Accountant Finance (Temporary Position) - Accounts Payable Unit - Firstbank Pr

FirstBank Puerto Rico•San Juan, PR

5d•Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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
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.

Responsibilities

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.