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Clara, a leading B2B fintech for spend management in Latin America, is seeking a Head of Financial Operations / Controller to join its finance team and report directly to the CFO. This role offers the opportunity to scale and modernize the controllership function at one of the region's fastest-growing startups.
You will own controllership end-to-end, including the monthly close and consolidation across all entities, leading the annual financial audit from planning through external auditor sign-off, and maintaining a strong internal controls environment aligned with public-market expectations. You'll take a global perspective on financial operations, supporting treasury, regulatory, tax, and investor/lender requirements across Clara's multi-country footprint.
A key part of this role is transformation: you'll own NetSuite as the system of record, implement AI tools and automation across the closing cycle and finance workflows, and build a unified controllership operating model so every country controller operates consistently.
You'll work closely with country controllers, FP&A, Treasury, Legal, and external auditors. Clara prioritizes candidates based in Mexico City or São Paulo but is open to remote arrangements for the right candidate.
Required qualifications include 8–10+ years of accounting or controllership experience with multi-entity, multi-currency consolidation; proven track record leading annual audits with Big 4 firms; deep, hands-on NetSuite expertise; demonstrated success deploying AI and automation in finance; and bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish/Portuguese. A bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or business is required; MBA or CPA is a plus. Startup and fintech experience in LatAm is highly valued.
