In this position, you will be responsible for managing the LAR Accounting Team. This person will be responsible for accounting professionals local statutory accounting and USGAAP accounting for Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Spain, and Costa Rica; and USGAAP accounting for Brazil and Canada. The team handles multiple Legal Entities, some with External audit requirements.

Some of the exciting challenges you will work on are Tax, Compliance and Financial Audits (EY) non-capital assets controls implementation in compliance with Free Trade Zone regulations in Costa Rica, partner with Taxes and LAR FnA to deliver Legal Entities liquidation, enabling a system solution for the region and define the optimal delivery model.

The main responsibilities of this role include:

•  Driving operational excellence and full compliance with US GAAP and Local Statutory for LAR legal entities. Strong business partnership ensuring solid execution by meeting quality and customer services indicators and meeting service level agreements.

•  Set the vision in collaboration with International accounting controllers for driving end to end transformation of processes through innovation.

•  Guidance to the team for the effective resolution of complex accounting issues

•  Lead global and local projects

•  Risk management and controls applying sound judgment

•  Hiring, integration, and development of team members increasing technical depth and understanding of E2E process to dive excellence and provide a landing zone for future opportunities

The candidate must exhibit the following behavioral traits:

• Management and Leadership Excellence: Strong manager in all the basics of hiring/sourcing/development/performance management. Blend people into an energized, high-morale team that acts as a full business partner. Defines and clearly articulates End state and strategic objectives engaging direct team to gain commitment and trust. Understands the environment and sets goals, setting the pace to execute strongly and get results. Develops the organization's capabilities by setting challenging long-term plans. Is a good coach that delivers feedback and recognizes merits.

• Communication and Influence: Organizes and articulates thoughts clearly, matching message, style, and methods to the audience. Actively listens to build trust, truly understands stakeholders' agenda and biz challenges, and delivers strongly to expectations.

• Finance Technical/Biz Acumen: Understands GAAP and IFRS, has regulatory Compliance savviness, establishes, maintains, coordinates, and manages policies, procedures and strategies to assure compliance with regulatory authorities.

• Role modeling biz partnership and internal and external stakeholders management across multiple groups understand business partners' critical agenda and proactively contribute to making it happen. Initiates raise and gain closure on complex issues. Knows the players; develops influence strategy, changes style as needed. Consistently achieves stakeholder buy-in

• Fosters Innovation and Biz transformation: Sets the tone and works in the culture of the direct group. Is open to the team ideas, coaches team as needed to drive process improvements. Delivers efficiencies and leverages Data analytics to increase value add and propose changes. Experience managing cross-functional projects to drive process efficiency. Is an advocate of informed risk-taking, actively encourages the team to come up with breakthrough/non-traditional ideas, provides necessary coaching? Experience managing cross-functional projects to drive process efficiency

Qualifications

You must possess the minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor degree in Accounting, Business Administration or Finance.

• 8+ years combined experience in accounting.

• 5+ years of experience in people management.

• Advanced English level.

• Must have permanent-unrestricted right to work in Costa Rica.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience/knowledge US GAAP compliance is a plus.

As members of the Finance team, employees act as full partners in making and supporting business decisions that are aimed at maximizing shareholder value. Intel Finance has a strong focus on facilitating change and improvement both within finance and in the operations supported.

Position of Trust

This role is a Position of Trust. Should you accept this position, you must consent to and pass an extended Background Investigation, which includes (subject to country law), extended education, SEC sanctions, and additional criminal and civil checks. For internals, this investigation may or may not be completed prior to starting the position. For additional questions, please contact your Recruiter....