Senior Accountant - GL

Overview

This role supports general ledger (GL) project work within the controllership organization. The Senior Accountant / GL Project Resource will help deliver general accounting projects that improve productivity and efficiency for business teams, partnering with business functions to ensure requirements are delivered according to project timelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, create, and build general ledger solutions for use by global controllership teams.
• Support global teams in developing new solutions and driving automation.
• Assist with SAP implementations for GL and related data take-on workstreams.
• Assist with data take-on activities across ERP and transformation projects.
• Build and leverage strong partnerships with other workstreams/functions and the business.
• Communicate effectively and identify gaps in processes and designs.
• 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’ experience in Controllership.
• Local GAAP Accounting expertise.
• Country Controller / regional accounting expert experience.
• Leadership responsibility.
• Continuous improvement mindset.
• Proficiency with Excel/Access/Office and SAP.

Preferred Qualifications

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

Compensation & Benefits

• Not specified.

Location

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