Finance Coordinator, LATAM
Mexico City
Job Summary
We currently have a great opportunity for a Finance Coordinator for our operations in Latam. This position reports to our Finance Manager - Community Programs. This position will be located in Mexico City. The successful candidate will be highly accountable, detail-oriented, self-motivated, comfortable making decisions, proactive, and have a demonstrated ability to quickly establish trusting relationships within and outside of the company.
Responsibilities:
- Provide top quality and timely customer support to our Community Leaders with their financial processes, including budgeting, reimbursements, invoicing and more.
- Create materials to train and support Community Leaders on finance issues.
- Automate manual support processes where possible (ie canned responses in Spanish, templates etc).
- Perform activities of accounts payable in order to ensure compliance with all financial obligations of the company.
- Perform activities of accounts receivable in order to ensure that all the company's claims are received in a timely manner.
- Prepare cash forecasts, to detect funding needs or investment of resources.
- Negotiate banking expenses, insurance and other bank charges in order to minimize the costs of such transactions.
- Check the accuracy of all documentation relating to payments, according to the established rules and procedures.
- Support the office lead with office management duties such as managing the relationship with landlord, banks, and others.
- Control contracts for services, leasing, rental, and long-term financing.
- Prepare monthly cash flow, profit & loss and balance sheet reports.
- Perform month end close task to ensure all event finances have been closed properly.
- Work with and provide monthly accounting documentation to our tax accountant to ensure proper tax reporting
- Create invoices in Facturama Platform, rRegister sales and issue invoices to customers.
- Keep files and records of the company updated and organized.
- Provide finance updates to the Techstars staff.
- Ensuring compliance to Mexican and US Accounting.
Qualifications:
- Fluent in Spanish and English
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting strongly preferred
- Minimum of 3 years of experience
- Accrual Accounting knowledge
- Tax law knowledge in México
- Previous experience with working with MS Excel/Google Sheets
- Strong initiative and ability to manage multiple projects timely & accurately
- Tech savvy and can pick up new processes and systems fast
- Excellent Communication skills - written and verbal
- Must be detail oriented with strong organizational and analytical skills
- Ability to work well with others in fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Ability to work independently and as a team member with excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Fits the Techstars culture (people-oriented, adaptable, supportive, creative)
Perks and Compensation:
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience
- Flexible Time Off Policy
- Professional Development Stipend
- "GiveBack" Days
- Deep exposure to Techstars’ network of 5000+ top caliber entrepreneurs, investors, mentors and corporations
About Techstars
About Techstars Techstars is the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed. Techstars founders and their teams connect with other entrepreneurs, experts, mentors, alumni, investors, community leaders, and corporate partners who will help their companies grow. Techstars operates three divisions: Techstars Startup Programs, Techstars Mentorship-Driven Accelerator Programs and Techstars Corporate Innovation Partnerships. Techstars Mentorship-Driven Accelerator Programs help founders do more faster and Techstars Startup Programs inspire, educate and connect entrepreneurs. Techstars Corporate Innovation Partnerships helps brands supercharge growth by accelerating innovation and cultural transformation. Techstars accelerator portfolio includes more than 1,700 companies with a market cap of $20.6 Billion. www.techstars.com
Techstars is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, age, national origin, religion, physical or mental disabilities, marital status, Veteran status, sexual orientation, nor any other basis prohibited by law.