Senior Analyst, Accounting

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:

• The Senior Analyst Accounting will provide financial analysis and decision support to improve profitability, identify risk, and drive value for the Edwards Global Supply Chain organization.
• Will be responsible for entering accounting accruals
• The focus is to support inventory, system support and process excellence within the Global Supply Chain network.
• This includes financial accounting and statutory tax reporting.
• This position will partner with various functional groups to provide financial decision support to managing the inventory and excess & obsolescence.
• Analyze and interpret complex accounting results for inventory related to sales, including intercompany profit elimination reporting and allocation claims, analyzing inventory obsolescence and write-offs by working with Supply Chain and other stakeholders, maintaining transfer prices in JDE.
• Provide insights and make recommendations regarding possible course corrections
• Perform complex tax calculations relating to 3rd party sales, including monthly split accounting for taxable and non-taxable profits for corporate tax calculation as well as legal P/L for transfer pricing purpose.
• Maintain oversight of sales including reviewing sales reconciliation, and Balance sheet commentary. Perform sales royalty calculation.
• Responsible for ensuring proper internal controls are designed and are in place which includes maintaining updated SOX and internal control documentation (e.g. sales, inventory, fixed assets), and coordinating statutory and internal audit
• Responsible for balance sheet reconciliations for Inventory and other assigned

What you'll need (Required):

Bachelor's Degree in locally recognized degree/skilled certification in Accounting or Finance with 5 Years of previous related experience Required

 Accounting and costing experience Required

Experience working in an international company Required

What else we look for (Preferred):

• Ability to speak, read and write in Portuguese, English and Spanish
• Auditing, tax, forecasting, or expense analysis experience Preferred
• Proven expertise in MS Office Suite, including advanced Excel and related financial systems; ERP (e.g., JDE, Oracle, SP) experience preferred

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Excellent interpersonal relationship skills including consultative and relationship management skills
• Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, and investigative skills
• Substantial knowledge of country tax laws and regulations
• Substantial understanding of international accounting principles (e.g., U.S GAAP, IFRS), local GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)
• Substantial knowledge of financial concepts and principles
• Expertise in own functional area and ability to coach others in various functional areas impacted within the business
• Ability to manage confidential information with discretion
• Must be able to work in a team environment under general supervision
• Strict attention to detail
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels
• Ability to work and perform within a matrix organization and plants

 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