Job Summary:
The Staff Accountant position reports to the Accounting Supervisor.
The position performs various senior and mid-level accounting tasks on a daily and monthly basis, including processing of journal entries, support to the month-end close, key account reconciliations, bank reconciliations, and support to the reporting package.
The following is a high level overview of the activities to be performed for this function.
This position might require travel to client sites that are located outside of Costa Rica area.
**Responsibilities**:
- Journal Entry Processing.
- Preparation of accruals in GL.
- Chart of Account maintenance.
- Bank & General Ledger reconciliations.
- Systems/Modules reconciliations (i.e., ERP).
- Fixed Asset administration.
- Daily batch upload to ERP systems.
- Intercompany processing.
- Monitor cash balance with company bank accounts.
- Analyze data and take action when out of balance conditions occur.
- In addition, the Staff Accountant supports the Senior Accountants in gathering data and reporting on the department's processing metrics including determining relevant statistical data to measure.
- This position requires a mid-level of communication to internal and external customers, proposals to management for process improvement solutions, ad-hoc report development for special projects.
Skills and Experience:
- 2 - 4 years' experience working in general accounting area, preferably for a company with US operations.
- English Level B2.
- Knowledge of and experience of the complete accounting cycle.
- Technical Degree in Finance or Accounting preferred.
- Strong knowledge of MS Office tools (Excel).
- Knowledge of SAP, Peoplesoft, Oracle or other comparable ERP system is highly desired.
- Continuos improvement knowledge is a plus.
- USGAAPS.
IFRS Knowledge (Desired).