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Senior Accountant - LATAM

C.H. Robinson

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Location: 3100, Southwest 145th Avenue, Miramar, Miramar, Broward County, Florida, 33027, USA Posted: Apr 19, 2022

Job Description

C.H. Robinson is looking for a bi-lingual Senior Accountant - LATAM to proactively deliver accurate, relevant, and timely financial information to C.H. Robinson’s various stakeholders. In this role, you will assist with the financial reporting process, perform financial analysis, and play a critical role in the preparation of monthly financial statements. You will continuously improve accounting operations while maintaining effective internal controls. In addition to your responsibility for general ledger accounts, you will own assigned departmental focus areas and/or projects. If you have effective communication skills, a strong attention to detail and a solution-oriented approach to tackle roadblocks and ensure operational excellence and a commitment to best practice, this may be a great fit.

This role is currently remote, although will offer hybrid flexibility in the future to remain working from home and 1-2 days a week in office.

Responsibilities:

  • Provides coaching and support to less experienced team members
  • Understands and is able to apply accounting principles and policies and stays up to date with changes
  • Prepares and reviews account reconciliations in month end closing process
  • Prepares complex journal entries for the monthly financial statement close
  • Analyzes revenues and expenses to ensure they are recorded appropriately on a monthly basis and report on variances
  • Proactively seeks additional responsibilities as existing workload is optimized and automated away
  • Supports, documents, monitors, and executes internal controls
  • Assists with external audit requests
  • Coordinates accounting matters with other departments
  • Initiates, organizes, and leads team meetings, working sessions, and project-based check-ins
  • Responds to escalated and complex queries from various stakeholders, and advises on solutions
  • Prepares reports such as balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other documents that project the organization's financial position
  • Prepares monthly financial statements and supporting schedules according to the monthly financial statement close schedule
  • Analyzes accounting procedures, processes, and tasks, recommending and executing improvements with the aim of reducing redundancy, building efficiency, and increasing productivity, while ensuring compliance with company financial policies
  • Assists with completion of quarterly and annual regulatory filings
  • Other duties or responsibilities as assigned according to the team and/or country specific requirements

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
  • Minimum 4 years of Accounting experience at the regional/consolidation level (managing more than one country, preferably within LATAM)
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite of programs
  • Fluent in Spanish and English (written and verbal)

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with Oracle Financials Cloud and other cloud-based Oracle solutions
  • Experience with MS Access and SQL
  • Experience with business process optimization in an accounting environment
  • CPA, CMA, or relevant professional certification (active or inactive, from any jurisdiction)
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Accountability to protect organization's value by keeping information confidential
  • Strong problem solving and analytical skills
  • Ability to act and operate independently to accomplish objectives while taking accountability for work product
  • Ability to work within a team and liaise well across departments and functions
  • Values a diverse and inclusive work environment

Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer

C.H. Robinson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We believe in equality for all and celebrate the diversity of our employees, customers and communities. We believe this increases creativity and innovation, drives business growth and enables engaged and thriving teams. We’re committed to providing an inclusive environment, free from harassment and discrimination, where all employees feel welcomed, valued and respected.

Affirmative Action Employer/EOE/M/F/Disabled/Veteran

Benefits

Your Health, Wealth and Self

Your total wellbeing is the foundation of our business, and our benefits support your financial, family and personal goals. We provide the top-tier benefits that matter to you most, including:

  • Two medical plans (including a High Deductible Health Plan)
  • Prescription drug coverage
  • Enhanced Fertility benefits
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Health Savings Account (including employer contribution)
  • Dental and Vision
  • Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
  • Paid and floating holidays
  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • Paid parental leave
  • Paid time off to volunteer in your community
  • Charitable Giving Match Program
  • 401(k) with 6% company matching
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Plus a broad range of career development, networking, and team-building opportunities

Dig in to our full list of benefits on OUR CULTURE page.

Why Do You Belong at C.H. Robinson?


Standing out among the world’s largest logistics platforms, C.H. Robinson solves logistics problems for companies across the globe and across industries, from the simple to the most complex. For 100+ years, our global suite of services has innovated trade to seamlessly deliver the products and goods that drive the world’s economy. With 19 million shipments annually for 105,000 customers, our people and technology literally move the world.

As a FORTUNE 200 company, FORTUNE has also named C.H. Robinson one of the World’s Most Admired Companies 2022. Headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, we are proud to be recognized as one of LinkedIn’s Top Companies in Minneapolis-St. Paul 2021. And we’re not stopping there... Join us as we collaborate, innovate, and work as one global team to make life better and more sustainable for our customers, communities, and world.


About C.H. Robinson

C.H. Robinson is a leading third party logistics and supply chain management provider, offering a variety of strategic global shipping and freight transportation solutions.

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