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**Job Summary**:
To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to a **Cost Accountant** located in **Guadalajara, North Site**.
Reporting to the Controller, Cost Accountant role involves in charge of preparing and maintaining accounting records and researching and interpreting accounting records to give advice or prepare statements.
**What a typical day looks like**:
- Perform periodic review of Profit and Loss (P&L;) account to ensure that all the postings are done as per the defined Policy, Process and Procedures.
- Compare the Presente with Forecast / Quote and ensure that the variances are properly researched and required adjustment postings are done in the books. Collect the business reasons for the remaining variances and report appropriately.
- Reconcile all the scoped Balance sheet accounts with sub ledger/manual schedule to identify the variance, if any and ensure that those variances are properly dealt in the books of accounts.
- Review the accounts on periodic basis to identify any potential risk and ensure that the same is mitigated properly.
- Ensure that all the book close related /reporting activities are properly planned and executed on timely basis with utmost accuracy.
- Work with relevant teams to prepare the Forecast / Budget for the related accounts.
- Work along with Operations team to improve the business / operational metrics.
- Be familiar with relevant Accounting, regulatory and reporting requirements in the Controllers Handbook and RCTS
**The experience we’re looking to add to our team**:
- Bachelor's degree in financial administration, accounting, or a related field.
- Advanced English
- Advanced experience in a similar role
- Advanced Excel skills
- Knowledge of SOX and US GAAP auditing
- Proactive
- Analytical
- Able to work under pressure
- A professional certification is preferred - A Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), America Production Inventory Control Society (APICS), Chartered Accountant (CA), or a Certified General Accountant (CGA).
- Impacts the near-term (quarterly/semi-annual) operational success of the function.
- Creates functional processes or technologies.
- Executes and provides input to functional strategic plans and objectives for site.
- Demonstrates experience in leading major initiatives and provides input to those initiatives.
- Exercises independent judgment using ambiguously defined procedures and policies.
- May propose/provide input to defining methods, standards, policies, and procedures
- Decisions and recommendations may impact multiple departments and functions. Facilitates team in making group decisions.
**What you’ll receive for the great work you provide**:
- Competitive Salary.
- Life & Medical insurance.
- Christmas Bonus.
- Food Coupons.
- Saving Fund.
- Life Insurance
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**Job Category**: Finance
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