Sr. Regulatory Reporting Accountant

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for an Accounting Lead based in Mexico.

This is a high-impact opportunity for an experienced accounting professional to lead the technical accounting function within a fast-growing fintech environment. You will play a central role in financial reporting, regulatory compliance, internal controls, and accounting integration. The position offers broad visibility across the organization and regular interaction with executive leadership, auditors, regulators, and cross-functional teams. You will lead month-end and year-end close activities while ensuring financial information is accurate, timely, and compliant. A key focus will be integrating a newly acquired regulated financial institution and standardizing accounting practices across the Group. This role is ideal for someone who combines strong technical expertise with a hands-on, ownership-driven approach to problem solving.

Accountabilities

• Lead the month-end and year-end financial close processes, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely delivery of financial information.
• Prepare and review journal entries, account reconciliations, financial statements, and supporting documentation.
• Ensure compliance with Mexican NIF and support IFRS and CNBV regulatory reporting requirements.
• Coordinate internal and external audits, including preparation of audit schedules, documentation, and supporting evidence.
• Lead the accounting integration of a newly acquired SOFIPO, ensuring appropriate processes, controls, and reporting structures are established.
• Standardize accounting policies, procedures, and charts of accounts across the organization.
• Strengthen internal controls, identify accounting risks, and implement opportunities for process improvement and automation.
• Partner with Treasury, Tax, FP&A, Operations, Product, and other teams on strategic and finance-related initiatives.
• Serve as the accounting subject matter expert, providing guidance on complex accounting matters and mentoring junior team members.
• Support broader finance transformation, integration, and process optimization initiatives as the organization continues to scale.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting; CPA certification or equivalent professional qualification is preferred.
• 6–10 years of progressive accounting experience, ideally within banking, fintech, SOFIPO, IFPE, or another regulated financial institution.
• Strong knowledge of Mexican NIF, with practical understanding of IFRS and CNBV regulatory reporting requirements.
• Proven experience leading financial close processes, financial reporting, audits, and internal control initiatives.
• Advanced Excel skills and hands-on experience with ERP platforms such as NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, Dynamics, or similar systems.
• Experience supporting M&A, post-merger integration, finance transformation, or accounting integration projects is highly desirable.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to take ownership of complex accounting matters.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build strong relationships across functions and levels of seniority.
• Customer-centric mindset and an understanding of how high-quality financial information supports better business decisions.
• Hands-on, results-oriented approach and comfort operating in fast-paced, high-growth environments.
• High level of accountability, professional judgment, attention to detail, and commitment to quality.
• Data-driven mindset with a continuous improvement orientation and the ability to use insights to optimize financial processes.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package.
• Fully remote work opportunity from Mexico City, Mexico.
• Full-time employment.
• Opportunity to take a leadership role within a rapidly growing fintech and regulated financial services environment.
• High visibility and direct interaction with executive leadership, auditors, regulators, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Opportunity to lead a significant accounting integration and help shape scalable finance processes.
• Exposure to financial reporting, regulatory compliance, internal controls, and finance transformation initiatives.
• Professional growth through ownership of high-impact projects and strategic finance initiatives.