Accountant III - General Accounting
- Escazú, San José
- Permanente
- Tiempo completo
- Managing accounting transactions; ensuring all financial records in accordance with GAAP and organizational standards.
- Assisting with the annual audit process as required.
- Reviewing balance sheet and P&L reconciliations and sharing with senior team members; maintaining monthly, quarterly and annual closings.
- Reinforcing financial data confidentiality and conduct database backups when necessary.
- Be a Subject Matter Expert for R2R related topics, develop skills & knowledge of other junior R2R analysts
- Support migration of R2R processes from countries in scope.
- Prepare R2R related process documentation (process maps and work instructions)
- Act as senior team member, developing skills & knowledge of other analysts
- Perform general ledger accounting including accounts reconciliations, journal entries, fixed assets processes, cash management activities, reporting and any other accounting and finance related activity under the FSC scope.
- Complete required close activities including journal entry postings, inventory reconciliation and related reserves, process allocations.
- Complete in-scope period ends close activities according to the established calendar.
- Produce financial reporting package including monthly, quarterly and annual reports required by the region
- Developing and maintaining working familiarity with applicable laws, regulations and interpretations governing financial statements and disclosures, including US GAAP and Local Accounting regulations.
- Ensure the accuracy and completeness of financial reports generated through ERP systems
- Liaising with auditors and tax advisors and coordinating the supply of information and responses to queries.
- Identify and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the R2R function, ensuring that improvements are incorporated in the work routine.
- Ensure robust compliance environment with applicable policies, procedures and processes
- Ensure strong working knowledge of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Service Level agreements (SLAs), providing inputs to continuously improve performance benchmarks.
- 5+ years of experience in a financial shared service center supporting multiple countries business units
- Diversified Industrial Products/Manufacturing industry experience preferred
- Prior experience in R2R functions in a shared services environment
- Ability to work in culturally diverse teams with many levels of personnel
- Undergraduate degree in Finance / Accounting
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Proficiency in English
- Strong accounting background
- Excellent analytical skills. Ability to identify and resolve problems
- Strong communication skills