Date: Dec 26, 2024 Location: San Juan, PR Company: Popular Workplace Type: Hybrid Financial Analyst Job Type Full Time Opportunity General Description Consolidate and analyze financial data (budgets, income statement forecasts etc) taking into account corporate goals. Essential Duties and Responsibilities • Serve as back-up for Supervisors or Managers to ensure continuity of the daily work and to lead the team to achieve objectives, activities include: o review variance explanations for Income Statement and/or Condition Statement accounts prepared by Seniors and/or Accountants o review processes assigned to accountants eg. Journal entries approval, o provide guidance in day-to-day activities to accountants and seniors, etc. o provide limited support to them on certain supervisory responsibilities as needed during vacations, illness absences, special projects assignment, o redistribute tasks when team member absences o Main liaison between Management and Senior accountants and/or accountants to address situations, recommendations, changes implementation, etc. In coordination with the department manager, establish project plans to resolve any deviation. • Create/develop/prepare and/or review special reports requested by Management, by other business units and/or by corporate comptroller. • Participate, lead and support management in the analysis of accounting processes for new initiatives, new products, new processes, changes in accounting policies, business acquisitions, new services and/or changes to existing process. Lead and/or participate in related meetings. Act as the Unit Representative in meetings. • Prepare and/or review Notes to Financial Statements • Provide support to Senior accountants and accountants in the use of applications and/or systems tools, including their training and coaching. • Support management by communicating priorities to team members, details on projects and other, as requested by the supervisor or manager. • Participate, lead and support management in the analysis of accounting processes for new initiatives, new products, new processes, changes in accounting policies, business acquisitions, new services and/or changes to existing process. Lead and/or participate in related meetings. Act as the Unit Representative in meetings. • Validate the correct accounting procedures are in place based on Popular Accounting Guidelines. • Review and update processes to identify efficiencies. Prepare updated Unit procedures • Timely communicate situations to the supervisor or manager. • Develop strong customer relationships by active participation in meetings with the operations/business/accounting departments. Prepare and distribute meetings minutes and action plans. • Lead and participate in visits to operational/business/accounting departments as internal training to obtain a better understanding of their processes and how they are related to our processes. • All other task assigned by the management. Education Bachelor's Degree in Accounting Experience At least three years of related experience. Other Qualifications • Knowledge of accounting principles, ASU 842 (preferrable) • Knowledge of Accounting for Leases • Knowledge of General Ledger complete accounting cycle, accounting entries, analysis of subsidiaries, assist in the preparation of financial and related reports. • Analytical ability to evaluate financial information. • Able to integrate and apply accounting knowledge to the analysis of operational and financial processes. • Able to prioritize, anticipate situations, identify problems, analyze their causes and resolve them in a timely and accurate manner. • Able to work with minimal supervision and delivery dates, focused on achieving results through collaboration and teamwork. • Able to lead and adapt to changes, learn new tasks and be able to work under pressure. • Customer Centric: skills to maintain good relationships with clients, anticipate their needs, present alternatives to solve situations. • Excellent communication skills in both English and Spanish, both oral and written. • Systems Proficient. Skills in MS Windows (Excel, Word, Outlook, Power Point). SAP, S4H, etc. Values Passion for People Succeed Together Own Every Moment Build the Future