Senior Accountant - GL

Overview

This role involves serving as a key member of the finance strategic projects team within the controllership organization, supporting general ledger (GL) project work. The position helps drive general accounting projects for business teams, delivering productivity and efficiency improvements through optimized work processes. Responsibilities focus on meeting finance objectives by partnering with the business and functions to ensure project requirements are delivered on schedule.

Responsibilities

• Design, create, and build general ledger solutions for use by global controllership teams.
• Assist global teams in developing new solutions and driving automation.
• Support SAP implementations for GL and data take-on workstreams.
• Assist with data take-on for ERP and transformation projects.
• Build and leverage strong partnerships across other workstreams/functions and with the business.
• Communicate effectively; 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 support smooth transitions and clear communication of changes or impacts to user groups.

Requirements

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

Preferred Qualifications

• Robust accounting knowledge (USGAAP + local statutory experience).
• Demonstrated history of 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 communicating, planning, networking, and organizing.
• Strong collaboration and business-partnering skills.
• Positive, open-minded, change-driving orientation.
• Leadership skills with 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.

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 (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), disability, or any other protected status in accordance with federal, state, or local laws.