Senior Accountant - GL

Overview

This role supports strategic finance projects within the organization’s controllership function. As a Senior Accountant—GL Project Resource, you will help deliver general accounting projects that improve productivity and efficiency across business teams. The position partners with business and functional stakeholders to ensure project requirements are delivered according to established timelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, create, and build general ledger solutions for use by global controllership teams.
• Assist global teams with developing new solutions and driving automation.
• Support SAP implementations for GL and data take on workstreams.
• Assist with data take on for all ERP and transformation projects.
• Build and leverage partnerships across workstreams/functions and with the business.
• Communicate effectively, identify gaps in processes and designs, and drive improvements.
• Create, maintain, and provide ongoing status updates for milestones and deliverables.
• Create, maintain, and provide ongoing reporting of project dependencies, issues, and risks, including cross impacts, resolutions, and mitigations.
• Train business teams to ensure smooth transition and strong communication to user groups regarding changes or impacts to their work processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance (required).
• 8–10 years of experience in Controllership.
• Local GAAP accounting expertise.
• Country Controller/Regional Accounting expertise.
• Leadership responsibility.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Proficiency with Excel/Access/Office/SAP (required).

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong accounting knowledge (USGAAP + local statutory experience).
• Demonstrated history meeting Local/Regional/Global controllership reporting requirements.
• Strong SAP technical skills.
• People leadership experience for regional/global teams.
• Depth of understanding in foreign currency accounting.
• Extensive understanding of global month-end/year-end closing processes.
• Extensive finance master data level understanding (Cost Center/Customer/Vendor/GL).
• Demonstrated excellence in communication, planning, networking, and organizing.
• Strong collaboration and business partnering skills.
• Positive, open-minded approach and willingness to drive change.
• Leadership ability to influence.
• Interpersonal effectiveness in team environments, with strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple items simultaneously.
• Flexibility to change course unexpectedly.
• Demonstrated track record of achieving results on time.

Compensation & Benefits

• Not specified in the provided job description.

Location

Global opportunity with flexibility regarding location, including the possibility of being based in LATAM.

Equal Opportunity

The employer is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, military or veteran status, pregnancy-related conditions, disability, or any other protected status under applicable federal, state, or local laws.