Senior Controller

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

📋 Description

• Manage the month-end and year-end closing processes for various client accounts.

• Review and confirm the precision of financial statements and general ledger activities.

• Implement and interpret U.S. GAAP principles in daily accounting and financial reporting tasks.

• Examine journal entries, reconciliations, accruals, and adjusting entries.

• Detect accounting discrepancies, financial risks, and reporting challenges, and lead the resolution process.

• Analyze financial outcomes, variances, and trends, and convey findings effectively to clients.

• Uphold robust internal controls and assist in maintaining audit readiness.

• Oversee the work of accountants, bookkeepers, or other finance team members as necessary.

• Handle approximately 6–8 client accounts at the same time.

• Cultivate strong client relationships and engage in financial discussions, evaluations, and recommendations.

• Ensure that deadlines, reporting standards, and accounting requirements are consistently fulfilled across all assigned accounts.

⛳️ Requirements

• 8–10+ years of pertinent accounting or financial accounting experience.

• Prior experience in a Controller, Comptroller, Accounting Manager, Assistant Controller, or a comparable senior accounting position.

• Significant hands-on experience with U.S. GAAP application.

• Experience in the preparation and/or review of financial statements.

• Strong comprehension of general ledger accounting, reconciliations, accruals, adjusting entries, and month-end closing processes.

• Proven ability to investigate and resolve intricate accounting discrepancies.

• Experience in managing multiple entities, business units, or client accounts is highly preferred.

• Excellent client-facing and stakeholder communication skills.

• C1–C2 English proficiency, with the capability to engage confidently in client meetings and articulate financial information.

• Strong organizational, prioritization, and time-management abilities.

• Capability to work independently and take accountability for accounting issues and deliverables.

• Experience in outsourced accounting, professional services, or multi-client settings is a plus.

• Familiarity with supporting U.S.-based companies or clients is a plus.

• Experience in coordinating with auditors or aiding external audits is advantageous.

• Background in supervising or reviewing the work of accounting team members is beneficial.

• Experience working with various accounting systems or ERPs is desirable.

🏝️ Benefits

• Full-time remote position.

• Flexible schedule of approximately ±1 hour based on client needs and business demands.