The Accounting Leader reports directly to the Country Controller, who reports to the Regional Controller. The General Accounting Leader has the primary responsibility to support the Controllership Team to ensure the monthly, quarterly and year-end financial reporting is timely and accurate. This position is responsible for the accounting analysis, monthly financial statement closing and support on effective internal controls in compliance with SOX, company policies, and USGAAP and Local GAAP. The General Accounting Leader also has the responsibility to interface with Internal and External Audit.
Why This Role Matters
- Critical role driving financial excellence and business performance: This position is essential to achieving local and regional Controllership objectives by ensuring timely, accurate financial close activities, high-quality reporting, and direct support of key business and performance indicators across the Americas and globally.
- Enhances financial accuracy and compliance: The role plays a key part in improving the accuracy of financial provisions, ensuring proper accounting treatment and supporting audits and fiscal reviews, helping maintain strong financial governance and decision-making.
- Leads process improvement and operational efficiency: By driving cross-functional alignment, leveraging automation and technology (including SAP), and implementing continuous improvement initiatives, this role strengthens data quality and streamlines critical finance processes.
- Develops talent and guides teams through change: Success in the role requires strong leadership, coaching, and influencing skills to develop team members, support organizational transitions, adapt to shifting priorities, and help the team navigate a dynamic business environment.
What you'll do
- Responsible for the financial reporting processes accurate and timely. This includes the monthly, quarterly and annual financial statement closing procedures, account reconciliations, and establishing judgmental reserve balances.
- Ensure processes are in compliance with U.S. GAAP and Company Policies.
- Accomplish with SOX requirements.
- Support on audit activities with internal and external auditors.
- Supervise Intercompany and Accounts Payable Transactions.
- Provide timely and accurate account analysis and reporting.
- Analyze accounts under his responsibility explaining any deviation or pending items.
- Responsible for the upkeep and upgrades of the accounting systems and for accounting initiatives.
- Maintain accounting entries aligned with company policies and local requirements.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives related to finance processes and systems.
- Build organizational capability for innovation through training and other avenues.
- Maintain effective communication and relationship with local and regional leadership team.
What We’re Looking For
- Bachelor's degree in Public Accounting.
- Advance or Fluency in English and Spanish.
- Desired: Master degree or certification in Finance.
- Minimum 5 years of progressively more responsible experience in accounting / analysis in multinational companies.
- Strong analytical skills; able to understand complex data and issues with demonstrated ability to think outside the box.
- People management skills; ability to develop team members through coaching and feedback.
- Track record of achieving measurable business objectives.
- Thorough understanding of IFRS and U.S. GAAP, accounting for complex transactions and internal controls in compliance with SOX.
- Strong knowledge, understanding, and practical skills in relevant systems (i.e. ERP system (SAP preferred), MS Office products,) as applicable to the country.
- Consulting skills, including the ability to draw on the ideas of key team members and convert them into meaningful plans.
- Interpersonal skills that establish and maintain excellent relationships and credibility quickly. Creates team atmosphere while achieving key objectives.
- Demonstrates understanding of how key accounting decisions impact the business units and forecasted operating results/cash flows.
- Knowledge in consolidation process.
- Knowledge in Factory, Supply Chain and logistic process.
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Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 63,000 people and manufactures its products in 48 facilities in 19 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate
Goodyear is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.
