What does the client’s business do?
Our client designs, manufactures, and sells high-quality vape cartridges and batteries for cannabis extracts. Their products are renowned for delivering consistent flavor while preventing overheating, ensuring an optimal user experience.
What were the requirements?
To succeed in this role, the ideal candidate should possess:
- 3-5 years of experience managing accounts payable and general ledger functions with success.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, ensuring clarity and professionalism when interacting with vendors and colleagues.
- A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration is preferred but not required—strong practical experience can be a solid substitute.
- Proficiency in Excel, leveraging accounting formulas and functions to perform efficient data analysis.
- The ability to work independently in a remote environment, demonstrating self-discipline and excellent time management.
- Top-notch organizational skills to maintain accurate records and streamline processes for increased efficiency.
This led us to Nicolás.
What were the responsibilities?
When Nicolás began, his primary responsibilities included:
- Ensuring accurate and timely payments to suppliers through meticulous account setup, invoice verification, and efficient processing in accounting software.
- Maintaining strong vendor relationships, resolving disputes, handling inquiries, and keeping up-to-date records to ensure smooth operations.
- Statement reconciliation, assisting with the month-end close process, and generating detailed financial reports for analysis.
- Supporting compliance by managing documentation, facilitating audits, and ensuring all records are accurate and accessible.
What was the candidate’s background?
Nicolás brought 3 years of remote experience in a similar role, where he honed his technical skills in core accounting principles, such as the accounting cycle, account coding, and bank reconciliation. He is highly proficient in accounting software, including QuickBooks, SAP, and Oracle, which he used to process invoices, make payments, and generate reports.
In his first month on the job, Nicolás had already demonstrated his attention to detail by thoroughly reviewing invoices and documents for accuracy, identifying discrepancies, and troubleshooting issues related to missing invoices, purchase order mismatches, or duplicate payments.
His background and prior experience working remotely enabled him to excel in his position, even while working from his home in Colombia, ensuring high performance and consistent results.
How did they find their last candidate?
The company used South! We help US businesses find, hire, and pay top Latin American talent.
Schedule a call and save up to 75% a month hiring with us. If you’re looking for marketing specialists, sales talent, customer support, virtual assistants, operations, project managers, creatives, development, accounting, and more we are here to help!
