Thomson Reuters

Accounting Analyst

Are you passionate about the opportunity to bring your expertise to a world-class company that is a leader in both content and technology? If so, we are looking for you.

Join our team! We are looking for an Accounting Analyst to join Thomson Reuters Latin America General Accounting Operations (AO) located in San Jose (Heredia), Costa Rica.

About the Role: 

In this opportunity as an Accounting Analyst, you will:

• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations.
• Open items follow-up and escalation with various departments.
• Perform month-end close responsibilities with a complete understanding of the close process and the financial framework within an SAP environment to achieve complete, accurate and compliant financial statements.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with partnering organizations by providing regular and frequent communications.
• Assist in monthly financial reporting; prepare analysis of accounts as requested.
• Assist in projects on process improvements as needed.
• Document processes

About You 

You’re a fit for the role if your background includes: 

• Advanced English proficiency (Candidates will be tested before setting up an interview)
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration required, OR equivalent qualification OR significant development after specialized vocational training OR substantial professional development after High School Degree.
• 1- 2 years of professional accounting experience with multi-national companies in reconciliation of balance sheet accounts and month-end close activities.
• Knowledge of common accounting procedures.
• Effective written, verbal and interpersonal skills with a competence in presenting in a professional and influential manner.
• Attention to fine detail and demonstrate high-level of accuracy.
• Enterprise resource planning ERP software — for example, SAP, Oracle, BEx, BlackLine.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint).
• Portuguese preferred but not required.
• Behavioral Competencies: Strong collaboration skills and effective in a team environment; proven ability to effectively transfer knowledge to build team competence. Highly responsive and committed to results with a strong customer orientation. Driving Results. Thinking Globally. Collaborating across Boundaries. Problem Solving. Organizing as well as prioritizing ability. •Ability to work independently

To apply, please upload your updated resume in English.

Location: Costa Rica

What’s in it For You? 

You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through: 

• Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.
• Culture: Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more 
• Wellbeing: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: company-wide Mental Health Day Off; Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing 
• Learning & Development: LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking. 
• Social Impact: Eight employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact 
• Purpose Driven Work: We have a superpower that we’ve never talked about with as much pride as we should – we are one of the only companies on the planet that helps its customers pursue justice, truth and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

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Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news services – Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward. 

Accessibility 

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

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