Accountant Finance (Temporary Position) - Accounts Payable Unit - Firstbank Pr
FirstBank Puerto Rico•San Juan, PR
About The Position
The Accountant is responsible for most of the accounts payable process and for accounting invoices in the Oracle Fusion Cloud System ERP. The role interacts with different business units and also prepares account reconciliations and general ledger journal entries, such as accruals or adjustments. The position supports the daily operations of the Accounts Payable unit and follows internal controls and procedures.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree.
- PC knowledge.
- Quality customer service orientation.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Accounting knowledge.
- Ability to write, speak, and comprehend English and Spanish.
- Problem-solving skills.
- Attention to detail.
- Customer-service orientation.
- Decision-making capability.
- Ability to follow through on pending topics.
- Responsibility.
Nice To Haves
- A background in accounting or finance is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Review and upload invoices received from business units into Oracle for timely and proper accounting recognition.
- Prepare month-end accruals for expenses incurred but not paid, and upload the related journal entries in Oracle by the applicable deadlines.
- Review and analyze expense accounts to identify deviations when requested.
- Investigate and resolve invoice and payment-processing issues.
- Assist business units with inquiries about services and goods, invoice discrepancies, and related matters.
- Prepare general ledger account reconciliations.
- Review disbursement activity when requested to improve and reinforce daily processes and related activities.
- Ensure invoices have appropriate tax withholding, general ledger accounting distribution, and approval hierarchy configured.
- Follow up with business units on invoice approvals to support timely payments.
- Ensure recurring payments are accurate.
- Support daily Accounts Payable operations through special tasks, projects, or other duties as required.
- Comply with and help ensure compliance with the internal control matrix and procedures.
