Financial Accountant - LATAM

at  TikTok

City, Hgo., Mexico -

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Immediate27 Apr, 2025Not Specified28 Jan, 20255 year(s) or aboveFinance,Ifrs,Engineers,English,Latin American Markets,Financial Reporting,Oracle,Excel,Implementation ExperienceNoNo
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Responsibilities
About ByteDance
ByteDance is a global incubator of platforms at the cutting edge of commerce, content, entertainment, and enterprise services - over 2.5 billion people interact with ByteDance products, including TikTok
Why Join Us
Creation is the core of TikTok’s purpose. Our products are built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make our innovations possible. Together, we inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we aim towards achieving every day. To us, every challenge, no matter how ambiguous, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always. At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That’s how we drive impact-for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve. Join us.
Team Introduction
The AMS Global Accounting team is part of the Accounting, Reporting and Central Financial Planning & Analysis team. Our team is handling the entire statutory accounting process for Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Mexico, including advertising and e-commerce activities. We cover the general accounting functions in the USA, Canada and Latin America. We are the owners of general ledger accounting and oversee the month end closing process. We work across various accounting projects and provide technical support. We also support the year end reporting and audit inquiries as required.

Responsibilities

  • Enhance the quality and accuracy of local accounting books.
  • Assist in executing local audits and reporting in Latin America with a focus on Argentina and Colombia.
  • Perform inflationary adjustment in Argentina and Colombia.
  • Assist in the daily activities of accounting financial operations.
  • Assist in new accounting analysis on new product launching/accounting change.
  • Establish strong internal controls over accounting operations including system configuration.
  • Research accounting implications (in collaboration with TikTok’s accounting headquarter team in Hong Kong) from

changes in the business, stay up-to-date on changes in industry trends and use the information to inform internal

decisions.

  • Partner with the global accounting/reporting teams to operationalize the accounting relating to complex transactions.
  • Partner with the local accounting firms to finish local bookkeeping operations.
  • Coordinate with external and internal auditors to ensure timely completion of audit requests, and aid in the research

and analysis of audit issues raised.

  • Basic knowledge of local tax rules and its accounting implications.
  • Work closely with reporting/tax teams to ensure compliance with the local GAAP, IFRS and internal policies through

effective communications and globally coordinated execution. Also, able to translate/apply GAAP/international policies

to operationalize complex accounting issues, including assessing the design and/or effectiveness of internal controls.

  • Stay up-to-date with relevant accounting standards, and assess operational implications for any relevant changes.
  • Work closely with all areas of accounting and cross-functional teams such as AR, AP, Tax, Payroll, Marketing, MSO,

SMB and e-Commerce.
Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

  • BA/BS degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
  • Strong knowledge of Financial reporting & Brazil, Argentina, Colombia local.
  • 5+ years of financial statements auditing, financial accounting or similar experience.
  • Local filing experience.
  • System implementation experience.
  • Analytical experience, including experience in Excel.
  • Applicable in-house TMT industry experience.
  • Experience working with business partners and engineers to effect changes.
  • Experience in optimizing or re-designing existing processes resulting from business needs.
  • Working proficiency in Portuguese and English is required as the role will be working with systems, reading technical

documents and communicating with Latin American and Non-Latin American markets in Portuguese and English.

  • CPA & CRC certification required.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Familiarity with local GAAP and IFRS.
  • Experience working with LATAM countries, familiar with LATAM accounting policies.
  • Experience with Oracle.
  • Spanish proficiency is preferred as this role will support the Latin American Markets.
  • Tech industry experience.

TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://shorturl.at/cdpT2

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Responsibilities:

  • Enhance the quality and accuracy of local accounting books.
  • Assist in executing local audits and reporting in Latin America with a focus on Argentina and Colombia.
  • Perform inflationary adjustment in Argentina and Colombia.
  • Assist in the daily activities of accounting financial operations.
  • Assist in new accounting analysis on new product launching/accounting change.
  • Establish strong internal controls over accounting operations including system configuration.
  • Research accounting implications (in collaboration with TikTok’s accounting headquarter team in Hong Kong) fro


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Accounting

Accounts / Finance / Tax / CS / Audit

Accounts Management

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Accounting, Finance

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City, Hgo., Mexico