Summary: This Accounting Analyst role supports Latin American statutory activities, maintaining general ledger, ensuring compliance, and assisting with financial statements and audits. Highlights: 1. Opportunity to work in a new Tax and Statutory Accounting Center of Excellence 2. Engage with external auditors and local authorities for financial statements 3. Support leveraging technology, automation, and standardization of processes The Company is in the process of establishing a Latin American Tax and Statutory Accounting Center of Excellence (COE) based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This **Accounting Analyst** role will be working in the COE supporting Latin America region statutory activities that will be transitioning from LA team and location to Buenos Aires office. **What You Will Do:** * Assist with the statutory financial statement process including the external auditor requests, filing with local authorities and the external audit related to US GAAP accounts. * Assist with the statutory financial statement process including the external auditor requests, filing with local authorities and the audit firm related to US GAAP accounts. * Maintain the general ledger by transferring subsidiary accounts, preparing trial balances, and reconciling entries; * Comply with legal accounting requirements to avoid potential difficulties; * Ensure financial information by completing and keeping database backups up to date; * Perform accounts reconciliation. * Support external or internal audits. * Work with ERP system of the country. * Support efforts to leverage technology, automation and standardization related to all aspects in scope as far as processes and controls are concerned. * Report to COE Structure. **Minimum Qualifications** * Academic background: University degree in Public Accounting is preferred but not mandatory; students in the field are also considered. * Analyst\-level role with 2 years of experience in a relevant Accounting role * Analytical skills for providing insights * Verbal and written communications and experience interacting with internal / external stakeholders * Willingness to learn and adapt to new tools, technologies, and processes in a dynamic business environment * Collaborative teammate **Preferred Qualifications** * English Fluency * Statutory accounting experience * Flexible to changes * Problem Solving Mindset **Our Commitment to a Culture of Inclusion \& Belonging** Ecolab is committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and furthering the principles of Equal Opportunity to Employment. We will recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement based on individual qualifications and job performance in all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement. Ecolab will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin,citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, or disability.