Finance Accounting Assistant

Location:

México or Guatemala What We Can Achieve Together:

The Finance Accounting Assistant provides routine finance and accounting support activities for a department or business unit. The position performs clerical, administrative, and transactional duties related to accounting functions while supporting controlling and compliance processes within established policies and procedures. Responsibilities include processing invoices and payments, preparing routine journal entries, maintaining financial records, supporting account reconciliations and close activities, and assisting with audits and financial documentation.

The position helps ensure the timely and accurate processing of financial transactions in accordance with organizational policies, fund accounting requirements, established accounting practices, and applicable regulatory requirements.

• Follow our Code of Conduct and consistently demonstrate our Values
• Process vendor invoices, payments, employee reimbursements, and other routine accounting transactions.
• Prepare and post routine journal entries and maintain accurate accounting records.
• Verify transaction coding, supporting documentation, and compliance with established policies and procedures.
• Perform account reconciliations and support month-end and year-end close activities.
• Maintain financial records, vendor files, and supporting documentation in accordance with retention requirements.
• Support audits, reporting activities, and compliance reviews by providing requested documentation and information.
• Assist with financial data validation and provide support for accounting, controlling, and compliance activities as assigned.

Have you ever asked yourself, “How can I make a difference?”, but you don’t know where to go or have the time to do it? Welcome to The Nature Conservancy! You have found the solution and now you can make a difference every day! By joining our Finance and Operations team, you will become part of a group that is a force for nature and people.

We´re looking for someone with strong experience in accounting/finance and experience working in a diverse, multi-disciplinary team. The ideal candidate will have exceptional communication and collaboration skills and experience in accounting and finance. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to our mission of environmental conservation by supporting our Argentina and Chile business units.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in accounting or related field and 2 years' related work experience or equivalent combination.
• Experience using automated accounting systems
• Experience working with basic principles in accounting or in analyzing financial figures.
• Experience in database management or producing reports, or in the use of automated systems and Microsoft Office tools.

Desired

Qualifications:

• Bi-lingual Spanish/English abilities are preferred (at least a working level of reading and writing in English is needed)
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy in work product.
• Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to establish priorities and meet deadlines.

Job Family:
Finance & Accounting

Internal Job Code: 520013

Salary Grade: 3

The Nature Conservancy’s mission is to protect the lands and waters upon which all life depends. As a science-based organization, we create innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world’s toughest challenges so that we can create a world in which people and nature thrive. We’re rooted in our mission and guided by our values, which include respect for all people, communities, and cultures.

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