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Edwards Lifesciences
Accounting, Internal Controls Manager Subject Matter Expert, LATAM Region
FULL TIME
November 26, 2024
Job Description
Since 2016, Edwards Lifesciences Costa Rica has been a hub for talented individuals seeking impactful careers that help patients worldwide. We exist to provide innovative solutions for people fighting cardiovascular disease and now, in support of this mission, we’re expanding our Finance function. We invite you to be part of this exciting journey.
As part of our Business Service Center in Cartago, your application of financial business practices will play a critical role in how we continue our positive impact as a global organization. Whether providing analysis, forecasting, or reporting financial information, you’ll be part of the team helping to optimize our current and long-term success and enable our ongoing strategy of innovation, leadership, and focus.
We welcome you to learn more about this position and the opportunity to join our diverse and inclusive team. If this interests you, we encourage you to apply and help shape the future of Finance in service of patient-centric innovation.
How you’ll make an Impact:
Since 2016, Edwards Lifesciences Costa Rica has been a hub for talented individuals seeking impactful careers that help patients worldwide. We exist to provide innovative solutions for people fighting cardiovascular disease and now, in support of this mission, we’re expanding our Finance function. We invite you to be part of this exciting journey.
As part of our Business Service Center in Cartago, your application of financial business practices will play a critical role in how we continue our positive impact as a global organization. Whether providing analysis, forecasting, or reporting financial information, you’ll be part of the team helping to optimize our current and long-term success and enable our ongoing strategy of innovation, leadership, and focus.
We welcome you to learn more about this position and the opportunity to join our diverse and inclusive team. If this interests you, we encourage you to apply and help shape the future of Finance in service of patient-centric innovation.
How you’ll make an Impact:
- Local accounting Lead assisting team members and oversee the work of revenue accounting
- Plan and direct LATAM accounting projects, with accountability for successful completion of all project deliverables to the business within established schedule, scope and quality objectives; Identify opportunities and lead the implementation of changes to drive improvements
- Identify risk, develop mitigation strategies, alternative solutions, critical path, resolve issues, action item follow up, etc. in collaboration with project managers, business partners, etc.
- Take a lead role in the maintenance of Sarbanes Oxley cycle narratives
- Responsible and accurately present key controls within each narrative and ensure all SOX key controls are appropriately completed within area of responsibility
- Lead subject matter expert for providing US GAAP and Statutory accounting guidance and JDE support to business unit and regional finance teams on appropriate accounting areas, in accordance with GAAP and company policy.
- Manage daily accounting activities to assigned entities
- Coordinate training for new staff and identifies training needs of current staff within CR service center and LATAM local teams
- Serve as escalation point and provide technical expertise and resolutions to LATAM finance partners and subordinate team members
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, with 8 years of experience in previous related experience Required
- Experience speaking, reading and writing in English, Spanish and Portuguese preferred
- Experience working in a large manufacturing or shared service center company Preferred
- Proven successful project management skills
- Proven expertise in MS Office Suite, including advanced Excel, database tools (e.g., Qlik View), financial systems, and ERP systems (e.g., JDE, SAP)
- Excellent facilitation and presentation skills
- Excellent problem-solving, organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills
- Excellent communication skills and interpersonal relationship skills including negotiating and relationship management skills with ability to drive achievement of objectives
- Extensive knowledge of own area within the organization while contributing to the development of new concepts, techniques, and standards
- Extensive understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)
- Extensive understanding of related aspects of financial processes and/or systems
- Strict attention to detail
- Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels and proactively escalate issues to appropriate levels of management in the organization
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast paced environment
- Ability to represent leadership on sections of projects within a specific area interfacing with project managers and finance team
- Ability to consult in project setting within specific sections of financial area
- Ability to provide financial leadership to outsourcing partners on a task level
- Adhere to all company rules and requirements (e.g., pandemic protocols, Environmental Health & Safety rules) and take adequate control measures in preventing injuries to themselves and others as well as to the protection of environment and prevention of pollution under their span of influence/control
- Travel (day and overnight by car, air, train, etc.) will vary. Percentage of time is determined by Management
Job reference
Req-37127
Type
Full time
Location
Costa Rica-Cartago-BSC
Posted for
5 days ago
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