The Asset Accounting Analyst reports to the Director of Accounting Center of Excellence and is responsible for overseeing the fixed asset and construction-in-progress accounting related activities for assigned Sysco entities and accounts. They ensure timely completion of close related activities and manage risk based on exception reporting.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare accounting entries and for fixed asset and construction-in-progress transactions
• Review and approve monthly and quarterly account reconciliations as prepared by the Global Staff Accountant to lower risk and ensure accurate reporting and ledger maintenance
• Review and approve medium to high risk journal entries as prepared by the Global Staff Accountant
• Act as the escalation point of contact for the Sysco entities on the balance sheet accounts assigned
• Overall responsibility for month-end task list, including BPC reporting packages for financial consolidation, on assigned accounts and entities to ensure all period close activities are completed on time and accurately
• Prepare and reconcile key deliverables for various stakeholders
• Provide documentation for assigned controls
• Regularly attend key stakeholder meetings to discuss open risks and develop action plans to resolve
• Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures
• Develops and performs analytics on key accounts to drive resolution, create efficiencies in reviews, provide entity wide visibility, and reduce overall risk.
• Responsible for understanding and applying the Financial & Accounting Methods Manual (FAMM) and suggesting additions and/or updates where necessary
• Support internal and external audit requests
• Review and provide feedback to the SBS Global team regarding Reconciliations, Journal
• Entries and other assigned tasks
• Review and approve SOPs prepared by Global Staff Accountants; ensure the accuracy of current SOPs and assist Global Staff Accountants to revise if needed
• Mentor new Accounting Analysts at SBS and Staff Accountants at SBS Global team members on Sysco Accounting processes and culture
• Suggest process improvements and works with upstream process owners to streamline the end-to-end processes
• Support the Accounting Team Lead on overall team management where necessary
• Complete special projects as necessary
• Ensures adherence to department goals/metrics, Internal Audit reports, and SLAs.

Requirements

• 5 years Accounting or related experience
• Bachelor degree in Accounting or Finance
• Demonstrates the ability to analyze and reconcile reports
• Ability to find & resolve discrepancies
• Able to work cross-functionally to solve problems
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, specialized accounting / finance software ERP Systems (i.e., Workday) and data wrangling software (i.e., Alteryx)
• Strong communication skills

Benefits

• Hybrid (Ultra park II Lagunilla, Heredia, Working from the office for 2 days, WFH 3 days.)
• Private Medical Insurance
• Asociacion Solidarista
• Life Insurance
• Personal Day Off