Job Summary:
The Sr.
Accountant is a mid-level position reporting directly to the Accounting Supervisor.
The Sr.
Accountant position performs various mid-level accounting tasks on a daily and monthly basis.
This position might require travel to Auxis sites that are located outside of Costa Rica area.
The Sr.
Accountant must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to juggle and prioritize multiple, competing tasks and demands and to seek supervisory assistance as appropriate.
**Responsibilities**:
- Primary responsibility is to coordinate the month end closing process and give technical support in complex accounting activities
- Knowledge of Power Query, Power BI, Visual basic, Power Automate and M language code is a plus
- Analyze revenues, commissions and expenses to ensure they are recorded appropriately on a monthly basis.
- Prepare monthly account reconciliations.
- Assist with analyzing financial statements on a monthly basis and report on variances.
- Assist with financial and tax audits.
- Assist with preparing tax returns and corporate reporting requirements.
- Assist in documentation and monitoring of internal controls.
- Reviews and recommends modifications to accounting procedures.
- Provides technical support to outside auditors and governmental program auditors.
- Responsible for closing books at year end upon completion of annual audit.
- Maintains the various ledger accounts including reconciliation of the Auxis general ledger, revenue accounts, expenditures, and cash balances.
- Reviews accounting documents to ensure accuracy of information and calculations and makes or directs correcting entries.
- Prepares, maintains control, and is responsible for subsidiary accounting records involving a variety of transactions and accounts.
- The position is also responsible for planning, organizing and control of accounting process flows and adherence to policies and procedures.
- In addition, the Sr.
Accountant gathers and reports on the department's processing metrics including determining relevant statistical data to measure.
- This position requires high communication to internal customers, proposals to management for process improvement solutions, ad-hoc report development for special projects
Skills and Experience:
- Minimum 3-5 years' experience in accounting operations in a multi-national Shared Services and/or BPO operation.
- Technical Accounting degree or bachelor's degree required in business administration, Finance & Accounting in progress.
- Experience with US-based finance and accounting operations and US GAAP, with specific experience in Consumer Products, Wholesale or Retail Distribution businesses is a plus.
- Fluency in English (English Level B2 Plus).
Excellent oral and written communication skills and Spanish is required (written and spoken), with strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to express oneself in a logical and concise manner are essential.
- Experience with SAP, JDE, NetSuite or other Tier 1 ERP systems.