Assistant Accountant, Financial Reporting

Assistant Accountant, Financial Reporting

BRL 80.000 - 120.000

The Assistant Accountant will be responsible for providing reports and ensuring integrity of financial statements. This resource will be in charge of identifying and addressing accounting issues; in addition to ensuring that assets, liabilities and earnings are properly documented and compliant.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Routine Analysis of Financial Reporting: Review monthly variance analyses of month-to-date, quarter-to-date and year-to-date financials against prior periods and budgets/forecasts, working with country Controllers to obtain explanations.
• Monthly close process: accounting issues status update, production of monthly/quarterly financial information by market, review and summarize financial templates.
• Assists local financial personnel with updating controls documentation.
• Assists to RCT in quarterly closing activities: Business SOX Controls, Account Reconciliation and Analysis, Variances, etc. as needed.
• Ad Hoc projects on reviewing and updating excel-macros for consolidation purposes, assisting business units on internal control issues remediation, special projects and reporting matters.

EDUCATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Computer Technical literacy (Advanced - Excel)
• Knowledge of USGAAP and SOX a plus
• Overall understanding of Financial Reporting
• Language: Fluent in English, Spanish & Portuguese a plus
• Travel: approximately 15% of the time (Mainly Conference and Training)
• BA Accounting / Business / Economics
• 5-7 years’ relevant experience
• Managing multiple priorities
• Organized and personal discipline
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• High integrity and ethics