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ThermoFisher Scientific Accounting Analyst III (Fixed Assets) in Lagunilla, Costa Rica

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

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.

• Review 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.

• Capture 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)

• Support weekly and monthly reporting cadence and ad-hoc reports – including exec level reports

& presentations.

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

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

accurate 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 complex investigation; collaborates with customers to call out 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 accurate 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.

• Maintain involvement and communication by telephone, email, chat or any other means with

internal and external clients involved in the processes.

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

guidelines.

• Provide support to teammates in complex 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.

• Fixed assets experience

• Shared Service Centers experience.

• B2+ English Level.

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

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

• Experience in Backline 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.

• Presentation skills.

• Proactiveness.

• Prioritization.

• Drives engagement.

• 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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