Director Accounting I (Latin America)

TL;DR

Director Accounting I (Latin America): Leading regional controllership across Latin America, including financial reporting, statutory compliance, internal controls, and finance operations with an accent on U.S. GAAP, multinational reporting, and regulated gaming environments. Focus on managing complex cross-border accounting, strengthening SOX controls, coordinating audits, and driving scalable process improvements across multiple jurisdictions.

Location: Hybrid role based in Mexico City, Mexico

Company

Global gaming and entertainment technology provider delivering casino, betting, content, and secure payment solutions across more than 100 jurisdictions.

What you will do

• Lead controllership activities across Latin America, including general accounting, month-end close, reconciliations, statutory reporting, and financial analysis.
• Ensure accurate reporting under U.S. GAAP, company policies, and local statutory requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
• Maintain internal controls and SOX compliance while coordinating external audits, statutory audits, and regulatory examinations.
• Partner with corporate finance, FP&A, tax, treasury, legal, and operational leaders on reporting, forecasting, cash management, intercompany transactions, and transfer pricing.
• Support restructurings, acquisitions, integrations, purchase accounting, and other strategic initiatives.
• Manage and develop regional accounting personnel while driving process standardization and operational improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA or equivalent certification is strongly preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including multinational or regional controllership experience.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. GAAP, internal controls, SOX, and multinational statutory reporting.
• Experience managing finance activities across Latin America, multiple countries, and multiple currencies.
• Experience with ERP systems and financial reporting tools.
• Fluent English required; Portuguese proficiency is a plus.

Nice to have

• Public accounting experience or experience in a complex multinational organization.
• Background in gaming, technology, fintech, or another regulated industry.
• Experience with mergers, integrations, business transformation, or private equity-backed environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, accountable, and inclusive work environment.
• Opportunity to support operations across a global organization with more than 6,000 employees in over 30 countries.
• Emphasis on decision-making, results, innovation, personal energy, and self-leadership.
• Commitment to equal opportunity, diversity, equity, and inclusion.