Senior Accountant

Collins Aerospace; Mexicali; On-site; MXN 800,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Collins Aerospace in Mexicali, Mexico, seeks an experienced accounting professional to manage and analyze activities under accounting standards and regulatory requirements. You will lead monthly closes, consolidate financials, and help improve policies and controls.

The role requires a university degree in accounting or related field with extensive experience in general ledger, tax compliance, and financial analysis. Bilingual English/Spanish communication is essential, with occasional U.S.

Qualifications

• University degree in Accounting, International Public Accountant or related with minimum 8 years prior relevant experience.
• Experience in General Ledger, financial statements, account reconciliations, and NIF/GAAP standards.
• Intermediate to Advanced English proficiency, with strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in financial analysis, budget preparation, forecasting, and cost variance analysis.
• Experience in tax compliance, internal controls, audits, and supplier compliance documentation, including REPSE where applicable.

Responsibilities

• Manages and analyzes activities in accordance with accounting principles and standards to control financial resources and compliance with regulations, laws, and reporting activities.
• Prepares, examines, and conforms procedures for general ledger and tax compliance.
• Performs monthly and quarterly close and consolidation processes to ensure timely completion and accuracy.
• Help to develop and improve accounting policies, procedures, control processes, and financials.
• Prepares budgets and forecasts and compares budget to actual costs, ensuring that budgets are adhered to.
• Analyzes business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations in order to accurately represent financial standing.
• Support internal and external audits for process compliance and timely completion.
• Communicate effectively in both English and Spanish with corporate leaders through in-person meetings, presentations, reports, and written correspondence.
• May be required to travel occasionally to the United States to support business needs.

Skills

General Ledger

Financial statements

Account reconciliations

NIF/GAAP standards

Budgeting

Forecasting

Cost variance analysis

Tax compliance

Internal controls

Audits

English proficiency

Communication

REPSE documentation

Education

University degree in Accounting or related field

International Public Accountant designation

Tools

SAP

TRESS

Innova system

Job description

What You Will Do:

• Manages and analyzes activities in accordance with accounting principles and standards to control financial resources and compliance with regulations, laws, and reporting activities.
• Prepares, examines, and conforms procedures for general ledger and tax compliance.
• Performs monthly and quarterly close and consolidation processes to ensure timely completion and accuracy.
• Help to develop and improve accounting policies, procedures, control processes, and financials.
• Prepares budgets and forecasts and compares budget to actual costs, ensuring that budgets are adhered to.
• Analyzes business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations in order to accurately represent financial standing.
• Support internal and external audits for process compliance and timely completion.
• Communicate effectively in both English and Spanish with corporate leaders through in-person meetings, presentations, reports, and written correspondence.
• May be required to travel occasionally to the United States to support business needs.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a University Degree in Accounting, International Public Accountant or related.and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience
• Experience in General Ledger, financial statements, account reconciliations, and NIF/GAAP standards.
• Intermediate to Advanced English proficiency, with strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in financial analysis, budget preparation, forecasting, and cost variance analysis.
• Experience in tax compliance, internal controls, audits, and supplier compliance documentation, including REPSE where applicable.

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Minimum 5 years prior relevant experience.
• Advanced Excel proficiency, including PivotTables, reporting, and lookup functions (VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP).
• Experience in SAP, TRESS and Innova system.
• Experience in the industrial (maquila) environment.