Senior Accountant

General Description

Applies principles of accounting to analyze financial information and prepare financial reports.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

•    Provide support to accountants to complete their processes, including but not limited to provide training and coaching in the use of systems. Assist supervisors as reviewer of processes assigned to accountants.  
•    Assist supervisors in preparing special reports requested by Management, other business units and/or by corporate comptroller eg. Prepare variance explanations for Income Statement and/or Condition Statement accounts.  
•    Collaborates with management to achieve team objectives.  
•    Provide support to management on assigned special projects, eg. systems implementation, business acquisitions, new products, audits, regulatory requirements, etc.
•    Investigate, analyze, and resolve pending transactions, payments, or claims.  Identify and refer possible transactions reclassifications, adjustments, or corrections to the proper units. Implement action plans to resolve identified issues
•    Assist in the analysis of new products, new transactions for Popular Inc. and their subsidiaries, including Popular Bank (U.S).
•    Record journal entries. 
•    Review and keep record of internal procedures according to the policies and procedures of the organization. 
•    Assist in the analysis of new products, new transactions for Popular Inc. and their subsidiaries, including Popular Bank (U.S)
•    Maintain management inform of any situation that might affect the compliance with BPPR Policies and procedures.   
•    Support controls activities by gathering, releasing, and/or providing requested data related to SOX Disclosure, Internal, External Audits, etc. in coordination with management develop action plan to correct deficiencies.
•    Promptly response to customer service requests to achieve high level of customer satisfaction. Identify areas of opportunities to improve our customer service, define action plans.
•    Collaborates with management to achieve team objectives.

Education

Experience

At least two years of experience working in Accounting.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA's)

•    Knowledge of accounting principles
•    Knowledge of General Ledger complete accounting cycle, accounting entries, analysis of subsidiaries, assist in the preparation of financial and related reports.
•    Analytical ability to evaluate financial information.
•    Able to integrate and apply accounting knowledge to the analysis of operational and financial processes.
•    Able to prioritize, anticipate situations, to identify problems, analyze their causes and resolve them in a timely and accurate manner.
•    Able to work with minimal supervision and delivery dates, focused on achieving results through collaboration and teamwork.
•    Able to adapt to changes, learn new tasks and be able to work under pressure.
•    Customer Centric:  skills to maintain good relationships with clients, anticipate their needs, present alternatives to solve situations. 
•    Excellent communication skills in both English and Spanish, both oral and written.
•    Systems Proficient. Skills in MS Windows (Excel, Word, Outlook, Power Point). SAP, S4H, etc.

Values