F5 Accounting Manager 

Mexico, Jalisco, Guadalajara 

196133831

This role will cover a wide range of areas under the scope of F5 GL Accounting within LATAM. This includes preparing and maintaining the accounting for the Company’s LATAM based subsidiaries as well as managing regulatory compliance requirements for those subsidiaries. This role will frequently partner with internal F5 stakeholders, locally based accountants and external auditors.

Primary Responsibilities

• Reviewing, compiling and recording monthly journal entries that include transfer pricing, inter-company activities, and other operating activities.
• Perform monthly reconciliations to support the completeness and accuracy of applicable balance sheet accounts.
• Manage required legal entity regulatory reporting and communications within the LATAM region.
• Collaborate with HR, Payroll and other departments to ensure regulatory compliance as well as complete and accurate accounting results.
• Oversee local accounts payable functions including required Coupa inputs, processing and approvals.
• Review and coordinate preparation of audit deliverables on a timely basis and be the primary liaison to local accountants as well as internal and external auditors.
• Leverage automation solutions (Alteryx, UiPath, etc.) to design and implement process improvement initiatives to streamline and modernize our accountingenvironment.
• Manage regional accounting system implementations, as needed. This work may include project management, requirements gathering, process and system design, partnering with stakeholders, and communication to management.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Other responsibilities

• Uphold F5’s Business Code of Ethics and model the Be F5/Lead F5 Behaviors.
• Promptly report violations of the Code or other company policies.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong understanding of regulatory requirements for doing business in Mexico and Latin America.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP and local statutory accounting rules.
• Oracle eBS experience is strongly preferred.
• Expertise in process automation tools using Alteryx, UiPath, or like solutions preferred.
• Hands-on experience with Coupa Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and Blackline Account Reconciliation preferred.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with a high attention to detail; sound judgment showing logic-based decision-making, and a hands-on approach with stakeholders.
• Strong project management and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across departments globally.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information.
• Flexible and open to new ideas and processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or related field
• 5 or more years of experience working in a large public accounting firm or multi-national corporate enterprise is preferable
• Candidate with a CPA (or equivalent) is preferred, but not required

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Duties are performed in an office environment while sitting at a desk or computer table
• Duties require the ability to utilize a computer, communicate over the telephone, and read printed material
• Duties may require being on call periodically and working outside normal working hours (evenings and weekends)

The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.