Accountant Finance (Temporary Position) - Accounts Payable Unit

ACCOUNTANT (TEMPORARY POSITION)

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE UNIT

FIRSTBANK PR

Our Company

At FirstBank PR, we strive to be trusted advisors to our clients and our employees are the ones that ensure we deliver on our promise of excellence in personalized customer service. Our more than 3,100 employees in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Florida share a passion for excellent customer service. We are proud of our team because they are continuously surpassing our client’s expectations.

Do you have a passion for helping customers, building relationships, and delivering extraordinary, personalized customer service? If your answer is yes, FirstBank is the number one place for you.

Job Summary
The accountant is responsible for most of the accounts payable's process and accounting invoices in the Oracle Fusion Cloud System ERP. The role interacts with different Business Units. The employee also is responsible for the preparation of account reconciliations and GL journal entries such as accruals or adjustments.

What you’ll do

·         Reviews and uploads of invoices received from the business units into Oracle for proper accounting recognition in a timely manner.

·         Prepare month-end accruals for expenses incurred and not paid and upload related journal entries in Oracle observing the deadlines.

·         May be requested to review and analyze expenses accounts to identify any deviation.

·         Investigate and resolve issues in the invoice and payment processing.

·         Assist business units on matters related to inquiries of services and goods, invoice discrepancies, among others.

·         Prepare general ledger account reconciliations.

·         May review disbursement activity to enhance and reinforce daily process and related activities. 

·         Ensure invoices are adequately configured with the appropriate tax withholding, general ledger accounting distribution and hierarchy of approval.

·         Follow-up to business units on invoice approvals to ensure timely payments.

·         Ensure recurring payments are accurate.

·         May engage in special tasks, projects, or other duties, as required, to support daily operations of the Account Payable unit.

·         Observe and ensure a full compliance of internal control matrix and procedures
Competencies

·         Microsoft Excel proficiency

·         Accounting knowledge

·         Write, speak and comprehend English and Spanish.

·         Problem solving skills

·         Attention to detail

·         Customer service oriented

·         Decision making capability

·         Follows through on pending topics

·         Responsible

What You’ll Need to Succeed
A Bachelor’s Degree is required for this job as well as PC knowledge and quality customer service orientation. A background in accounting or finance is strongly preferred.

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills required of personnel so classified. The reporting relationship may not reflect the most recent changes to the corporate reporting structure.