At Flix, we offer a dynamic work environment with competitive pay, strong growth opportunities, and a tech-driven approach to making travel more accessible, sustainable, and affordable.
We are seeking a highly skilled, experienced, and proactive Expert General Ledger Accountant to join our Central Accounting Team.
This position plays a key role in ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and timely execution of General Ledger accounting activities, while contributing to risk management, process efficiency, and continuous improvement.
Beyond executing accounting activities, the successful candidate will be expected to work independently, anticipate challenges, identify improvement opportunities, and actively contribute to initiatives that strengthen financial operations.
The role requires close collaboration with regional and headquarters Finance teams, Tax, Legal, Systems, and other internal stakeholders.
About the Role
- Accounting, Budgeting & Tax Compliance: Lead best-in-class financial processes for the Hub entity, including budget/forecast monitoring, variance reporting, annual budgeting exercises, and coordination with external tax consultants for timely tax declarations, audits, and full regulatory compliance.
- General Ledger & Financial Control: Oversee GL accounting activities across all entities, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and adherence to corporate policies, accounting standards, and internal controls throughout monthly, quarterly, and annual closing cycles.
- Audit & Internal Controls Support: Support internal and external audits by providing accurate documentation, timely explanations, and ensuring compliance with established accounting procedures and control frameworks.
- Quality Service & Stakeholder Management: Deliver accurate, timely accounting services; proactively identify errors and process inefficiencies; implement corrective actions; maintain process documentation; and foster a service-oriented mindset with all internal stakeholders.
- Cross-Functional Vision & Process Integration: Recognize and leverage the interconnection between GL and other functions (AP, AR, Tax, Treasury, FP&A) to drive process improvements and strengthen financial controls beyond transactional scope.
- Communication, Escalation & Collaboration: Communicate proactively and professionally with management and cross-functional stakeholders; provide timely updates on progress, risks, and issues; escalate concerns with context and proposed solutions; and apply active listening and collaborative problem-solving.
- Ownership, Continuous Improvement & Results Delivery: Demonstrate full accountability for deliverables, work independently under tight deadlines, anticipate operational challenges, and actively contribute to accounting transformation projects, system implementations, and process improvement initiatives in a fast-paced international environment.
About You
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA or equivalent certification preferred.
- Minimum of 8 years of relevant accounting or finance experience, with strong expertise in General Ledger accounting.
- Solid knowledge of IFRS and financial reporting requirements.
- Proven experience in financial closing, account reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, and accounting analysis.
- Knowledge in Mexican local tax compliance.
- Experience working with ERP systems, preferably Oracle Fusion.
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Spanish.
- Experience in shared services environment.
- Experience participating in finance transformation, automation, or ERP implementation projects.
We recognize that everyone carries a unique set of valuable skills and experiences. If you think you could have an impact even though you don't meet 100% of the requirements, we still encourage you to apply. We want to hear from you!
What We Offer
- Travel perks: 12 free Flix vouchers + 12 discount vouchers for friends & family.
- Work from (M)Anywhere: Depending on your role, work from another location for up to 60 days per year.
- Hybrid work model: We are an office-first company, but we offer flexibility to balance work and life.
- Wellbeing support: Access confidential 1:1 counselling, courses, and stress management for yourself and up to four family members.
- Learning & Development: Take advantage of language classes, training courses, and expert-led sessions to grow your skills.
- Mentoring Program: Connect with experienced colleagues to gain insights and accelerate your career.
To view more local benefits specific to each office location, please check out this link: Locations - Flix Career
Why Join Flix?
At Flix, you’ll find teams that rally together to overcome challenges and spark creativity. We believe in ownership culture - giving you the freedom to take initiative, make an impact, and shape your own career path.
As we continue to expand across the globe, you can make a real difference in how we work.
If you’re ready to grow and lead your journey, Flix is the place for you!
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- CPA or equivalent certification
- Minimum 8 years of relevant accounting or finance experience
- Strong General Ledger accounting expertise
- Knowledge of IFRS and financial reporting requirements
- Experience with financial closing, account reconciliations, journal entries, accruals, and accounting analysis
- Knowledge of Mexican local tax compliance
- Experience working with ERP systems, preferably Oracle Fusion
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Spanish
- Experience in a shared services environment
- Experience participating in finance transformation, automation, or ERP implementation projects
What We Do
Flix is a global travel tech leader providing sustainable and affordable travel options to more than 60 million yearly travelers in 43 countries through its brands FlixBus, FlixTrain, Greyhound, and Kamil Koç. By combining network planning, marketing, and pricing, Flix uses innovative solutions to enable comfortable, sustainable, and affordable travel worldwide. Through our tech platform and user-friendly app, Flix creates a travel experience tailored to passengers' needs and connects travelers with local business partners providing transportation, ensuring a modern fleet that adheres to the highest safety standards. This asset-light business model has turned a European start-up into a leading and globally expanding travel-tech champion. Flix is pioneering and testing alternative drives with a long-term strategy to progressively decarbonize its fleet. Together with our partners and customers, we are driving transformative change towards the future of mobility, gradually reshaping the mobility sector and enabling more sustainable travel modes. Check out https://flix.careers/ to see how you can join our team. For our legal imprint click here: https://global.flixbus.com/legal-notice









