Accounting Manager - Jamaica and Caribbean

About the role

Excelerate Energy is looking for a hands-on Accounting Manager to support its operations in Jamaica and the broader Caribbean region. This full-time role builds and maintains a strong local and regional accounting and compliance framework while supporting business growth. It works closely with the Houston accounting leadership team, local business stakeholders and third-party advisors.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the accounting function for Jamaica and support other Caribbean entities, ensuring compliance with local statutory requirements, IFRS, U.S. GAAP reporting packages and internal control requirements.
• Manage monthly, quarterly and annual close activities, including journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, financial statement reviews and timely submission of reporting packages to corporate.
• Coordinate statutory financial statements, annual returns and external audits, and act as primary contact for local auditors, tax advisors and regulators.
• Oversee compliance with Jamaica and Caribbean tax requirements, including corporate income tax, GCT/VAT, payroll filings and statutory employer contributions such as NIS, NHT and HEART.
• Manage relationships with third-party service providers and align local processes with company policies and internal controls.
• Support operations, commercial, treasury, tax and FP&A partners with financial analysis, guidance and decision support, and help prepare budgets, forecasts and variance analyses.
• Monitor compliance calendars, entity registrations and filing deadlines, and assist with new accounting standards, ERP enhancements and special projects.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting required; advanced degree a plus.
• 8+ years of progressive accounting experience, including a leadership role supporting multinational or multi-entity operations.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and U.S. GAAP, with practical experience of Jamaican statutory and tax requirements strongly preferred.
• Broader Caribbean or CARICOM experience is a strong plus.
• Professional accounting qualification preferred (e.g., ICAJ, ACCA, CPA).
• Able to work independently, manage multiple deadlines and communicate in strong English; additional Caribbean languages a plus.

Required skills

• ERP experience such as SAP (proficiency preferred)
• Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables and VLOOKUPs
• Experience coordinating external audits and third-party accounting, tax or payroll providers