Requisition ID: 23769
- Job Category: Manufacturing
- Career level: Professional
- Contract type: Permanent
- Location: Puebla, MX

Chief Accountant

Location: Puebla, Mexico

Department: Finance

Reports to: Country Finance Manager / Cluster Controller

Work Model: Hybrid (on‑site + remote)

About the Role

We are looking for a Chief Accountant to lead end‑to‑end accounting for our Puebla operations, ensuring compliance, accuracy, and strong financial control in a integral environment. This role oversees general accounting, statutory and tax compliance, month‑end close, internal controls (SOX), audits, and partners with business leaders to support decision‑making and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Accounting & Close
- Own the month‑end, quarter‑end, and year‑end close (R2R) ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant financial statements under IFRS and local GAAP (NIFs).
- Review and post journal entries, accruals, provisions, prepayments, intercompany and eliminations.
- Oversee balance sheet integrity: reconciliations, aging, open items,



and corrective actions.

Tax, Compliance & Statutory
- Ensure on‑time and accurate tax compliance (ISR/IVA/IEPS, DIOT, retentions) and statutory filings; coordination with external advisors when needed.
- Guarantee CFDI 4.0 timeliness/accuracy (AR/AP) and alignment with SAT requirements.
- Maintain robust internal controls and SOX narratives/testing, including risk assessments and remediation plans.

Costing, Inventory & Fixed Assets
- Oversee cost accounting and inventory valuation (standard cost updates, variances, cycle counts, and adjustments).
- Manage fixed assets lifecycle: capitalization, depreciation, disposals, CIP tracking.

Cash, AR/AP & Intercompany
- Manage intercompany reconciliations, netting, transfer pricing documentation (in coordination with Tax/Treasury).

Audits & Governance
- Lead external and internal audits, ensuring timely PBC lists, sampling support, and closure of audit findings.
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