About the Role: We are seeking an experienced Contador Público to own the accounting and tax preparation for our Colombian entity and to support accounting across our US entities. Reporting to the Accounting Supervisor, this role pairs Colombian statutory and tax compliance with hands-on US entity accounting and ownership of the accounts receivable cycle.
You will work alongside our Colombia-based Junior Accountant, who owns accounts payable. Between you, the two of you cover the transactional cycle end to end.
This is a hands-on role on a small team, with real ownership of the Colombian compliance calendar and exposure well beyond a single set of books. It is idóneo for someone who has worked in small to mid-sized companies or in the Colombian subsidiary of a multinational, where adaptability, ownership, and wearing multiple hats are essential, and who wants scope beyond a single set of books.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to
• Own Colombian statutory accounting and tax compliance, including:
• The full accounting cycle under NIIF as adopted in Colombia (Decreto 2420 de 2015), on the PUC, through monthly and annual financial statements
• The DIAN calendar: IVA, retención en la fuente, autorretención de renta, and the annual declaración de renta
• ICA and retención de ICA in each municipality where the company is registered
• Información exógena, including the third-party reconciliation work through the year that keeps the annual filing routine
• Facturación electrónica, documento soporte, and nómina electrónica
• Payroll compliance: PILA, seguridad social and parafiscales, and prestaciones sociales (prima, cesantías and intereses, vacaciones), including liquidaciones
• Cross-border requirements: declaraciones de cambio and Banco de la República registration for funding and service flows with the US parent
• Intercompany support through the year, and coordination of transfer pricing documentation with the external advisor
• Coordination of
📌 Staff Accountant (Bogotá)
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📍 Bogotá