What we are looking for
As a Financial Accountant at Hilti Colombia, you will lead and coordinate key accounting and finance processes, ensuring accuracy, timely follow-up, and compliance with company policies and guidelines. You will work closely with Finance and other business functions to support reliable financial operations, strengthen internal controls, and drive continuous improvement.
What You'll do
Key Responsibilities:
Lead and coordinate key accounting and finance processes, ensuring accurate execution, effective follow-up, and compliance with company policies and guidelines.
Oversee account reconciliations and balance sheet account analysis, ensuring timely follow-up and resolution of outstanding items.
Manage and supervise accounts payable activities, including documentation review, invoice monitoring, and coordination of payment processes.
Coordinate tax compliance activities, ensuring the accurate calculation and timely filing of national and local tax obligations.
Oversee financial and accounting processes performed in SAP, ensuring appropriate controls and alignment with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) requirements.
Coordinate internal and external audit requests, consolidating information, supporting documentation, and responses across the relevant business areas.
Serve as a key liaison between Finance and other functions, facilitating the resolution of requests and supporting the effective execution of financial processes.
Drive continuous improvement and strengthen internal controls, promoting more efficient, standardized, and reliable financial processes.
What You’ll Bring
Advanced English proficiency is mandatory, both written and spoken.
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting is required.
Professional Accountant License (Tarjeta Profesional) is required.
Experience coordinating accounting and finance processes, including account reconciliations, balance sheet analysis, and accounts payable.
Knowledge of Colombian national and local tax obligations and related compliance processes.
Working knowledge of SAP and IFRS requirements.
Experience supporting internal and external audits and maintaining appropriate financial controls.
Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to organize priorities and follow through on outstanding items.
Clear communication and effective cross-functional coordination skills.
A continuous improvement mindset, with a focus on standardization, efficiency, and process reliability.
What’s In It for You
Hilti is a company where you can make a real impact, continuously develop your career, and work in a caring yet high-performing culture. Employees have the opportunity to contribute to making construction safer, more productive, and more sustainable while benefiting from strong development programs, international career opportunities, and a collaborative environment built on integrity, teamwork, courage, and commitment
Why Hilti
Hilti is a global leader in construction innovation, with more than 34,000 team members across 120 countries. Guided by our purpose, Making Construction Better, we’re driven to keep learning, growing, and finding new ways to make a lasting impact. Here, you’ll be empowered to use your strengths, work with a global and inclusive team, and take on meaningful challenges. At Hilti, you’ll have the chance to make your ideas, achievements, and growth real through purpose, passion, and teamwork.
Commitment to Inclusion
At Hilti, inclusion is a key focus in how we work, lead, and grow together. We are committed to embracing diversity of thought and creating an environment that is inclusive of everyone, everywhere. We continuously strive to ensure every voice is valued and every team member feels empowered to contribute. By building on this foundation, we strengthen our teams, our innovation, and our impact, making construction better together.
