Role Overview:
Serve as back-up for Supervisors or Managers to ensure continuity of the daily work and to lead the team to achieve objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
Review variance explanations for Income Statement and/or Condition Statement accounts prepared by Seniors and/or Accountants
Review processes assigned to accountants eg. Journal entries approval,
Provide guidance in day-to-day activities to accountants and seniors, etc.
Provide limited support to them on certain supervisory responsibilities as needed during vacations, illness absences, special projects assignment,
Redistribute tasks when team member absences
Main liaison between Management and Senior accountants and/or accountants to address situations, recommendations, changes implementation in coordination with the department manager, establish project plans to resolve any deviation.
Create/develop/prepare and/or review special reports requested by Management, by other business units and/or by corporate comptroller.
Participate, lead and support management in the analysis of accounting processes for new initiatives, new products, new processes, changes in accounting policies, business acquisitions, new services and/or changes to existing process. Lead and/or participate in related meetings. Act as the Unit Representative in meetings.
Prepare and/or review Notes to Financial Statements
Provide support to Senior accountants and accountants in the use of applications and/or systems tools, including their training and coaching.
Support management by communicating priorities to team members, details on projects and other, as requested by the supervisor or manager.
Participate, lead and support management in the analysis of accounting processes for new initiatives, new products, new processes, changes in accounting policies, business acquisitions, new services and/or changes to existing process. Lead and/or participate in related meetings. Act as the Unit Representative in meetings.
Validate the correct accounting procedures based on Accounting Guidelines of the company.
Review and update processes to identify efficiencies.
Prepare updated Unit procedures.
Timely communication situations to the supervisor or manager.
Develop strong customer relationships by active participation in meetings with the operations/business/accounting departments. Prepare and distribute meetings minutes and action plans.
Lead and participate in visits to operational/business/accounting departments as internal training to obtain a better understanding of their processes and how they are related to our processes.
All other task assigned by the management.
Educational Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree in Accounting
Experience Requirements:
4 years minimum of experience working in Accounting
Other Skills and Qualifications:
• Knowledge of accounting principles, ASU 842 (preferrable)
Knowledge of Accounting for Leases
Knowledge of General Ledger complete accounting cycle, accounting entries, analysis of subsidiaries, assist in the preparation of financial and related reports.
Analytical ability to evaluate financial information.
Able to integrate and apply accounting knowledge to the analysis of operational and financial processes.
Able to prioritize, anticipate situations, identify problems, analyze their causes and resolve them in a timely and accurate manner.
Able to work with minimal supervision and delivery dates, focused on achieving results through collaboration and teamwork.
Able to lead and adapt to changes, learn new tasks and be able to work under pressure.
Customer Service: skills to maintain good relationships with clients, anticipate their needs, present alternatives to solve situations.
Proficiency verbal and writing communication English and Spanish.
Systems Proficient. Skills in Microsoft Windows (Excel, Word, Outlook, Power Point). SAP, S4H.
