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The Financial Planning Analyst will report directly to the Senior Administrative & Finance Manager in Panamá. The successful candidate must be hands-on, participative, fast-paced with strong analytical, technical accounting and communication skills. He will lead the following areas: Accounting, accounts payable and taxes. The Financial Planning Analyst will work with people in the territory, LATAM regional office (Miami).

Responsibilities

• Oversee the monthly accounting process: General accounting, Accounting Close, Payroll, Bank Reconciliations.

• Manage relationship will locally accounting and outsource firm.

• Perform monthly general ledger account analysis and reconcile all discrepancies. Participate in year-end closing process.

• Generate monthly financials statements and reporting packages.

• Assure that all relevant and material technical pronouncements, company policy and procedure are appropriately owned and implemented at the legal entity and that the implementation and on-going use of such guidance is correct.

• Provide ongoing advice and counsel to all areas responsible for the primary input of accounting transactions

• Assure that the local entity has appropriate documentation to assure quality and timely closes in the form of local procedures and closing schedules and checklists.

• Assure that the design and implementation of all business processes are adequate for capturing and reporting accounting transactions in accordance with NIIF.

• Volume bonus accruals / Reconciliation of agency incentives / Assisting with VB payments to agencies including the AP process.

• Coordinate the tax services with an outsource company.

• Assist with any treasury matters.

• Assist internal and external auditors.

• Support Ad-Hoc projects

• Create or Review PO before submitting to Approvals.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

• Direct operational experience in multinational environment in technical accounting, knowledge/awareness of primary features of SAP and related modules which most directly impact the accounting and reporting process.

• Functional fiscal knowledge.

• Advertising, channel, consumer market industry or audit firms experience preferred.

• Excellent communication, team building and relationship skills.

• Personal qualities of integrity and credibility.

• Very dedicated and resilient person with strong capability to address in a short period of time all changes, questions, and explanations.

• Analytical and detail oriented.

• Multi-tasker organized and accountable.

• Experience with SAP R-3 System; SAP- Ariba and SAP S/4 HANA.

• Advanced user in Excel, Power Point and Word.

• Experience working with Financial Shared Service Center.

• English Advanced

Experience: Average between 1 to 4 years of experience in this role.

Education: Accounting or Financial degree.

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