Bilingual Controller- Accounting Operations, Inventory & Controls

Relay Human Cloud; United States; A distancia; MXN 2.066.000 - 2.583.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Relay Human Cloud is seeking an experienced Controller to lead accounting operations across general ledger, subledgers, reconciliations, and financial controls.

The role focuses on accuracy, reliability, and optimization of processes in a hands-on environment.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field required.

Responsabilidades

• Maintain general ledger accounts and reconciliations.
• Prepare and review journal entries with documentation.
• Oversee AP, AR, payroll and cash management processes.
• Manage inventory, cost accounting, and related reconciliations.
• Support close activities (monthly, quarterly, annual).
• Develop and improve internal controls and processes.

Conocimientos

Team leadership

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Communication

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Herramientas

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

Descripción del empleo

Controller – Accounting Operations, Inventory & Controls

We are seeking an experienced Controller - Accounting Operations, Inventory & Controls to join our team. This is a highly hands-on role responsible for ensuring the accuracy, reliability, and integrity of transactional accounting processes, subledgers, reconciliations, and financial controls across the organization. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, proactive, and comfortable working directly within accounting records to identify issues, resolve discrepancies, and implement sustainable accounting processes.

Key Responsibilities

General Ledger & Financial Close

• Maintain general ledger accounts and supporting schedules.
• Ensure all subledgers reconcile accurately to the general ledger.
• Prepare and review account reconciliations and journal entries with proper documentation.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies, unsupported balances, duplicate transactions, and classification issues.
• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities.
• Ensure transactions are recorded accurately by entity, department, location, and accounting period.

Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable & Payroll

• Oversee accounting activities related to AP, AR, and payroll.
• Review vendor invoices, payments, accruals, customer billing, cash application, deductions, and reconciliations.
• Resolve aged balances, unapplied cash, billing discrepancies, disputed deductions, and payment issues.
• Perform payroll accounting reconciliations, including taxes, benefits, and payroll-related general ledger accounts.
• Maintain strong controls and segregation of duties across accounting functions.

Inventory & Cost Accounting

• Manage accounting processes related to inventory, cost of goods sold, purchasing accruals, freight, reserves, and adjustments.
• Reconcile inventory records and investigate valuation, quantity, costing, and margin variances.
• Support physical inventory counts and cycle count programs.
• Review inventory transfers, write-offs, reserve calculations, and related accounting entries.
• Partner with operations and IT teams to resolve inventory system and reporting issues.

Cash, Fixed Assets, Leases & Intercompany Accounting

• Prepare and review bank reconciliations.
• Investigate reconciling items including outstanding checks, unidentified deposits, and bank exceptions.
• Maintain fixed asset, depreciation, lease accounting, prepaid expense, and accrual schedules.
• Record and reconcile intercompany transactions across multiple entities.
• Support consolidation processes and elimination entries.

Process Improvement, Controls & Leadership

• Identify process inefficiencies, control gaps, and automation opportunities.
• Standardize accounting workflows, documentation, reconciliations, and reporting procedures.
• Execute and document internal controls and support audit requirements.
• Supervise accounting staff, provide coaching, review work, and ensure appropriate coverage for critical processes.
• Escalate operational, staffing, system, or control-related concerns when necessary.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field.
• Minimum 7 years of progressive full-cycle accounting experience.
• Minimum 2 years of accounting supervisory, management, or review experience.
• Strong knowledge of general ledger accounting and month-end close processes.
• Expertise in reconciliations, discrepancy resolution, and root-cause analysis.
• Experience with accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, cash management, fixed assets, prepaids, accruals, and intercompany accounting.
• Strong inventory and cost accounting experience.
• Experience supporting multi-entity or multi-location organizations.
• Solid understanding of U.S. GAAP.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and proficiency with ERP/accounting systems.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment and meet deadlines.
• Must be available to work during US Central Time (CST) business hours, with additional flexibility during month-end and reporting periods.

Preferred Qualifications

• CPA, CMA, CA, ACCA, or equivalent professional accounting certification.
• Experience in food distribution, wholesale, retail, e-commerce, logistics, or other inventory-intensive industries.
• Experience within a U.S. public company environment.
• Experience supporting external audits and preparing audit-ready documentation.
• Proven track record of process improvement and accounting system enhancements.
• Experience with inventory counts, reserves, freight accounting, purchase price variances, and gross margin analysis.
• Experience managing remote, offshore, or distributed accounting teams.

If you are a hands-on accounting leader with strong operational accounting, inventory, and controls experience, and are looking for an opportunity to make a direct impact in a growing organization, we encourage you to apply.