The **Latin America Controller** leads a team that ensures compliance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP) and PPG finance procedures in the region, including the requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX). You should possess organization, analytical, and thinking skills and have Leadership and develop a team of professionals. You will report to VP Finance.
You will be in our site in Queretaro and will be #LI-Hybrid.
**Key Responsibilities**:
- **Serve as internal audit liaison** - Review audit reports to identify common or recurring audit issues. Ensure that post-audit action plans are appropriate and are designed to meet the control goals. Monitor and work with the respective field locations to ensure that the action plan deadlines are met. Work with the field locations to help ensure no repeat audit findings.
- **Establish fraud identification process and review high risk areas - **Work with the legal and compliance function together with finance team to mitigate fraud risk using a risk assessment methodology. Evaluate the adequacy of internal controls to mitigate identified risks, working with business and leaders to implement necessary controls. Support legal and compliance investigations as requested.
- **Liaise with external auditor** - Manage the relationships with external auditor(s) to provide an organized completion of statutory reporting activities.
- **Lead team of professionals** - Manage team of internal control specialists and accountants, driving implementation of projects to ensure control structure. Ensure continued professional development of team members.
- **Project Initiatives **- Lead special projects to ensure compliance with PPG procedures, and local or regional regulations and laws. Support transformation activities intended to improve finance operations to achieve efficient operations, consistent with PPG's control environment.
**Qualifications** (4-6 maximum bullet points in this section)
- Bachelor's degree in accounting, business, finance or economics
- At least 10 years of accounting or related experience.
- Public accounting or internal audit experience.
- A solid technical knowledge of U.S. GAAP and SOX is required.
- Language requirements include English and Spanish fluency, and Portuguese proficiency would be helpful.
- Benefits included will be discussed during the hiring process, like medical benefits, life insurance and more
This job posting may have multiple locations listed. You may work remotely and not be offered to relocate.
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