(COL) Accountant

About the Company

A New York-based performance branding agency that builds and scales digital campaigns for consumer brands including The North Face and Ben & Jerry's. The team works across paid social, search, display, and creative, with regional teams in Mexico and Colombia. On-site role in a modern, pet-friendly coworking office.

Role Summary

The Accountant (Contador Público) owns Colombian tax and statutory compliance for the company's Bogota entity, supports the monthly close for the US entities, and runs accounts receivable. The role is full-time and in office in Bogota, Monday to Friday.

Position Details

• Reports to: Accounting Supervisor
• Location: Bogota, Colombia (in office)
• Type: Full-time employee
• Language: Spanish and English (C1 or above)
• Experience: 4+ years since receiving the Tarjeta Profesional
• Education: Título de Contador Público with an active Tarjeta Profesional (JCC)

Key Responsibilities

• Run the full accounting cycle under NIIF and the PUC, with monthly and annual financial statements
• Prepare and file the full DIAN calendar: IVA, retención, autorretención, renta, ICA and exógena
• Manage electronic invoicing and payroll, PILA, social security and prestaciones sociales
• Handle FX declarations with the US parent and coordinate transfer pricing with the advisor
• Close the books monthly for multiple US entities, including accruals and intercompany balances
• Own accounts receivable: invoicing, cash application, collections and aging review
• Prepare bank and balance sheet reconciliations in QuickBooks and keep records audit-ready
• Coordinate the revisor fiscal and tax advisors, and deliver ad hoc analysis in English

Required Skills

• Título de Contador Público and an active Tarjeta Profesional (JCC)
• 4+ years of accounting experience after receiving the tarjeta, preparing complete filings end to end
• Hands-on experience with the full DIAN calendar and Colombian payroll and social security
• Multi-entity experience: closing several sets of books in the same month and managing intercompany balances
• Hands-on accounts receivable ownership
• Accounting or billing platforms such as QuickBooks, Siigo, World Office, Helisa or Bill.com
• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets
• English at C1 or above, spoken and written

Nice to Have

• QuickBooks Online across multiple company files, and Bill.com
• Experience in the Colombian subsidiary of a US or European company, with intercompany and transfer pricing exposure
• Experience supervising or mentoring junior staff
• Specialization in taxation, NIIF or revisoría fiscal

Hiring Process

A typing test, an English test and a take-home accounting project using AI, followed by interviews with the recruiting team, the Accounting Supervisor and two finance directors. Resumes must be in English.

What We Offer

• Unlimited vacation
• Health insurance
• Monthly phone/internet and food stipend
• Professional Development Program
• Dog-friendly office in Bogota