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ThermoFisher Scientific Accounting Analyst III in Lagunilla, Costa Rica

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Standing for full shift

Job Description

Position Summary:

The Accounting Analyst III plays a meaningful role for the Record to Report department, since the main objective is to process general high complex accounting activities. This role requires high analytical skills, specialized training and decision making in situations with high complexity.

Main Responsibilities:

• Perform accounting activities such as general ledger, intercompany and fixed assets for the month

end close process.

• Ensure that all reconciliation information is entered into the system, with its accurate support to give awareness of the movements that were made during the month.

• Analyze accounting information in order to resolve discrepancies that may arise and identify the

root cause to avoid similar situations.

• Make sure that all accounting entries registered in the system are approved by the supervisor and have

accurate supporting documentation.

• Provide management support by coordinating key calls and meetings required for the business.

• Bring together key meeting risks, actions, issues and decisions to communicate to management team.

• Proactively handle the follow-up process related to any open risks, issues, actions, and decisions

(RAID)

• Reconcile the most complex and/or critical balance sheet accounts.

• Lead the process of internal and external audits, maintaining the controls of the complete and

correct operating procedures, as well as serving as a point of contact to provide the information

requested by the auditors.

• Provides customer service by answering and resolving disputes and ad-hoc questions that require

highly difficult investigation; collaborates with customers to bring up inquiries and provides

process updates to leadership team; negotiation and dispute resolution; analyzes, interprets and

consolidates reports for customers' review; and coordinates communication between the

customers and the accounting area.

• Follow up on existing cases that are presented and make the correct resolution following the

established guidelines.

• Find opportunities for optimization and continuous improvement of processes related to the

department, through communication with other departments to establish new strategies and apply

best PPI practices.

• Support supervisors and management in the implementation of established strategies and

guidelines.

• Provide support to teammates in sophisticated situations as an SME.

• Provide support and any other request that is required by the company's needs.

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree related with the position or 6 years of experience in similar positions.

• Shared Service Centers experience.

• Strong accounting skills

• B2+ English Level.

• MS Office: Word, Power Point, Outlook - Excel intermediate/advance.

• ERPs experience (Oracle, SAP, JDEdwards, Mainframe).

• Experience in Blackline or Hyperion (plus).

• Experience in bank platforms (plus).

• Experience in SOX Compliance (plus).

Competencies:

• Put the customer first.

• Lead your results.

• Find a better way every day.

• Attention to details.

• Prioritization.

• Communicates effectively.

• Apply critical thinking to problem solving.

• Customer management.

• Leadership skills.

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

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