environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 8+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience.
• 5+ years of people leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of Record-to-Report processes, including: General Ledger
• Journal Entries
• Fixed Assets
• Intercompany Accounting
• Balance Sheet Reconciliations
• Financial Reporting
• Close Management
• Experience supporting multinational organizations and multiple legal entities.
• Advanced English communication skills.
• Experience managing regional or global finance teams.
• Experience leading transitions and transformation projects.
• Experience working in a matrixed, global organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end RTR processes for the America region.
• Ensure timely and accurate month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities.
• Monitor and manage service level agreements (SLAs), KPIs, and operational performance metrics.
• Review and approve critical journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and reporting deliverables.
• Ensure compliance with accounting policies, internal controls, SOX controls ( when applicable ).
• Drive issue resolution and escalation management for critical close activities.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing RTR organization.
• Establish clear performance expectations and development plans for team members.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, inclusion, and continuous learning.
• Support succession planning and talent development initiatives.
• Promote employee engagement and retention.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for America Finance leadership regarding RTR activities.
• Build strong partnerships with Business Unit Controllers and Finance teams.
• Communicate operational performance, risks, and improvement opportunities to leadership.
• Lead governance meetings and business reviews with key stakeholders.
• Identify and implement process improvements that enhance efficiency, quality, and scalability.
• Drive standardization, harmonization, and simplification of RTR processes across the region.
• Support automation and digital transformation initiatives.
• Facilitate transitions, knowledge transfers, and stabilization activities for new scope migrating into GBS.
• Leverage Lean, Six Sigma, or other operational excellence methodologies where applicable.
• Ensure adherence to corporate accounting policies and procedures.
• Partner with RTR GPO to maintain a strong control environment.
• Support internal and external audits.
• Manage remediation plans for control deficiencies and audit findings.
• Monitor risk areas and implement corrective actions proactively.

Skills

Leadership

Advanced English

Financial reporting

SOX compliance

Multinational experience

Process improvement

Transformational leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

Oracle

HFM

Job description

Copeland is seeking an Americas RTR Regional Manager to lead the Record-to-Report operations across the Americas within the Global Business Services organization. You will drive accurate close, standardization, and continuous improvement while partnering with Finance leadership and multiple entities.

You will manage a regional team, ensure timely month/quarter/year-end closes, and drive governance, risk management, and automation initiatives in a matrixed, global environment.