Accountant I

Description

Position Summary: CommScope is seeking an Accountant I to ensure accounting and regulatory compliance, collaborate on audits, and improve processes within a global company. Key Highlights: 1. Ensure compliance with legal requirements and U.S. GAAP. 2. Collaborate on audits and optimize accounting processes. 3. Interact with internal clients and support regulatory reporting. CommScope is a global innovator in broadband technology. Our team collaborates with leading service and content providers to create personalized, mobile entertainment and communication solutions. At CommScope, we continuously redefine connectivity to drive a smarter, simpler, and more connected world. CommScope’s customers include service providers (cable, broadband, telecommunications, satellite), commercial verticals, small businesses, and the individuals they serve. We win when our customers win—and that drives everything we do. CommScope is hiring an **Accountant I** to join our Accounting team. **This position is based in Bogotá, Colombia.** *Valid work authorization for Colombia is mandatory; sponsorship is not offered (only Colombian citizens will be considered for this role).* **How You’ll Help Us Connect the World** Under supervision, responsible for accounting activities across CommScope’s legal entities in Colombia. Ensure compliance with Colombian legal requirements as well as U.S. GAAP. Responsible for journal entry posting, account reconciliations, etc. May be assigned to specific areas and projects as needed. Liaise with our partners, third-party vendors, and the Shared Services organization. Provide business finance information and deliver required financial reports, income tax workpapers, and other supporting financial analyses as needed. **Essential Requirements:** * Degree in Public Accounting or currently completing final semesters. * Minimum 3 years of experience in Accounting. * Knowledge of IFRS. * Familiarity with Colombian tax and labor regulations. **Knowledge and Skills** * Strong verbal and written communication skills. * Ability to multitask and manage shifting priorities in a growing company. * Self-motivated, entrepreneurial, with the capacity and desire to manage assigned workload. * Ability to prioritize and manage assigned workload, including projects. * Team-oriented with a desire to contribute to the success of the Shared Services team. * Attention to detail. * Proficiency in office productivity tools. **Job Functions and Responsibilities:** * Ensure financial integrity and compliance with U.S. GAAP, local legal requirements, Sarbanes\-Oxley regulations, and other applicable standards. * Collaborate on conducted audits. * Proactively identify potential accounting issues and work with various internal and external teams to resolve them. * Participate in developing accounting processes, policies, and procedures to enhance and standardize current practices. * Other projects as needed, which may include legal entity mergers, leading implementation of new software systems (e.g., Concur, Tax Software, account reconciliation tools, etc.), and other initiatives. * Perform month-end general ledger close for supported entities. * Prepare journal entries and account reconciliations. * Interpret company policy to ensure all accounts are reconciled correctly. * Interact with internal clients to obtain and/or provide required information. * Support internal and external audit requests, regulatory reports, and corporate requests. * Support and monitor SAGRILAFT and PTEE compliance requirements. * Perform monthly amortization of insurance policies and prepare necessary reports for reconciliation. * Record and assign withholding tax in the company-designated format, submitting for accounting recognition to the Accounts Payable department. * Generate purchase orders on the ARIBA platform. * Complete compensation account entries (Form 10\). * Download monthly sales invoices (PDF). * Calculate and reconcile national and district taxes, along with monthly and annual revenue reconciliation. * Calculate monthly local currency exchange rate differences. * Perform account settlement processes. * Reclassify accounts and cost centers. * Conduct monthly review of accounting records (import invoices, administrative charge billing, import declarations, etc.). * Generate acknowledgments and supporting documents in accordance with DIAN’s invoicing resolution. * Reconcile payroll consolidations versus accounting records. * Analyze, review, and request advance withholding certificates (Rete fuente, ICA, VAT). * Issue advance withholding certificates (Rete fuente, ICA, VAT). * Issue local and export invoices via the technology provider. * Request and update electronic invoicing authorization. * Prepare national and district external information reports. * Foreign exchange external information report. * Annual SuperSociedades report. * Cross-check sales invoices issued (technology provider) against accounting records and DIAN data. * Support responses to government agency inquiries. * Assist in preparation of annual financial statements. * Renew Chamber of Commerce registration. * Track payments for administrative services. * Register technology import contracts. * Update RUT and RIT registrations. **Desired Qualifications:** * SAP knowledge. * English B1 level (spoken and written). **What Happens After You Submit Your Application?** Learn how to prepare for the next steps in our Recruitment Process by visiting: https://careers.commscope.com/how\-we\-hire \#LI\-CC1