Financial Controller

Controller

• Remote (LATAM-based; strong overlap with Toronto/Eastern North American hours)

• Compensation: $4,500 to $6,000 USD/month

• Full-time, contractor

• Tech Stack: QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite, Excel/Google Sheets, Claude, ChatGPT, automation platforms, APIs, scripts, and no-code/low-code tools

At Near, we connect top talent in Latin America with exciting remote opportunities at U.S.-based companies. Our mission is to create better lives by fostering a remote work culture that transcends borders.

About the Company:

Our client is a growing global technology company focused on asset tracking, with operations across Latin America and plans to expand further. They are building a modern, scalable finance organization that combines strong financial controls with practical AI and automation.

About the Role:

We’re looking for a Finance Operations Lead / Controller to own and continuously improve the finance function. This is not a bookkeeping role or a purely strategic CFO position—you will operate between execution and leadership.

You will work closely with the CEO/owner, oversee finance operations across multiple entities and markets, guide finance administrators and bookkeepers, identify risks early, and improve processes, controls, and reporting.

You Will:

• Own the end-to-end finance operating cycle, including month-end close, reconciliations, AP/AR, billing, cash management, journal entries, accruals, and financial reporting.

• Review P&Ls, balance sheets, bank reconciliations, and management reports to ensure accuracy and reliability.

• Build and maintain 13-week cash-flow forecasts, budgets, and variance analyses.

• Supervise, coach, and review the work of finance administrators and bookkeepers.

• Establish clear finance procedures, controls, checklists, and escalation processes.

• Partner directly with the CEO/owner and communicate financial risks, gaps, and recommendations clearly.

• Support operations across multiple countries, entities, currencies, and external accounting or tax partners.

• Identify unusual transactions, reporting inconsistencies, compliance risks, and process failures.

• Use AI, automation, spreadsheets, scripts, APIs, and internal tools to reduce manual work and surface exceptions faster.

• Improve workflows such as reconciliations, AR aging, collections, billing checks, cash-flow monitoring, expense review, and close processes.

About You:

Your Background:

• 7+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience.

• Experience as a Financial Controller, Assistant Controller, Accounting Manager, Finance Manager, Finance Operations Lead, or similar.

• CPA required; CA, ACCA, or CMA certifications are highly valued.

• Strong hands-on knowledge of AP/AR, bank reconciliations, month-end close, financial reporting, accruals, cash flow, and balance-sheet reviews.

• Experience managing or reviewing the work of accounting staff, bookkeepers, or finance administrators.

• Strong financial judgment and the ability to recognize when numbers, assumptions, or reports do not make sense.

• Experience supporting North American or international businesses.

• Strong professional English communication skills.

• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills.

• Experience with QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite, or similar accounting systems.

• Comfortable working directly with senior leadership and handling sensitive financial information.

• Reliable, mature, highly accountable, and proactive in following issues through to resolution.

• Critical thinker and problem solver who can challenge assumptions respectfully.

AI & Automation Experience:

• Practical experience using AI and automation in finance operations is essential.

• Able to demonstrate finance workflows, tools, dashboards, automations, or reporting improvements you have personally built.

• Familiar with tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, AI coding tools, APIs, scripts, Zapier, Make, or similar platforms.

• Understands what can be automated safely and what requires human judgment, review, controls, and documentation.

Nice to Have:

• Experience supporting multiple entities, countries, currencies, or cross-border finance operations.

• Familiarity with Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, or broader LATAM finance environments.

• Experience with audit support, external accountants, tax advisors, and compliance requirements.

• Experience improving finance processes in a high-growth or technology-driven company.

• Experience building AI-assisted reconciliation, reporting, AR/collections, anomaly detection, or finance knowledge workflows.