Sr Accountant

Crane ChemPharma & Energy; Chihuahua; On-site; MXN 600,000 - 860,000; Full time

Job summary

Crane ChemPharma & Energy in Chihuahua, MX is seeking a Sr. Accountant to partner with the Accounting Manager, drive fiscal discipline, and support strategic growth. You will oversee policy adherence, internal controls, and regulatory compliance to strengthen financial operations.

The role leads month-end close, prepares financial statements, collaborates with auditors, and champions process improvements to enhance reporting accuracy and risk management across the organization.

Qualifications

• BS/BA in Accounting or Finance required; Master’s preferred.
• Experience in manufacturing, general accounting, cost accounting, and FP&A.

Responsibilities

• Maintain general ledger and month-end JEs: review and approval.
• Lead in close policies for US GAAP, local GAAP, and SOX compliance.
• Prepare financial statements and schedules; reconcile discrepancies and variances.
• Prepare key account reconciliations and year-end tax binders; maintain assets records.
• Drive internal controls improvements and reporting accuracy; support budgeting and forecasting.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Power BI

Financial analysis

Communication skills

Relationship building

General management

English (conversational)

Education

BS/BA in Accounting or Finance

Master’s degree desirable

Tools

ERP system

Job description

The Sr. Accountant acts as a key business partner to the Accounting Manager, driving fiscal discipline and supporting the organization’s strategic growth. This role plays a vital part in mitigating financial and operational risk by overseeing financial policies, procedures, and initiatives. It ensures strict adherence to internal controls, regulatory compliance, and corporate governance standards, reinforcing the integrity and stability of the company’s financial operations.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Primary accounting leader for maintaining general ledger including preparing, reviewing, and approving month end JEs (Journal Entries).
• Leads in developing and maintaining appropriate financial closing policies, narratives and procedures for US GAAP, local GAAP and Sarbanes Oxley compliance
• Prepare financial statements and supporting schedules, such as Balance Sheets, Cash Flow statements and Income statements; Reconcile discrepancies and analyze variances.
• Prepare key account reconciliations, yearend corporate and tax binders, maintain fixed assets records and assist in the resolution of complex or unusual business challenges.
• Champions continuous improvement initiatives and drive necessary changes and improvement to enhance internal controls, better financial reporting as well as improved budget and forecast accuracy as applicable.
• Provides leadership and strategic insight to the finance team on accounting and compliance as needed with respect to specific higher risk and judgmental areas of accounting and reporting in compliance with Crane’s financial policies.
• Is a leader of Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) compliance and manages external and internal auditor relationships to facilitate completion of audit procedures in a timely and efficient manner.
• Establishes, implements, manages, and monitors critical accounting and reporting processes and associated metrics. Protects assets by establishing, monitoring, and enforcing internal controls.
• Manages external and internal auditor relationships to facilitate completion of audit procedures in a timely and efficient manner.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience: 5+ years of progressive experience in finance in the Manufacturing environment, preferably in General Accounting, Cost Accounting and FP&A functions
• Proven experience in tax calculations, including payroll tax (ISN) and VAT refund/recovery processes.
• Knowledge: Demonstrated expertise in a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures; Working knowledge of ERP; standard accounting, budgeting and financial planning, Government accounting, Wire transfers and certain treasury functions, Make vs. Buy decisions and Tax accounting (Tax Depreciation, Sales and Operating Profit by geographical location and R&D tax credit)
• Skills/Abilities: Expertise in the Microsoft Office Suite; Power BI, Ability to leverage business decisions and quickly assess financial impact; Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and communication with internal staff; site general management and Corporate functional representatives
• Conversational level of English

EDUCATION

• BS/BA degree in Accounting, Finance or another related field. Master’s degree is desirable.