Senior Accountant, Latin America

About AgroFresh

Imagine a world with less food waste and stronger, more sustainable produce businesses. Where consumers everywhere have even more abundant and delicious produce options. This is our singular focus at AgroFresh and what inspires our colleagues every day.

AgroFresh is an AgTech innovator and global leader with a mission to prevent food loss/waste and conserve the planet's resources by providing a range of science-based solutions, digital technologies, and high-touch customer services. In a world fraught with climate change and shrinking natural resources, we partner with growers, packers, and retailers bringing solutions across the food supply chain to enhance the quality and extend the shelf life of fresh produce. The AgroFresh organization has 40 years of post-harvest experience across a broad range of crops, including pome fruit (apples/pears), citrus, avocados, and mangoes - and we continue to expand into new countries and crops and pre-harvest.

What the Role Delivers

This position is responsible to perform and analyze activities related to product costing, expenditure, product manufacturing analysis, inventory evaluation and make recommendations in order to reduce financial wastages and increase profitability for the region. Additionally, to perform moderately complex accounting activities relating to the maintenance of a complete and accurate general ledger, management reports and financial statements in order to maximize the region's cash flow and minimize bad debts. This role will report regional financial results on a monthly basis to management to enable appraisal of the company's actual performance against target for the region.

Key Responsibilities

In order of relative importance

• Manage the region's debtors' book: customer invoicing, distributor commission calculation and payments, receivables management, receivables reconciliation.
• Daily Bank processing: both local and foreign bank transactions.
• Contact and management of BPOs (Business Partners Outsourced) that perform local accounting in the countries.
• Monthly tax evaluation/preparation with BPOs and submission to authorities in the countries of the region.
• Stock control management + monthly stock takes.
• Assist with creation and maintenance of bills of materials for the site and product cost calculations.
• Perform month-end and year-end close processes including journal processing and monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Assist with budgeting and forecasting.
• ERP system set-ups: Business Partner master data setup /maintenance+ material master data setup/maintenance.
• Assist in completion of annual statutory audit and annual group audit.

Who to Work With

Primary internal and external stakeholders

• Accounting Manager, LATIN AMERICA
• Global & Corporate Finance Teams
• External Auditors
• Operations

How We Work

AgroFresh core competencies - those in italics apply for people leaders

• Accountability for Results
• Mindset for Growth
• Customer Centricity
• One AgroFresh

What the Job Requires

• A Bachelor's degree in Accounting
• Preference for licensed CPA or chartered accountant
• 5 years' experience in a similar role
• Experience with SAP a plus
• Fluent in English and Spanish

What to Have Done and Know How to Do

These skills and experiences are highly desirable; however, they do not preclude exceptions based on an individual's performance history and demonstrated potential.

• Proven work experience as a Financial Accountant and or Cost Accountant.
• Proper knowledge of product costing calculations / maintenance.
• Knowledge of accounting regulations.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel and accounting software.
• High attention to detail and excellent time-management abilities.

Why Work Here

• We work every day to improve the quantity and quality of fresh produce and reduce food waste - that is important to every person on the planet!
• We have a rich history and are known for our quality products.
• We have an enterprising spirit and are looking for like-minded problem-solvers to help us accomplish our goals.
• We focus on the Critical Few priorities that are important for us and our customers and then hold ourselves accountable to deliver.
• We are growing and transforming - both our business and the industry.
• We are committed to developing our colleagues and helping you advance in your career.
• We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages

Local Details

• Pay: AgroFresh takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs.
• Bonus: This position is bonus eligible
• This is a hybrid position in Sao Paolo, Brazil requiring 2-days per week in the office