Accounting Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colombia.

📋 Description

• Lead the accounting close process, reconciliation governance, and the financial control framework for the Atlas loan-sale portfolio.

• Ensure compliance with month-end close SLAs by the third working day through the provision of Atlas accounting deliverables.

• Supervise interest accrual adjustments, cancellations, repurchases, late fees, impairments/provisions, claims, and settlement reconciliations.

• Develop internal control and documentation frameworks that encompass data accuracy, ownership tagging, retroactive event management, and repeatable workpapers.

• Define and enforce methodologies for a single source of truth regarding servicing fees, ongoing statements, and portfolio performance.

• Spearhead an automation strategy for matching, rollforwards, exception management, and approvals in collaboration with Engineering, Data Platform, and FinSyst teams.

• Establish daily and weekly exception review processes and escalation frameworks across Capital Markets Ops, Data, and Engineering.

• Address and resolve recurring root-cause issues impacting the general ledger.

• Mentor and enhance the skills of Accounting Specialists in reconciliation techniques, prioritization, and analytical rigor.

• Engage in interviews, business cases, and in-depth assessments during the hiring process.

⛳️ Requirements

• Demonstrated expertise in technical accounting and credit/structured finance (MUST HAVE).

• Profound knowledge of IFRS, particularly IFRS 9, including derecognition and loan sale mechanics.

• Strong experience in loan/receivable accounting, settlement processes, and portfolio separation within intricate financing or servicing frameworks.

• Background in creating documentation, threshold monitoring, approval workflows, and evidence retention controls.

• Proven ability to conduct root-cause analyses with clear accountability and target resolution dates.

• Excellent stakeholder management skills across Capital Markets, Engineering, FinSyst, and external institutional partners.

• Experience in mentoring Accounting Specialists in reconciliation, prioritization, and analytical precision.

• High level of analytical rigor and data fluency.

• Advanced Excel modeling skills.

• Capability to analyze and interpret large, complex loan-level datasets.

• Ability to convert business and accounting requirements into functional technical specifications for Data and Engineering teams.

• Experience in fintech, banking, or transitions within regulated financial institutions (PREFERRED).

• Familiarity with regulated banking environments or institutional loan sales (Forward Flow / ABS) (PREFERRED).

• Proficiency in SQL or experience with automated reconciliation systems and modern ERP platforms such as NetSuite, SAP, or FinSyst internal engines (PREFERRED).

• A conversational level of English is required in the application form.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity in the company.

• Competitive salary.

• Comprehensive benefits that exceed the basic offerings.

• Opportunity to contribute to a significant financial inclusion mission.

• High-impact growth potential in a rapidly expanding fintech environment.

• Access to a world-class, international team atmosphere.

• Continuous feedback provided throughout the hiring process.

• Flexible remote work arrangements.