Administradora / Contadora

About the role

The Administradora/Contadora is responsible for managing the company's administrative and accounting operations in El Salvador, ensuring compliance with current tax obligations and supporting efficient internal processes.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare periodic administrative reports for management covering operational, budgetary, and compliance indicators.
• Coordinate comprehensive document management, including contracts, legal files, insurance policies, permits, licenses, and registrations.
• Act as the administrative liaison between senior management and all departments, branches, or operational units.
• Handle client administrative requests, issue tax documents, statements, and resolve inquiries.
• Manage billing according to commercial terms, applying correct pricing, discounts, credit terms, and withholdings.
• Request, evaluate, and compare supplier quotations, prepare technical‑economic analyses, and manage contracts and purchase orders.
• Schedule and execute supplier payments, providing retention certificates when required.
• Record daily accounting entries for income, expenses, purchases, sales, and payroll in the accounting system.
• Maintain accounts receivable and payable, follow up collections, and schedule supplier payments.
• Assist in the monthly and annual preparation of basic financial statements (Income Statement and Balance Sheet) under IFRS for SMEs.
• Maintain legal VAT books and prepare supporting documentation for VAT (F‑07), advance tax (F‑14), annual income tax (F‑11), and retention filings (F‑930).

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field (must be graduated).
• Two to three years of proven experience in similar administrative‑accounting roles.

Required skills

• Knowledge of IFRS for SMEs.
• Experience with tax filing procedures (VAT, income tax, withholdings).
• Proficiency in accounting software.