Financial Leader 100 remote

Position: Financial Leader
Location: Colombia %100 remote
Department: Financial
Reports to: CEO & Founder
Contract Type: Permanent contract directly with the company
Schedule: Monday to Thursday 7am 5pm Friday 7am 4pm (Schedule adapted to our headquarters in Cumming GA)
Salary: $7.000.000 COP

Job Summary:
Direct the companys economic strategy and overall profitability leading margin analysis sales forecasting and optimization of financial operations between Colombia and the United States. Their role is to transform accounting execution into business intelligence to support decision-making at the Presidents level.

Responsibilities:
Financial Planning and Forecasting

• Budgeting and Control: Lead the preparation of the annual budget and analyze deviations monthly proposing tactical adjustments.

• Forecasting and Projections: Execute the monthly financial forecast integrating sales and operations planning (S&OP).

• Cash Flow: Manage cash flow projections to ensure the operating liquidity of all business units.

Profitability and Channel Analysis (E-commerce & Retail)

• Channel Monitoring: Analyze the specific profitability of Shopify Amazon and Distributors.

• Margins and ROI: Evaluate the gross margin by channel the impact of discounts and the Return on Investment (ROI) in expansion projects or new launches.

• Sales Support: Provide pricing analysis and financial visibility to strengthen commercial negotiations and decision-making.

• Cost analysis of new projects.

Administrative Control and International Regulations

• Accounting Cycle: Oversee the timely delivery of financial statements under IFRS (Colombia) and US GAAP (USA).

• Tax Management: Ensure compliance with regulations before the DIAN (Colombian Tax Authority) and the IRS (Internal Revenue Service).

• Expense Efficiency: Control OPEX (operating expenses) and monitor accounts receivable recovery to optimize collection days.

Business Intelligence

• Dashboards: Build and maintain dashboards in Power BI.

• Key Indicators: Report sales vs. target and profitability indicators by client/product.

Leadership and Team Management

• Strategic Direction: Oversee accounting coordination ensuring the alignment of operations with overall financial objectives.

• Control and Validation: Approve monthly closings and team reports (Analyst Assistant SENA National Learning Service) guaranteeing data integrity.

• Technical Mentoring: Act as an escalation point for resolving questions regarding US GAAP/IFRS regulations and complex processes.

• Performance Management: Define operational KPIs for the accounting team and conduct regular results-oriented monitoring.

• Operational Optimization: Standardize workflows to improve efficiency in treasury accounts receivable and timely completion.

Requirements:

Academic Requirements
Professional: Public Accounting Finance Business Administration or Economics.
Postgraduate: Desirable specialization in International Finance IFRS Tax Management or Cost Accounting.

Required Experience

• General Experience: Minimum 7 years in finance accounting or auditing.
  International Operations: Minimum 2 years managing financial operations abroad with a direct emphasis on the United States market (tax obligations banking relationships and reporting).

• Consolidation and Regulatory Compliance: Demonstrable experience in the preparation and consolidation of Financial Statements under IFRS and US GAAP standards.

• Cost Structure: Experience in cost design and control for consumer packaged goods (CPG) or food companies including international logistics and imports.

• Commercial Analysis: Experience in managing and analyzing margins channels and prices as well as determining profitability by customer and product.

• Planning: Proven track record in executing forecasting and financial planning processes (monthly sales and operations).

Essential Technical Skills

• Knowledge of US GAAP and Colombian IFRS accounting principles.

• Understanding of obligations to the IRS and DIAN.

• Power BI (dashboard creation).

• Advanced Excel.

• ERP management.

• IA tools.

• Strategic vision and analytical/critical thinking.

• Assertive communication for direct reports to the President.

• Leadership and management of remote/indirect teams.

Languages:

• English and Spanish B2/C1 (Ability to attend technical meetings and prepare reports in the US).

Compensation and Benefits:

• Birthday off.

• Permanent contract.

• 100% remote work.

• We provide the equipment.

• Essential health insurance.

• Funeral allowance.

• Connectivity allowance.

• Access to the Support Team: our internal wellness program.

• Ricky Joy Academy: internal professional development.

• Discount package with corporate partnerships (gym online courses hotels etc.).

• Opportunities for advancement within the company.