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Confidential; Huixquilucan de Degollado; On-site; MXN 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking an Accounting Manager LATAM North based in Mexico to lead the full accounting and financial reporting cycle for Mexico, Guatemala and Colombia, ensuring IFRS, USGAAP, SOX, and local statutory compliance. You will oversee regional teams, promote timely closes, and act as the accounting reference to support business decisions while standardizing scalable processes across entities.

Travel required 5–10%.

Qualifications

• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise the accounting team.
• Own the monthly, quarterly and annual close with journal entries, provisions and reconciliations.
• Coordinate with controllers and regional stakeholders for reporting and oversight.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Office proficiency

English communication

Leadership & coaching

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field

Tools

SAP S/4HANA/B1

Job description

Job Summary:

The Accounting Manager LATAM North is responsible for leading the full accounting and financial reporting cycle for Mexico, Guatemala and Colombia. Based in Mexico, this role ensures compliance with IFRS, USGAAP, SOX, and local statutory requirements.

The position oversees internal and external teams in these countries, ensures accurate and timely financial reporting, leads as accounting reference, supports business decision-making, and strengthens scalable, standardized, and sustainable accounting processes across entities, observing SOX environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead and supervise the accounting team.
• Own the monthly, quarterly and annual closing process, overseeing and approving journal entries, provisions, reconciliations, and financial statements under local GAAP and USGAAP.
• Act as primary/key accounting counterpart for Controller and regional stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS, local accounting and tax regulations, and SOX requirements. Contribute to the development and enforcement of accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Develop team capabilities through coaching, workload planning, and cross-training.
• Support business in decision making by providing necessary analysis.
• Coordinate with external auditors, statutory auditors and tax advisors, when required.
• Promote a strong compliance environment. Partner with the Controller to ensure policies and procedures are understood across the organization, controls are properly implemented, and process gaps, historical issues, and control weaknesses are identified and remediated.
• Ensure quality and consistency in ERP execution.
• Lead and participate in regional finance projects.
• This position requires 5% to 10% travel.

Qualifications

• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Leading with example and coaching their team in terms of time management and leadership.
• Advanced Excel and Office proficiency; interest in automation and continue process improvement.
• Good communicator and collaborator across functions, including senior finance leadership. Advanced English communication is required for this role.
• Able to work under pressure during closing and audit periods.
• Proven ability to lead teams through change and transition environments.
• Strong judgment to balance operational execution and risk management.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and cross-countries.

KPIs

• Timely and accurate month-end and quarter-end close.
• Compliance with local GAAP and USGAAP.
• Accuracy in reporting and ability to explain highlights after a financial analysis.
• Reduction of audit findings (internal/external).
• OPEX control.
• Quality and consistency of ERP process execution.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, or related field.
• 7–10 years accounting experience and at least 3-5 years as accounting leader.
• Strong IFRS background and experience with USGAAP conversion/reporting.
• Solid experience in SOX environments and internal control implementation.
• Proficiency in ERP systems; experience with SAP S4/Hana/B1required. Intelisis is a plus.
• Requires Excel and suit office proficiency
• Upper-intermediate / Advanced English (able to interact with corporate auditors and prepare documentation).
• Desirable: experience with Colombia and Guatemala accounting and tax regulations.
• Experience in multi-entity, multi-currency environments.