Senior General Accountant LATAM - IFRS & Intercompany Lead

Roquette; Santiago de Querétaro; On-site; MXN 750,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Roquette seeks a Senior General Accountant for Mexico and Brazil, based in Querétaro. The role owns general accounting, period-end closing, intercompany, fixed assets, and financial reporting, ensuring compliance with Group standards and local regulations.

You will lead junior accountants, coordinate audits, improve controls, and develop SOPs while partnering with LATAM finance teams. Fluency in English and Spanish is required; Portuguese is a plus.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in general accounting, closing or reconciliations; shared services, GBS or audit experience is a strong plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or Audit; specialization in Accounting Standards / IFRS; postgraduate studies in the area of expertise are desirable.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting standards, with working knowledge of direct and indirect tax regulations (Mexico and Brazil), internal controls and process improvement methodologies.
• Proficiency in SAP FI/CO; training on Datasul and Protheus is provided; experience in multi-system environments is a plus.
• BlackLine or equivalent reconciliation tool; advanced Excel and Power BI for reporting and data analysis; knowledge of automation, data analytics or AI tools is an asset (to be validated – see section 5).
• Fluent English; Spanish mandatory (Querétaro location).
• Portuguese is a plus due to regular interactions with stakeholders in Brazil.

Responsibilities

• Operational execution: Review and validate journal entries; post complex, judgmental or non-recurring entries.
• Coordinate closing on the assigned scope and review account reconciliations prepared by the team.
• Own intercompany reconciliation and resolve complex differences with counterparties.
• Act as R2R point of contact for FP&A, Tax and Treasury during closing, for the assigned scope.
• Manage relationships with local Finance teams and intercompany counterparties in Mexico and Brazil.
• Lead responses to audit requests and act as first point of contact on complex accounting matters.
• Coordinate internal and external audit requests on Record-to-Report topics.
• Secure close calendar milestones and agreed service levels for the assigned scope.
• Design and update standard operating procedures, and onboard, train and coach the Junior General Accountants.

Skills

Fluent English

Spanish required

IFRS knowledge

SAP FI/CO

Power BI

Excel

Education

Bachelor in Finance/Accounting

IFRS specialization

Postgraduate studies desirable

Tools

SAP FI/CO

Datasul

Protheus

BlackLine

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Roquette seeks a Senior General Accountant for Mexico and Brazil, based in Querétaro. The role owns general accounting, period-end closing, intercompany, fixed assets, and financial reporting, ensuring compliance with Group standards and local regulations.

You will lead junior accountants, coordinate audits, improve controls, and develop SOPs while partnering with LATAM finance teams. Fluency in English and Spanish is required; Portuguese is a plus.