Global Controller

Overview

This role is a Global Controller position supporting a fast-scaling, multi-entity, multi-country services business with entities including the US parent and subsidiaries in Uruguay, Argentina, Mexico, and Nepal. You will own the global close, consolidation, internal controls, and audit-ready financial reporting. The role partners closely with executive leadership and is focused on building and improving processes to enable faster, tighter closes and consolidated financials.

Responsibilities

• Global Close & Consolidation: Own the end-to-end monthly close across the US parent and international subsidiaries (Uruguay, Argentina, Mexico, and Nepal), including consolidation, intercompany eliminations, and multi-currency revaluation.
• Internal Controls: Design and operate scalable controls across sales-to-cash and procure-to-pay cycles, balancing rigor with the agility required for a high-growth organization.
• Intercompany & Transfer Pricing: Maintain intercompany billing, financing, and cost-allocation flows aligned with the transfer pricing framework, partnering with external advisors across jurisdictions.
• Audit, Tax & Compliance: Manage external audits, tax filings, and statutory compliance across entities in partnership with third-party providers in each country.
• Cash & Treasury: Support cash flow reporting, FX exposure, and working capital management across currencies and banking relationships.
• Financial Planning & Forecasting: Lead long-term business planning, annual budgeting, and rolling forecasts aligned with corporate goals.
• Team & Partner Management: Manage and develop an Accounting Manager based in Uruguay, and direct third-party accounting partners supporting statutory, tax, and payroll work across entities. The team will grow as the organization scales.

Requirements

• Experience: 7+ years of progressive accounting leadership, including recent experience owning the close and consolidation for a multi-entity organization.
• Education/Credentials: Contador Público degree from an accredited university (Universidad de la República or a recognized private university). A US CPA or ACCA is required.
• Language: Full professional English, written and spoken. You will report to US leadership, prepare consolidated reporting in English, and work directly with US auditors and advisors.
• Industry: Hands-on accounting experience in a professional services or technology consulting business.
• Multi-Entity Depth: Demonstrated experience consolidating multiple legal entities, including intercompany transactions and multi-currency reporting.
• Technical Accounting: Deep command of IFRS, Uruguayan local reporting standards, financial reporting, and internal controls; experience reporting to a US or foreign parent company.
• Audit & Tax: Proven track record managing external audits and coordinating tax compliance across entities.
• People & Vendor Management: Experience managing accounting staff and directing third-party providers or outsourced accounting partners.
• Builder’s Mindset: Track record of standing up or materially improving accounting processes.
• Communication: Clear, plain communicator who makes finance accessible and actionable to non-finance stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• US GAAP: Hands-on experience with US GAAP reporting and consolidation.
• Regional Operations: Experience with entities in Argentina or Mexico, and with a Uruguay subsidiary reporting to a US or foreign parent.
• Transfer Pricing: Familiarity with transfer pricing documentation and intercompany financing structures across borders.
• ERP Implementation: Experience leading or supporting an ERP migration in a scaling company.
• M&A: Working knowledge of purchase price allocation and acquisition integration.
• Team Leadership: Experience building and managing accounting teams across multiple countries.

Compensation & Benefits

• Opportunity to grow technical and people skills, lead teams on complex projects, and develop in a high-growth consulting environment.

Location

• Remote (Uruguay)

Equal Opportunity Statement

The employer is committed to diversity and inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender identity, disability, or any other protected characteristic.