Senior Accountant

AMPURE

Charge Forward: Powering the Future of Sustainable Mobility More than just a leading provider of innovative charging solutions, Ampure Charging Systems isn't just building EV chargers, we're pioneering the sustainable mobility revolution. Since the world's first modern electric car, our tech has been at the forefront, and today we're a top 100 global automotive supplier with a commanding 41% market share. Our pioneering spirit continues to guide us as we develop charging solutions for a diverse range of applications. We offer a comprehensive portfolio of products for on-road electric vehicles, a well as industrial workhorses like forklifts to airport ground support equipment. Renowned for safety, efficiency, and extending battery life, our chargers pave the way for a climate-neutral mobility of the future. About the Role We are seeking a detail-oriented, analytical, and bilingual (English/Spanish) Senior Accountant based in Florida to join our finance team in support of U.S & Mexico operations. In this role, you will serve as a key financial steward — responsible for managing the general ledger, overseeing month-end close processes, and ensuring full compliance with Mexican regulatory requirements, including IVA (Impuesto al Valor Agregado) and SAT obligations. You will act as a critical liaison between the U.S.-based finance organization and local cross-functional teams in Mexico, ensuring accurate financial record‑keeping, audit readiness, and tax compliance across both jurisdictions. This position requires some local and international travel. What You’ll Do General Ledger & Financial Reporting Prepare and review journal entries, ensuring accurate and timely month-end close processes in compliance with internal policies. Assist in preparing financial statements, including balance sheets and income statements, and perform variance analysis to support business decisions. Conduct monthly reconciliations of balance sheet accounts including cash, prepaid expenses, accruals, and fixed assets. Maintain and develop accounting policies, providing guidance to key stakeholders across the organization. Cost Accounting Own standard costing and cost roll processes; maintain BOMs and routings in the ERP to ensure product costs are current and accurate. Calculate and analyze manufacturing variances (purchase price, usage, labor efficiency, overhead absorption); present findings to ops and supply chain leadership with recommended corrective actions. Support inventory accounting including FIFO/standard cost maintenance and cycle count reconciliations. Partner with FP&A on cost-to-produce modeling, make-vs-buy analysis and margin improvement initiatives. Operations Business Partnering Serve as the dedicated Finance partner to operations, supply chain and/or plant management — attending ops reviews and translating financial data into language that drives decisions. Build and maintain operational dashboards tracking KPIs such as cost per unit, scrap rates and labor productivity; flag trends before they hit the P&L. Support capital expenditure requests — build the ROI model, track spend against authorization and close out projects to fixed assets on time. Assist in the annual budget and quarterly reforecast for COGS and operating expenses; hold budget owners accountable to their numbers with clear, fact-based reporting. Mexico Tax & Regulatory Compliance Own end-to-end management of Mexico's Value Added Tax (VAT), including calculation, collection, reconciliation, reporting, and filings. Ensure compliance with all local (Mexico) and federal (U.S.) tax regulations; assist with tax return filings and audits across both jurisdictions. Monitor legislative and regulatory changes to VAT rules and proactively update internal processes to maintain compliance. Coordinate with external tax advisors and legal counsel as needed. Audit Preparation & Internal Controls Lead the preparation of schedules and documentation required for internal and external audits, including substantiation of completeness, existence, and valuation of financial statement balances. Support local financial audits in Mexico as well as U.S.-facing audit requirements, ensuring documentation is complete, accurate, and audit-ready. Identify and elevate control deficiencies; assist in remediation efforts to strengthen internal controls and financial governance. Cross-Functional Partnership & Projects Serve as the primary liaison between the U.S. finance department and Mexico-based business units, ensuring accurate financial record‑keeping and adherence to organizational policies. Collaborate with operations, legal, HR, and other departments to provide financial insights and resolve accounting matters. Support ad-hoc financial analysis and special projects as directed by senior finance leadership. Travel approximately 20% — including to CA headquarters and other locations — to support team collaboration, audits, and business reviews. Qualifications CPA Required Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish strongly preferred (spoken and written) 7‑10 years of progressive experience in general ledger accounting; experience in a complex, multinational environment strongly preferred. Demonstrated hands‑on experience managing Mexico VAT, including filing, reconciliation, collection, and regulatory compliance. Strong knowledge of local and federal Mexican tax regulations for financial compliance standards. Proven experience preparing for and supporting financial audits — both local Mexican audits and U.S. GAAP audits. Hands‑on experience with NetSuite (ERP); proficiency is required. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, financial modeling) and the broader Microsoft Office suite. Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field. Willingness and ability to travel approximately 20%, including internationally to the United States. Experience working in a U.S.-owned company with Mexico-based operations – strongly preferred Key Competencies Analytical Thinking — ability to interpret financial data, identify discrepancies, and produce actionable insights. Attention to Detail — high degree of accuracy in journal entries, reconciliations, and compliance filings. Communication — strong interpersonal skills to translate financial concepts for non-finance audiences in both English and Spanish. Leadership & Ownership — proactive self-starter who takes full ownership of responsibilities with minimal supervision. Adaptability — comfortable managing multiple deadlines and shifting priorities in a dynamic, cross-border environment. #J-18808-Ljbffr Ampure Charging Systems, Inc.