Contador Público Certificado, Senior Accountant

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

📋 Description

• Lead the establishment of Palmstreet’s subsidiary in Mexico, focusing on its legal, tax, banking, and payment frameworks.

• Provide guidance on the operational model connecting the US parent company and the Mexican entity, including intercompany agreements and transfer pricing documentation.

• Oversee IMSS, INFONAVIT, state payroll taxes, bank accounts, and payment transactions.

• Ensure compliance with Mexican marketplace tax regulations, managing ISR and IVA withholdings, SAT returns, and seller withholding receipts.

• Administer IVA associated with platform and seller fees, including adherence to foreign digital services regulations.

• Establish processes for tax-data collection, validation, and withholding from sellers.

• Execute monthly ISR and IVA payments, DIOT submissions, and annual corporate returns; handle SAT inquiries, audits, and clarifications.

• Monitor yearly Mexican tax reforms and implement necessary changes into product and operational requirements.

• Manage CFDI integrations, including invoice types, payment methods, payment complements, credit notes, cancellations, and withholding CFDIs.

• Draft CFDI requirements in collaboration with engineering, test edge cases, and reconcile CFDIs with transactions.

• Keep track of SAT catalog updates and CFDI version modifications.

• Maintain accounting records in accordance with Mexican GAAP and ensure submissions for SAT electronic accounting are up to date.

• Conduct monthly closing processes and reconcile banks, payment processors, seller payouts, and withholdings.

• Prepare reporting packages for US GAAP and assist with US audit and board reporting requirements.

• Oversee local payroll compliance, including ISR withholdings, IMSS, and PTU.

• Develop and uphold the compliance calendar for Mexico.

• Manage seller payment processes and transition from manual to automated payouts.

• Oversee accounts payable functions for the Mexican operations.

• Create scalable processes and collaborate cross-functionally as necessary.

⛳️ Requirements

• Must be based in Mexico with authorization for local employment.

• Degree in Public Accounting (Licenciatura en Contaduría Pública) with a professional license (cédula profesional).

• IMCP certification (Contador Público Certificado) is highly preferred.

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in Mexican tax and accounting, including tenure at a Big 4 or mid-sized firm, and at least 2 years in-house.

• Proficient in handling high-volume CFDI 4.0 and electronic accounting submissions.

• Understanding of the digital platform regime, IVA on digital services, and transfer pricing.

• Experience in setting up a Mexican subsidiary for a foreign parent company.

• Professional proficiency in English is required.

• Comfortable working with spreadsheets and collaborating with engineers on system requirements.

• Familiarity with the latest AI tools is essential.

• Experience in a marketplace, e-commerce, fintech, or payments company is preferred.

• Registration with SAT as a Contador Público Inscrito to be able to sign a dictamen fiscal is preferred.

• Experience with US GAAP reporting for a US-parent subsidiary is preferred.

• Knowledge of expansion strategies into other Latin American countries is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote work opportunity from anywhere within Mexico.

• Regular overlap with US Pacific time for smooth collaboration.

• Chance to build the finance function for Mexico from the ground up and influence strategies for Latin American markets.

• Directly report to the CFO while managing a critical area of the business.

• Work in a dynamic startup environment that values ownership, initiative, and measurable results.