LATAM Accounting and Payroll Supervisor

Job Duties

• Under broad direction, responsible for coordinating and supervising staff employees in the activities supporting the general ledger, sub- systems, and related business systems and applications, along with the resultant financial statements.
• Responsible for preparation, review, and accuracy of finance and accounting activities within the department, including executing financial close activities, reviewing and updating business practices, performing internal control self-assessments, preparing forecasts and annual business plans, business analysis, and performing ongoing process improvements.
• Directs a group or section of accountants and/or administrative staff and administers personnel related functions including monitoring of performance and development objectives, and regular performance review discussions.
• Advises management using diverse communication tools on key financial issues, financial performance, financial processes, payroll procedures, legislative requirements.
• Advises management using diverse communication tools on key financial issues, financial performance, or financial processes.
• Responsible for interpreting and applying company policy, controls, and accounting principles to financial transactions.
• Demonstrates advanced functionality of common office environment, functional applications such as SAP and Hyperion, and relevant business applications.
• Demonstrates project management skills and awareness of financial performance metrics such as CVA/NOVA.
• Demonstrates strong knowledge in aspects of general accounting, internal controls and risk mitigation, company policy, financial analysis and statutory reporting, forecasting, and financial applications of varying complexity, as well as advanced levels of proficiency with industry and company acumen. 
• Collaborate with local teams, HR, Legal, and Vendors to drive change and implement processes or system enhancements to ensure delivery of compliant payroll processes and related financial recording.
• Responsible for Root Cause Analysis related to issues, develops recommendation to correct problem, executes corrections, and implements preventative measures.
• Effectively collaborate with local team, understanding requirements, and translating those requirements to others for training purposes, or requirements gathering for project implementation.
• Triage and respond to Service Tickets – supporting leaders, employees and the business related to LATAM payroll issues.

Qualifications

• Requires completion of an undergraduate degree in accounting, business, or other related field and a minimum of seven (7) years of experience in accounting related roles.
• Knowledge of US GAAP or country-specific accounting principles required.
• Knowledge of country-specific payroll, tax, and accounting principles required in Mexico, Colombia, and Argentina.
• Speaks fluent Spanish.
• Knowledge of LATAM payroll regulations/calculations/taxes.
• SAP S4 Hana, SAP ECC, SAP SuccessFactors/Employee Central knowledge.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with ADP Globalview and Celergo.
• Experience with Workforce Time Suite.
• Speaks fluent Portuguese.
• Experience with Brazil payroll, tax, and accounting principles.

World Class Benefits

At Halliburton, we're committed to providing you and your family with a comprehensive and affordable benefits package - which means we offer support for your physical, emotional, financial and parental needs, both now and in the future.  When you join our team, you'll have access to a wide range of resources designed to help you thrive at work and at home.  By clicking here, you can review a summary of the benefits available once you join.