Senior Accountant (Hybrid)

Posted:
9/18/2024, 6:33:02 AM

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

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Accounting

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

Position summary:

The Senior Accounting Analyst is responsible for performing complex accounting tasks, including journal entries and account reconciliation approvals, and other accounting-related activities under CRFC scope.

Who we Want:

  • 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.  

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

  • 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.

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

What you will do:

Essential duties & responsibilities:

  • Act as a Subject Matter Expert for General accounting related process

  • Performs complex accounting activities within Month-end closing, journal entries, fixed assets processes, cash, financial reporting, account reconciliations, and other related processes.  

  • Review and approve journal entries and account reconciliations as assigned.

  • Performs and reviews Financial Statement analysis

  • Training new/ or existing team members as requested

  • Support on coordination for closing and other key deliverables assigned by Supervisor or Lead analyst.

  • Support on coordination of migration of R2R processes from countries in scope.

  • 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.

  • Ensure compliance with policies, procedures, and internal controls to guarantee timely and accurate financial reporting.

  • Focus on continuous improvement, identifying opportunities to increase efficiency.

  • Create and maintain documentation of processes and procedures.

  • Supports ad-hoc tasks and requests as needed.

What you need:

Education & special training:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or related field

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

  • English level B2

  • SAP systems knowledge is a plus

Qualifications & experience:

  • 3+ years of relevant working experience preferably from a Finance background in General Accounting activities: Journal entries processing, Account Reconciliation, Financial Reporting and Analysis, fixed assets, etc.

  •  Experience in 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

  • Working knowledge of US GAAP and SOX is a plus

Travel Percentage: 10%