Senior Accountant Specialist
South Pole is an energetic, global company offering comprehensive sustainability solutions and services. With offices spanning all continents across the globe, we strive to create a sustainable society and economy that positively impacts our climate, ecosystems and developing communities. With our solutions, we inspire and enable our customers to create value from sustainability-related activities.
Our Corporate Functions team is the “enablement engine” of South Pole. Behind the scenes, we provide the business with world-class solutions and best practices that sustain business growth and success. We cover key areas such as Finance, HR, Office Management, Legal, IT, Operations, etc. If you are a smart, ambitious and dynamic professional with a strong passion to make a real difference in the fight against climate change, the below position may be right for you!
Job summary:
In this challenging position you will be responsible for part of the accounting function in South Pole Carbon Asset Management Colombia. As a local Senior Accounting Specialist you will be responsible for coordinating with stakeholders across South Pole and also external stakeholders to ensure reporting is complete in a timely manner.
Main tasks & responsibilities:
Review and validation of the monthly cost database (Colsales), verifying against AQ contracts and the corresponding deliveries and margins report
Review and/or preparation of taxes for delivery to the statutory auditor, coordinating with the officer in charge.
Weekly meetings with the team to review the accounting progress, with continuous reconciliation of the accounting accounts
Review of accounting entries and application of withholding taxes on weekly payments
Calculation and posting of costs on a Weekly
Coordination of the accounting team in relation to assigned functions
Follow-up on accounts receivable, coordinating the execution with the officer in charge
Weekly follow-up of accounts payable including PO payments, in coordination with the officer in charge.
Coordination with the accounting team of the delivery of information to control entities
Annual preparation of the tax due date schedule and information to control entities
Coordination with the accounting manager of the requirements of the statutory audit, follow-up meetings and submission of information requested by the different areas
Establishment of KPIs, monitoring and monthly evaluation of the team, in coordination with the accounting manager
Delivery of verified monthly report, both Gross Profit and monthly report, to the accounting manager two days before the due date, for review and delivery to headquarters
Preparation of the income tax and validation with the accounting management, before being submitted to the statutory auditor
Assume, if necessary, new responsibilities in the accounting and financial area for the growth of South Pole Colombia, adapting to new processes, responsibilities or other functions relevant to the finance and administration team.
Requirements:
Essential -
- Completed studies in Public Accounting and have received public accounting card
- Verified experience in the accounting area, management in operative and control processes, in addition to the compliance with objectives
- Specialisation in the accounting or tax area
- Updated accounting and tax knowledge, insights into International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
- Working knowledge with accounting ERPs
- Proficient written and oral command of Spanish and English
- Expert in Microsoft Office package (Word, Excel)
- Entrepreneurial attitude, sense of responsibility and willingness to take initiative
- Teamwork oriented with a can-do attitude, creativity and prudence
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while keeping attention to details
- Demonstrated experience in managing accounting teams
What we offer:
At South Pole, we care about our employees as much as we care about the planet. South Pole is not just an employer, we are a Team. South Pole does not just offer people a job, we offer you a career. By joining our team, you will find strong purpose and deep meaning in everything you do. You will have the chance to make a real difference for our clients and for the planet, working alongside a passionate team of like-minded colleagues, while building your knowledge/skills and developing your career in a fun, dynamic, international and fast-growing organisation.
We’re a planet of 7.5 billion unique and different people. We all have a contribution to make and South Pole is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, marital status or disability. Our recruitment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
- Department
- Corporate Services
- Locations
- Bogotá
- Remote status
- Hybrid Remote
Bogotá
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Work-life balance
From flexible working hours to flexible workplace (home office), with above-average vacation allowances, we strive to make the work and family life puzzle an easy one for our employees.
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Flexible Vacation Benefits
Options to buy up to 5 extra days of time off.
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Life Insurance
Available to all employees across the world.
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Care for your Wellbeing
Access to mental, physical and financial wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Program (TELUS Health).
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Parental leave
Should any of our employees need to take time off the Iceberg as a result of a new addition to their household, we are happy to be able to offer competitive Paid Parental leave to support them during this time.
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Compassionate Leave
Sometimes life is unpredictable, and when unfortunate events occur, we want to give you peace of mind so you feel fully supported during this time.
What makes us unique
At South Pole, we are first and foremost a purpose-driven Company. People join us because they believe in our mission and want to be part of a community that fights together for our shared values and beliefs. But that is not the only reason why working at South Pole is such a rewarding experience.
- We know that our vision to help create a greener world is both bold and challenging. To achieve it, we settle for nothing less than the absolute best. We form a Community that is stronger than the sum of its parts.
- Entrepreneurial at heart. It’s not just our founders who are entrepreneurs. We actively promote an innovative mindset at all levels of the organisation, where each and every employee is encouraged to challenge the status quo and empowered to make decisions.
- Growing employees in a growing company. With a team of smart, passionate and engaged colleagues, as well as increasing demand from our clients, opportunities to learn, develop our skills and grow our careers are endless.
- All for one, and one for all! Above all other things, what truly drives our dedication and commitment to our purpose is our colleagues. We learn from each other and grow together. Because that is who Penguins are.
About South Pole
Our story began in Zurich, with 5 friends* in 2002. They had a belief and a vision to shape and change the future of the world through climate empowerment, education and projects with their non-profit organisation; MyClimate. These ‘social entrepreneurs’ went on to pioneer climate change with the introduction of South Pole in 2006*. More than 20 years on, with the support of some of the most passionate and talented entrepreneurs around them, who are empowered to all play their part and with their founding belief in aligning purpose with passion, people and profit, they have created South Pole, an organisation that has gone onto positively impact the lives of over 20 million people across the world through its projects, saving over 20,000 km2 of forests from deforestation.
*Patrick Bürgi, Thomas Camerata, Renat Heuberger, Ingo Puhl, and Christoph Sutter
*2006 Joined by Marco Hirsbrunner and Christoph Grobel
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