The Accounting Clerk will be a team member of the North American finance team with a focus on daytoday processing for the Costa Rica Branch Accounting and the US Headquarter Accounts Payable teams. They will be coordinating among multiple departments and external partners to ensure accounting records are accurate and correct. They need to understand and ensure compliance to companys policies and procedures (travel and expense procure to pay accounting).
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Costa Rica Branch 40%
- Act as liaison between the internal finance team and external accounting service partner
- Create General Ledger entries (e.g. accruals prepaids and reclasses) and Accounts Payable entries
- Review and validate employee expense reimbursements
- Work with internal stakeholders suppliers and affiliates to resolve discrepancies with invoicing
- Coordinate supplier payments and employee reimbursements
- Ad hoc analysis and tasks as needed
US Headquarters 60%
Purchasing Card Administrator/Coordinator 40%
- Provide guidance on companys purchasing card policies and guidelines
- Monitor transactions to ensure proper use of purchase cards and to prevent fraudulent activity
- Administer purchasing cards including spot buying and dispute queries as necessary
- Gather organize and review documents related to purchasing transactions to create invoice journal entries
Accounts Payable 20%
- Process verify and reconcile supplier invoices
- Work with internal stakeholders suppliers and affiliates to resolve discrepancies with invoicing
Education and Experience:
- A minimum of 2 year of accounting experience with emphasis on General Ledger and Accounts Payable
- Bachelors degree in business administration accounting or a related field
Required Knowledge and Skills:
Knowledge
- Basic knowledge of general accounting principles: IFRS Statutory Accounting Rules for Costa Rica
- High proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables vlookup sorting large data sets and basic formula usage)
- Proficient with standard office applications i.e. Word Outlook etc.
- Experience with ERP systems or accounting software
Skills
- Bilingual in both business English and Spanish
- Proactive with an attention to detail and accuracy and organizational skills
- Able to track multiple requests simultaneously to ensure timeliness
- Effective communicator with good oral and written communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills to manage a high volume of interactions with team members
Qualifications :
- A minimum of 2 year of accounting experience with emphasis on General Ledger and Accounts Payable
- Bachelors degree in business administration accounting or a related field
- Basic knowledge of general accounting principles: IFRS Statutory Accounting Rules for Costa Rica
- High proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables vlookup sorting large data sets and basic formula usage)
- Proficient with standard office applications i.e. Word Outlook etc.
- Experience with ERP systems or accounting software
- Bilingual in both business English and Spanish
- Proactive with an attention to detail and accuracy and organizational skills
- Able to track multiple requests simultaneously to ensure timeliness
- Effective communicator with good oral and written communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills to manage a high volume of interactions with team members
Additional Information :
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Remote Work :
Yes
Employment Type :
Fulltime