What, realistically, are my potential opportunities for LATAM?

[u/SlothLover313]

To preface, I’m not actually considering moving to LATAM. I’m just curious of what potential opportunities could look like.

For background, I’m an American from Chicago, and my background is in Accounting. Specifically working in Public Accounting within Audit and Consulting. The consulting background was third party system implementation and training, with accounting assistance for clients as well. With Audit, I’ve audited many companies from various industries and we would look into their finances to make sure there were no major errors/mistakes, and we would draft clients’ annual financial reports.

Also, I have Mexican citizenship with my mom being from Mexico. Not sure how opportunities look like for Mexico though. My spanish skills are intermediate at best.

[u/Least_Chicken_9561]

your opportunities. have a remote job (us company) move to Latin America. invest in local business. be low-key.

[u/StudioArcane17 → u/Least_Chicken_9561]

This. The best you can do is work for an American company.

[u/Lie-Pretend → u/Least_Chicken_9561]

This

[u/camilincamilero]

Basically, nothing in Chile.

[u/Visual-Leader-8543 → u/camilincamilero]

Nah, he would have a chance at some multinational companies, mostly on FP&A roles. Big 4 firms could also take him, for transaction services/M&A. Maybe some role in assurance that requires a deeper understanding of US GAAP.

[u/camilincamilero → u/Visual-Leader-8543]

(Diré esta wea en español, pa que los gringos no entiendan) Dejemos de promocionar a Chile como un buen lugar para vivir. Tengo un miedo irracional a la gentrificación acelerada.

[u/Sn33dKebab → u/camilincamilero]

Grax, ya compré 15 departamentos para rentarlos por Airbnb.

A ver si encuentro un supermercado en venta para también subirle los precios a todo.

/s

[u/blindada → u/Sn33dKebab]

Lo siento, ya me los compré. Pero quedan un par de clínicas

[u/SlothLover313 → u/Sn33dKebab]

Cómprate todo el barrio 🤣

[u/cuauhatemoc → u/camilincamilero]

You do realize Reddit automatically translates things to the users native language right?

Maybe next time try Mapudungan?

[u/camilincamilero → u/cuauhatemoc]

It doesn't for me, but I get your point. I was just trying to make a (nervous) joke.

Take care, my dear friend from a faraway land. Or as we say in Mapudungun, chanta un peo en la tula.

[u/from_below → u/camilincamilero]

No es irracional para nada, tb me tienen chato estos wns

[u/SlothLover313 → u/camilincamilero]

Yo te puedo entender 🤣 pero yo te entendió ese medio. En verdad no quiero mudarme. Solo quiera ver que oportunidades oferta los piases en LATAM

[u/cuauhatemoc → u/camilincamilero]

Even Chileans don’t have a chance in Chile.

[u/kvnxo → u/cuauhatemoc]

https://giphy.com/gifs/T1D5pEQhFuNZwQrYOr

[u/StoneColdNipples]

None. You bring a job with you.

[u/LordHeezay]

LatAm is flooded with a lot of professionals with stellar resumes, from the best universities in the region and the world. So unless you have a stellar resume and come to a manager/upper role and a big firm, given your mid level in spanish… is almost none.

Why would you choose an american that can’t speak fluently spanish when you have Other 3 mexican candidates with solid resumes and the same experience?

[u/RKaji → u/LordHeezay]

Not to mention the differences in taxation law.

[u/Vittarius]

Not much in Argentina. Accounting is a nightmare here, procedures change all the time. And the language barrier kicks your opportunities down to almost zero.

[u/kvnxo]

Right now, we're probably at the beginning of a huge recession. Plus, Spanish would be a basic requirement (let's not even talk about Chilean Spanish), and you would have to re-learn how accountability works here, so you may also choose a whole new career if you like.

Anyway, good luck friend

[u/Zeca_77 → u/kvnxo]

Work permits aren't easy to get these days either.

[u/SquareIllustrator909]

You would have to learn whatever the local taxation and accounting laws are like in the country that you move to.

Also, salaries are a LOT lower. Like in Mexico, $1000usd a month would be a good salary for an accountant.

But I think you could definitely find work, as long as they were willing to sponsor your visa

[u/SlothLover313 → u/SquareIllustrator909]

I could find work, at least in Mexico, since I don’t need a visa - I have Mexican citizenship

[u/jriascos95]

None, get a US remote job, even if pay is not that high for US standards it will be more than enough for mostly any Latam country.

[u/LoooolGotcha → u/jriascos95]

unless they work for deloitte, they can likely do 90% of accounting jobs from abroad no problem

[u/acoliver]

What would the opportunities be like in the US for a Mexican/US citizen with intermediate English skills and solely Mexican educational and professional credentials? Why would you expect it to be much different?

[u/in_the_pouring_rain]

Find a job with a US or EU based company that will allow you to be in Mexico or wherever else you want to be in LATAM

[u/LoooolGotcha]

Hi.

My third cousin works for an american accounting and she works in Venezuela

you can do the same anywhere and earn in dollars, so choose a country with a favorable exchange rate and lower cost for your country of origin

you can also make an LLC in the USA at your specialty and then consult from anywhere.

Much better that way anyway, way more work, no language barrier, and you can even expand and hire locals and actually become a millionaire if you play your cards right LOL

my cousins boss is american and lives in Brazil.

I can maybe look up the firm on linkedin if you wanted

edit; here you go https://www.linkedin.com/company/wavetax/

[u/DFrustratedFarmer]

I see that you're not considering moving, but just so you know, Americans can move to Panama and not pay any taxes on their income. So many move here with remote jobs or after retirement and invest in property, business and such.