Senior Accountant

Position Summary

As a Senior Accountant you will be supporting general accounting activities for Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic. You will be responsible for various activities in General Accounting Group including:

• Assisting with the coordination, administration, and execution of the accounting process on a monthly basis including analysis of balance sheet & profit & loss accounts.
• Performing accounting activities including journal entries, account reconciliations and sub-ledger maintenance.
• Identifying opportunities to improve internal controls, process flows, communication, and effectiveness of accounting area.
• Participating in the monthly closing process for assigned tasks and special projects.

This is a remote role with the requirement of occasional onsite work at our Alajuela, Costa Rica location.
 

What You'll do as a Senior Accountant

• Conduct profit and loss account analysis and review for assigned accounts.
• Balance sheet account analysis and review to assigned accounts.
• Journal entry creation and input through management of schedules and statements.
• Communicate and interact with other business departments and foreign entities.
• Serve as an integral part of the monthly close process; complete balance sheet reconciliations and record journal entries as needed.
• Analyze data to identify inaccuracies and drive corrections to processes as needed.
• Assist in gathering information for audits.
• Foreign account analysis, templates, and communication.
• Assist with acquisitions and mergers with financial account analysis and input entries.
• Assist with financial reporting requirements including footnotes.
• General account analysis and reconciliations on a monthly basis; corrections as necessary.
• Special projects as required.
   

The Experience, Skills and Abilities Needed

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance or Accounting.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in financial analysis/accounting position.
• Certified CPA, Tax Accounting
• Minimum 5 years’ experience with Fiscal Reporting.
• Thorough knowledge of accounting theories and practices.
• Experience working in framework of monthly closing processes.
• Strong computer skills, including Excel, are required.
• Proven ability to implement procedures and controls.
• Attention to detail, plus strong analytical and time management skills required.

Preferred:

• Bilingual in Spanish and English strongly preferred.
• Oracle experience preferred.

Other:

• Excellent writing and communication skills.
• Proven ability to manage and prioritize multiple and competing tasks.