Lead Accountant (Hybrid)

Posted:
10/23/2024, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
San Antonio, Heredia Province, Costa Rica ⋅ Heredia Province, Costa Rica ⋅ Delaware, United States

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Accounting

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

Who we Want:

  • Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, information, use cases, and industry analyses to develop best practices

  • Analytical problem solvers. People who go beyond just fixing to identify root causes, evaluate optimal solutions, and recommend comprehensive upgrades to prevent future issues.

  • Goal-oriented: Keeping the customer and requirements squarely in focus, people who deliver safe and robust solutions. 

  • Detail-oriented process improvers. Critical thinkers who naturally see opportunities to develop and optimize work processes – finding ways to simplify, standardize and automate.

  • Dedicated achievers. People who thrive in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure a project is complete and meets regulations and expectations.

What you will do?

The accounting lead is a key member of the RTR Team, reporting directly to the Accounting Manager. The person in this role is responsible for being the first escalation point of contact for internal and external customers and tracking, evaluating, and correcting the operational performance of the RTR team.

  • Act as a subject Matter Expert for General accounting-related processes, to provide guidance and develop technical skills & knowledge of other junior analysts.

  • Perform complex account reconciliations and MEC processes and complex accounting issues

  • Identify and lead opportunities to improve, automate, simplify, or standardize processes; creates projects to execute on those opportunities.

  • Coordinate closing and other key deliverables assigned by Supervisor.

  • Review and approve Journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial statements as assigned.

  • Build monitor and report operational metrics to Supervisor and Management on a regular basis.

  • Assess training requirements for new/ or existing team members.

  • Ensures documentation of processes and procedures is properly updated and approved.

  • Responsible to execute assigned SOX controls and other activities related to internal and external audit requirements.

  • Work closely with markets and local accounting teams to resolve discrepancies, issues, and queries in a timely manner by escalating to Supervisor as required.

  • Supports ad-hoc tasks and requests as needed.

What you need:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or related field with a strong accounting background.

  • 4-5+ years of relevant working experience in similar roles.

  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel (Intermediate level: PivotTables, VLOOKUP, macros, charts, formulas, etc.)

  • English level B2+

  • Experience of working in a shared service center across a global /large organization/ matrixed international company (preferably an American or Multinational company) will be an added advantage.

  • SAP and Black Line systems knowledge are a plus

  • Working knowledge of US GAAP and SOX is a plus

Travel Percentage: None