Description
We are seeking a Senior Associate, Accounting to join our team in Mexico City. As a Senior Accounting Associate, you will have dynamic accounting and reporting responsibilities associated with Capital One’s month-end close and reporting cycles, as well as opportunities to participate in projects for our growth-oriented organization.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare monthly financial performance analysis related to monthly results and interface with Business partners for additional insight on performance trends.
- Understand contractual arrangements with partner relationships and administer the financial and accounting implications of the contract.
- Perform monthly, quarterly, annual accounting processes and close responsibilities (journal entry recording, reconciliations, period over period balance change analyses, etc.).
- Ensure accounting practices and documentation procedures are performed in accordance with accounting and governance policies and procedures.
- Identify and deliver process improvements.
- Prepare and monitor VAT tax journal entries and assist in the preparation of monthly VAT tax reporting.
- Review documentation of purchase orders, vendor invoices and expense allocation for multi-currency operations.
- Prepare monthly account reconciliations of fixed assets, leases, prepaid expenses, accrued expenses, accounts payable, payroll expenses and other, depending on business needs.
- Assist in the preparation of inter-company journal entries, invoice preparation and account reconciliations.
- Assist in the preparation and review of the annual financial statements, Electronic Statutory Balances and preparation of tax returns.
- Review supporting documentation to substantiate information included in deliverables.
- Research bookkeeping and disclosure requirements to ensure the appropriate application of the Mexican GAAP.
- Assist in external audit coordination and internal audit reviews.
- Support internal controls and attestation compliance requirements.
- Create and own timely updates of Standard Operating Procedures.
- Participate in special projects and ad-hoc requests as they arise, such as technology and data transformation, process improvement and business initiatives.
- Collaborate with internal and external partners to resolve issues and stay connected on process or product changes.
- Communicate effectively with colleagues and external contacts on routine work-related matters in English and Spanish.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor Degree or Military Experience
- At least 2 years of accounting, finance or audit experience, or a combination
- Intermediate-Advanced English fluency
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA).
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license or Local equivalent.
- At least 3 years of Accounting experience in banking or insurance industry.
- At least 2 years of experience in Payroll, Fixed Assets, Leases, VAT and Balance Sheet Account Reconciliations.
- At least 1 year of experience in PeopleSoft General Ledger, Hyperion Essbase, Excel or MS Office, or a combination.