Accounting Specialist

**Our purpose**

Join a team that’s passionate about partnership. With careers at Dow, we take time to explore questions and talk to each other. We love to learn. Our people are driven by limitless curiosity.

We are an innovative, customer centric, inclusive, and sustainable materials science company.
- Employing 36,500 individuals
- Across 109 manufacturing sites
- In over 31 countries

Our portfolio of products and solutions include:

- Plastics: With new technology trends, our plastic additives can be experienced in many everyday items including vinyl, blow-molding bottles, film, rigid containers, PVC plastics, siding, decks and rails, foam pipes and profile formulations, window frames and high-efficiency lubricants.
- Industrial intermediates: As the product of a reaction that is beneficial when used as a precursor chemical for another product, industrial intermediates can take on many shapes and forms. Ours are used in home comfort and appliance, building and construction, adhesives and lubricants, and more.
- Coatings: Whether it’s a water-based coating or solvent-based coating, a thin film is deposited on materials to enhance specific properties such as enhanced performance, durability, aesthetics, and sustainability.

We make diversity and inclusion a priority—because sharing our perspectives and building on each other’s ideas will drive innovation. Could you imagine yourself in a place like this?

The LAA Controllers organization has an opportunity within the **South & **North Controllers team** for an **Accounting Specialist** position located in **Sao Paulo, Brazil**. This position plays a key role in ensuring the overall accuracy and integrity of the financial statements and support the management and the Entity Accounting Leader in Financial and Statutory Accounting,

**Responsibilities / Duties**
- Participates in various accounting functions including and not limited to general ledger maintenance, review of the financial scorecard, US GAAP to Statutory, reconciliations, ensure compliance to operational policies and processes.
- Preparation of financial statement footnotes and supporting schedules
- Accountable for aiding with the monthly, quarterly, and yearly accounting close.
- Assists with implementing accounting policies and procedures to ensure all financial transactions are executed according to GAAP and IFRS principles.
- Preparations of fluctuation analysis and performance of financial statement analytics, providing meaningful explanations for fluctuations provided to senior management.
- Implementation and documentation of internal controls and procedures as required by SOX;
- Participation in process streamlining and improvement projects.
- In charge by annual financial audits and quarterly reviews with external auditors, including preparation and review of schedules.
- Interacting with internal and external stakeholders.
- Coordinating closely with the other finance teams to ensure complete and accurate accruals.
- Support the leadership with accounting analysis.
- Planning and structuring work activities and setting deadlines, monitoring the progress and results.
- Leading accounting projects (M&A).
- Works within established Maintenance Work Processes and helps resolve issues that surface because of planning and scheduling work.

**Experience**
- Bachelor´s Degree in Accounting
- Professional License (CRC) - Active
- Experience in Big 4 public accounting firm is desired.
- Understanding of GAAP and applicable accounting rules and regulations.
- Experience working with SAP.
- Six or more years of relevant work experience preferred in manufactory industry.
- Experience in the preparation and review of general ledger posting and account reconciliation.
- Experience in the preparation and review of local Ledger for Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Costa Rica, and Chile is desired.

**Your skills, knowledge, and abilities include**:

- Fluent English. Intermediate Spanish is desired
- Knowledge of FASB, SEC requirements, SOX, GAAP, and IFRS accounting best practices and, cross-functional accounting impacts.
- Communication
- Interpersonal Effectiveness
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong organization and problem solver skills.

**Additional notes**:

- No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position
- Domestic relocation support is not available.
- International relocation support is not available.
- We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations if you qualify as a person with disabilities.
- ** Please do not forget to attach your resume.**

Dow Offers:

- A robust total rewards program, including: competitive base pay, variable pay that rewards individual, team, and Company performance, and comprehensive benefits
- On-going learning opportunities within a diverse, inclusive and rewarding work environment
- Career experiences that can span different Dow businesses and functions with opportunities for personal and professional growth