Accountant

The Accountant will be part of Cubico´s Finance team in Mexico, based in Mexico City. The Accountant will manage the company’s financial records to ensure accuracy and compliance with accounting standards and regulations. Their duties include bookkeeping, preparing financial statements and creating financial reports, overseeing the budget, among others. 

The Accountant will report directly to the local Accounting and Tax Manager.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the accounting of two legal entities.
• Compliance activities, including journal entry (JE) posting, while maintaining proper supporting documentation for balance sheet and income statement accounts.
• Recording and reconciliation of intercompany transactions.
• Responsible for the month-end closing process.
• Support external audit processes, serving as a key point of contact for auditors.
• Preparation and issuance of monthly financial statements.
• Analysis of EBITDA and OpEx variances.
• Support Tax with requests from the Tax Authorities, when applicable.
• Preparation of information for transfer pricing studies.
• Budget management.
• Analysis, calculation, and recording of monthly, quarterly, and annual accruals and provisions.
• Account clean-up and reconciliation, account analysis, and detailed review of accounting processes.
• Coordinate and follow up with internal teams and vendors to ensure timely completion of activities and deliverables.

Key stakeholders

• Accounting and Tax Manager 
• Operations Team
• Central/Local Project’s Team 
• External/internal auditors and accounting/tax firms

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting
• Previous experience in a similar position 
• Previous experience in the power sector is preferred
• Previous experience in a Big 4 is preferred
• Intermediate / Advance English (speaking, comprehension and reading)
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Experience in ERP usage (Dynamics will be a plus)
• Ability to collaborate and participate in multidisciplinary teams
• Problem-solver with the creativity to identify solutions and the drive to implement them
• Ability to work effectively under pressure in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.