General Ledger Accountant

ARIS company; Región Centro; On-site; MXN 270,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Colonial Group in Mexico is seeking a General Ledger Accountant to manage accounting and financial statements for assigned entities. You will maintain trial balances, ensure journal entries are reviewed and backed up, and support month-end close.

The role requires IFRS and local GAAP knowledge, ERP experience, and strong communication and analytical skills. Expect collaboration with the GL team and involvement in audits and financial reporting.

Qualifications

• Accounting degree with professional certification.
• 3+ years post-graduation experience in general ledger.
• Strong knowledge of local GAAP and IFRS and financial statement prep.
• Experience with ERP systems and financial software.

Responsibilities

• Record and ensure accuracy of the trial balance for assigned entities.
• Record transactions in accordance with IFRS and accounting policies.
• Maintain and support general ledger accounting controls.
• Perform monthly close activities within the timetable and policies.
• Prepare account reconciliations in line with documented policy.
• Ensure Fixed Assets are reconciled monthly and maintained.
• Support internal and external audits related to GL.
• Resolve accounting and internal control issues related to GL operations.
• Respond to information requests from Financial Control and stakeholders.
• Produce timely internal and external reports including local GAAP statutory accounts.
• Assist GL Supervisor with timely reporting when a Financial Controller role exists in GSSC GL.

Skills

Communication

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Results oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

ERP software

Job description

Position Summary

The General Ledger Accountant position will report to the General Ledger Supervisor and is responsible for the Accounting and Financial Statements management of the assigned Legal Entities. The role holder is also responsible for the integrity of trial balances of the Legal entities that they support and must have a comprehensive understanding of the detail within the General ledger accounts which are summarized by the trial balance.

They will therefore be responsible for initiating and processing all standard recurring entries and judgmental entries, monthly accruals calculations, monitoring and review of transactions from other sources, elaborate Balance Sheet Reconciliation by account, to do the correct maintenance of ERP General Ledger modules and other accounting task.

Fundamental to the role to work closely with the assigned General Ledger Team Leader to get reviewed and approved Journal Entries with proper back up, ensure all Balance Sheet Reconciliations are well done and Financial Statements are well reviewed.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for the accuracy of the Trial Balance of the assigned Legal Entities.
• Accurately record business transactions in accordance with IFRS and key daily worksheets to the general ledger system.
• Maintains & supports accounting controls specifically in respect of general ledger accounting.
• Responsible for performing financial month end closing activities, in accordance with the month end timetable and adhered accounting policies.
• Responsible for the preparation of account reconciliations in accordance with documented policy.
• Ensures that Fixed Assets records are reconciled monthly and accurately maintained.
• Supports internal and external audit requirements related to specific areas of responsibility
• Assists in resolution of any accounting and internal control issues related to GL accounting operations
• Supports requests for information from the Financial Control community (where applicable) and other interested parties, in accordance with the Service Baseline.
• Responsible for the timely completion of internal & external reporting requirements including local GAAP statutory accounts where assigned to the GSSC for the entity in question.
• Supports to the GL Supervisor on the timely completion of internal & external reporting requirements including local GAAP statutory accounts where a Financial Controller role is assigned to a GSSC GL Supervisor.

Job Requirements

Qualifications & Experience

• Accounting Bachelor´s Degree. (Certified)
• +3 years post-graduation work experience.
• Demonstrable technical accounting background, including knowledge of local GAAP & IFRS and experience in preparing financial statements.
• A good working knowledge of ERP and other Financial systems.

Skills & Competencies

• Must show confidence in communication to a wide range of audiences and present information in a clear, professional and open manner.
• Must be results oriented, decisive, proactive and focused with good attention to detail.
• Significantly developed problem solving and analytical skills, combining good technical knowledge with good balance and judgement relating to accounting, financial and tax issues.
• Must be goal and achievement oriented and be accepting of change and a champion of it within the work environment.
• Must be able to take responsibility in self-development and the development of others in terms of skills as the needs of the business evolve.

Very good English language mandatory, other language skills desirable