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What's The Role

Reporting to the LLA Senior Director of Accounting Policy (with a strong indirect reporting relationship to the CWC CFO), this position is responsible for adoption, monitoring and compliance of US GAAP and LLA accounting policies. This position will provide active oversight and assistance to local country operations and assist the Senior Director with technical accounting and financial reporting matters at the Group and CWC levels. The role incorporates responsibility for accounting policy assessments on M&A opportunities, business valuations, and global accounting policy adoption for new rules and standards. This role will provide technical accounting expertise and knowledge with respect to SEC and US GAAP rules, as well as IFRS (as needed for local country reporting).

What You'll Do

The LLA Senior Manager of Accounting Policy leads or assists the Senior Director of Accounting Policy with the following:

Technical Accounting Oversight of Local Entities

• Routine oversight of technical accounting issues across LLA’s Spanish speaking locations, serving as a first-line point of contact for US GAAP and IFRS accounting topics

• Provide Spanish language US GAAP training seminars for accounting and finance teams, including the review and/or preparation of training materials.

• Research and prepare accounting issue memoranda (position papers)

• Support implementation of new accounting and reporting requirements

• Schedule and lead periodic Accounting Issues Calls with designated entities

Accounting for Complex Transactions (Mergers & Acquisitions, Divestments, Impairments, etc)

• Lead preparation of financial models to support accounting valuations for acquisitions, goodwill, receivables, investments, and similar accounts

• Perform, or supervise external consultants performing, procedures required for valuation of acquisitions and other complex transactions.

• Lead reviews and trainings to support accounting policy transition for newly acquired entities.

Manage Core Accounting Policy Activities

• Complete and document SOX control procedures.

• Coordinate review of corporate accounting issues with the external auditors and ensure that all accounting issues addressed with the auditors are appropriately resolved with assistance from the accounting policy directors.

• Timely communication of key issues and decisions with the LLA Senior Director of Accounting Policy,

• LLA Chief Accounting Officer, and various segment/entity chief financial officers, including formal updates through the Accounting Issues Meetings and/or Disclosure Meetings.

• Assistance with maintenance and drafting updates of the Liberty Latin America Accounting Manual

• Review and approval for the accounting treatments for material revenue, procurement, and other contracts.

Process Improvement

• Identify, design and implement improvements in LLA Accounting Policy’s processes, including all the activities above.

What You'll Need

Minimum requirements:

• Effective oral and written communication skills with professional level fluency in English and Spanish

• Bachelor’s and/or graduate degree in accountancy from an internationally accredited university

• United States Certified Public Accountant

• 8-15 years of professional experience applying US GAAP in the international accounting environment, including:

• Minimum 5 years as external auditor at a large international accounting firm

• Attained at least the level of audit manager or equivalent

• Multi-location audit experience

• Direct experience with publicly traded companies

Preferred qualifications:

• Extensive audit experience with US GAAP clients, reporting to a US accounting firm

• Experience with PCAOB audit standards and/or SOX internal control standards

• Professional rotations and/or educational experiences in foreign language environment

• Communications and/or technology industry experience

• Previous experience with Hyperion Financial Manager (HFM) consolidation system

Who We Are

We are the leading telecommunications company, connecting more than 40 markets in Latin America and the Caribbean with our video, broadband internet, telephony, and mobile services under the consumer brands VTR, Flow, Liberty, Más Móvil, BTC, and Cabletica. We started small, and now we’re growing. We’re excited about the future as we strive to unlock opportunities in the region.

Why join us

Technology excites us enables us and drives us. We´re proud of the services we provide, the markets that we serve, and our people coming together to enhance our customers´ lives with technology so that they can connect, work, live and play without missing beat. Throughout Liberty Latin America, our passion and pride are brought to life through our shared vision to bring innovation that will create moments that matter to our customers, delivering growth in our markets with one vision, one culture, and one team.

Liberty Latin America provides equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to age, color, citizenship, disability or perceived disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital or domestic partner status, military or veteran status, national origin, pregnancy/childbirth, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state, and/or local laws.

What You'll Need

Minimum requirements:

• Effective oral and written communication skills with professional level fluency in English and Spanish

• Bachelor’s and/or graduate degree in accountancy from an internationally accredited university

• United States Certified Public Accountant

• 8-15 years of professional experience applying US GAAP in the international accounting environment, including:

• Minimum 5 years as external auditor at a large international accounting firm

• Attained at least the level of audit manager or equivalent

• Multi-location audit experience

• Direct experience with publicly traded companies

Preferred qualifications:

• Extensive audit experience with US GAAP clients, reporting to a US accounting firm

• Experience with PCAOB audit standards and/or SOX internal control standards

• Professional rotations and/or educational experiences in foreign language environment

• Communications and/or technology industry experience

• Previous experience with Hyperion Financial Manager (HFM) consolidation system

Who We Are

We are the leading telecommunications company, connecting more than 40 markets in Latin America and the Caribbean with our video, broadband internet, telephony, and mobile services under the consumer brands VTR, Flow, Liberty, Más Móvil, BTC, and Cabletica. We started small, and now we’re growing. We’re excited about the future as we strive to unlock opportunities in the region.

Why join us

Technology excites us enables us and drives us. We´re proud of the services we provide, the markets that we serve, and our people coming together to enhance our customers´ lives with technology so that they can connect, work, live and play without missing beat. Throughout Liberty Latin America, our passion and pride are brought to life through our shared vision to bring innovation that will create moments that matter to our customers, delivering growth in our markets with one vision, one culture, and one team.

Liberty Latin America provides equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to age, color, citizenship, disability or perceived disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital or domestic partner status, military or veteran status, national origin, pregnancy/childbirth, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by federal, state, and/or local laws.

What You'll Do

The LLA Senior Manager of Accounting Policy leads or assists the Senior Director of Accounting Policy with the following:

Technical Accounting Oversight of Local Entities

• Routine oversight of technical accounting issues across LLA’s Spanish speaking locations, serving as a first-line point of contact for US GAAP and IFRS accounting topics

• Provide Spanish language US GAAP training seminars for accounting and finance teams, including the review and/or preparation of training materials.

• Research and prepare accounting issue memoranda (position papers)

• Support implementation of new accounting and reporting requirements

• Schedule and lead periodic Accounting Issues Calls with designated entities

Accounting for Complex Transactions (Mergers & Acquisitions, Divestments, Impairments, etc)

• Lead preparation of financial models to support accounting valuations for acquisitions, goodwill, receivables, investments, and similar accounts

• Perform, or supervise external consultants performing, procedures required for valuation of acquisitions and other complex transactions.

• Lead reviews and trainings to support accounting policy transition for newly acquired entities.

Manage Core Accounting Policy Activities

• Complete and document SOX control procedures.

• Coordinate review of corporate accounting issues with the external auditors and ensure that all accounting issues addressed with the auditors are appropriately resolved with assistance from the accounting policy directors.

• Timely communication of key issues and decisions with the LLA Senior Director of Accounting Policy,

• LLA Chief Accounting Officer, and various segment/entity chief financial officers, including formal updates through the Accounting Issues Meetings and/or Disclosure Meetings.

• Assistance with maintenance and drafting updates of the Liberty Latin America Accounting Manual

• Review and approval for the accounting treatments for material revenue, procurement, and other contracts.

Process Improvement

• Identify, design and implement improvements in LLA Accounting Policy’s processes, including all the activities above.