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Team Lead, Accounting, General Ledger

City
Ciudad de Mexico
State/Province
Distrito Federal

Overview:

The Team Lead will work closely with other members of the Finance organization, especially members of the FP&A, Corporate Tax, Corporate Accounting and Regional Shared Service teams. The Team Lead is responsible for managing the AC/AT general ledger department, which performs all the month end close steps associated with services, production, and selling entities. Additionally, this group supports the AC/AT Business and global joint venture accounting (e.g. Fairway, etc.).

Responsibilities:

  • Oversee and manage general US GAAP accounting function, including but not limited to: inventory, cash, intercompany, accruals, joint venture accounting, etc.
  • Lead a team of up to 6 general ledger analysts that perform the month end close for all Acetyl Chain and Acetate Tow entities
  • Primary accounting lead on any accounting issues encountered by plant controllers, FP&A, customer experience, supply chain, etc.
  • Review and approve recurring and non-recurring journal entries
  • Review and approve monthly, quarterly and yearly SOX controls to ensure all entities and joint venture accounting comply with the company’s policies
  • Review and approve monthly account reconciliations prepared by general ledger analysts
  • Review and approve monthly balance sheet and income statement trend reports
  • Identify and resolve potential issues that could impact month-end close deadlines
  • Assess current practices and procedures, and make recommendations for improvements
  • Primary accounting lead on any audits and examinations from external or internal inquiries, including but not limited to governmental agencies, external auditors, etc.
  • Serve as liaison for others in the finance organization for ad hoc requests such as trade compliance audits, transfer price inquiries and governmental agencies filings
  • Provide support to Manager on any other ad hoc analysis or special projects as requested

Qualifications:

  • Minimum 5 years public or private accounting, required
  • Inventory accounting experience, required
  • Bilingual English/Spanish, required
  • GL accounting experience, strongly preferred
  • Strong knowledge of basic accounting concepts, including cost accounting, inventory, VAT taxes, and foreign exchange

Education and Certifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, or related discipline, strongly preferred
  • CPA or equivalent, strongly preferred

Application Methods:

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