Accounting Manager LATAM

CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 347 million pallets, crates and containers. We employ approximately 13,000 people and operate in 60 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact. 

What does that mean for you? You’ll join an international organization big enough to take you anywhere, and small enough to get you there sooner. You’ll help change how goods get to market and contribute to global sustainability. You’ll be empowered to bring your authentic self to work and be surrounded by diverse and driven professionals. And you can maximize your work-life balance and flexibility through our Hybrid Work Model.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities May Include:

• Lead and manage the execution of month-end close processes across various teams and accounts, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Review and approve journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations across the region, ensuring adherence to internal controls and standards.
• Maintain and enhance a 2-day month-end close process, implementing improvements where necessary to elevate team performance and operational efficiency.
• Ensure the application of accounting standards, policies, and local regulatory requirements across all financial reporting activities.
• Oversee the timely resolution of outstanding balance sheet items, ensuring that issues are identified and addressed promptly.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to streamline processes, drive efficiency, and support broader financial initiatives.
• Continuously identify and implement opportunities for process improvement within the accounting function, driving best practices across the organization.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of accounting professionals, fostering their growth and capability in alignment with business objectives.

Lead and manage a team of accounting professionals to ensure timely and accurate financial results each period.  Business partner with CHEP LATAM I2C, P2P, R2R as well as FP&A, Commercial Finance. Mentor, train, and develop senior accounting team as well as Genpact R2R team

Major/Key Accountabilities

• Lead a range of assigned month end close processes for Fixed Assets, SC Operations, AR, AP, Other Accrual accounts across CHEP ATAM and CHEP Auto
• Coordinate and prepare consolidation reporting for Brambles within given deadlines
• Reviewing journal entries across CHEP ATAM and CHEP Auto
• Reviewing Balance Sheet Accounts
• Maintain 2-day month-end close processes, and enhancing processes as required to lead the accounting team to higher standards
• Application of accounting standards and practices in accordance with accounting standards, policy and local country requirements
• Ensure balance sheet items for assigned accounts are followed up and resolved in a timely manner
• Liaise with the RPO R2R Manager to co-ordinate the 3rd Party Provider’s assigned scope of work, providing constructive feedback where necessary to improve collective performance
• Work as Business Partner to provide data and knowledge with FP&A, Finance, and Asset Productivity
• Integrity in the Financial Statements.
• Develop local financial statements on a quarterly basis
• Keep good track between statutory and reporting books.
• Manage, review and approve work for 1 CHEP LATAM senior accountants
• Train and develop existing team
• Internal and external audit requests
• Adhoc projects from management

Measures

• Timely completion of all close deadlines in accordance with month-end close calendar
• Accurate reporting of balance sheet accounts and monthly accruals
• Low turnover for key team members
• Continuous positive feedback from business partners within LATAM, Supply Chain Finance, Commercial Finance, FP&A, and Controllership
• Non higher risk audit reports.

Authority / Decision Making

• Review journal entries and approve up to $100Kusd
• Recommend hiring/termination of new accountants
• Determining proper accruals for all balance sheet accounts related to Business Operations   
• Approval of Re invoicing, credit notes and purchase orders according with authorization matrix.

Remote Type

Hybrid Remote

Skills to succeed in the role

Coaching, Collaboration, Cost Accounting And Management, Data Analytics, Data Modeling, Disruptive Thinking, Feedback, Financial Budgeting, Financial Reporting And Compliance, Financial Statement Review, Financial Systems, Inclusive Leadership, Leading Change, Leading Customer Centric Teams, Mentorship, Motivating Teams, Prioritization, Risk Management, Self-Awareness, Tax Compliance, Transaction Accounting

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to developing a diverse workforce in which everyone is treated fairly, with respect, and has the opportunity to contribute to business success while realizing his or her potential. This means harnessing the unique skills and experience that each individual brings and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

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