Lead Corporate Finance Specialist (Senior Accountant)

Job Description

About the role:  We are seeking a Lead Corporate Finance Specialist to support our local and regional operations through the execution of core accounting functions, financial analysis, and statutory reporting primarily for our Canadian offices.

This role is critical to ensure accurate financial records, meaningful insights through reporting, and compliance with local Canadian tax and accounting standards.

The successful candidate will work closely with global and local finance teams, tax advisors, and internal business units to oversee monthly closing activities, manage reconciliations, and produce timely financial reports for internal and external stakeholders.

This position will be based on a hybrid work arrangement – 1-day a week onsite in our San Jose, Costa Rica office.

As a Lead Corporate Finance Specialist, you will oversee:

Accounting & Financial Operations

Lead the preparation and posting of journal entries for tax payments, payroll clearing, benefit accruals, depreciation, and other recurring or ad hoc entries.
Oversee fixed asset accounting, including depreciation for multiple books (GAAP, Tax, Local, and Cash), and perform related reconciliations.
Manage intercompany and bank reconciliations across multiple accounts and currencies.
Coordinate and monitor invoice cancellations and ensure proper documentation for adjustments in statutory books.
Maintain accurate VAT and income tax registers to support accruals and statutory tax filings.
Ensure completeness and accuracy of general ledger balances through account reconciliations and variance analysis.

Financial Analysis & Reporting

Prepare monthly financial reports including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow analysis to support local and regional leadership.
Perform variance and trend analysis on revenue, expenses, and key balance sheet accounts.
Validate monthly income tax prepayments and support the calculation of corporate tax estimates.
Provide insights and data to support business decisions and compliance with internal reporting standards.

Process Improvement & Controls

Identify opportunities to streamline accounting processes and improve accuracy and efficiency using tools such as Excel, Power BI, and automation platforms.
Ensure all financial activities comply with internal policies, external audit standards, and local regulations.
Collaborate with internal audit and tax teams during audits or inspections.
Maintain detailed process documentation and contribute to the development of internal control procedures.

Leverage your valuable skills and experience to make an impact at Fragomen:

Bachelor’s degree required, within Finance and/or Accounting
6 years of accounting and finance experience in multinational companies
Strong knowledge and experience in accounting, financial analysis and controls
Candidate must be fluent in both English and Spanish including strong writing skills
Strong technology skills including ERP systems, eBilling and tax portals and advanced Excel, Power Pivot and Power BI skills
Ability to multi-task, handle multiple deliverables and/or projects at a time and meet deadlines
Ability to demonstrate self-motivation and ownership of assigned work
Ability to interact in a collaborative manner with legal and administrative personnel in domestic and foreign offices

What is expected of the position?

Provide exceptional service to internal clients by understanding the client’s perspective, swiftly and accurately responding to client communications, and showing empathy and patience.
Demonstrate and apply specialized depth of expertise in own functional area.
Lead others to solve complex problems for own internal clients in own functional area, continuously looking for process or product improvements.
Work independently, with guidance in only the most complex situations.
Lead complex functional projects and indirectly lead functional teams.
Act as a resource for junior colleagues and help to train new employees.
Follow documented accounting and firm standards and policies to mitigate risk and ensure regulatory, operational and client compliance (e.g., complete mandatory training such as Data Privacy, follow Client Protocols, etc.).
Actively participate in a learning opportunity and apply learning in own role.

All offers and/or employment contracts are contingent upon the successful completion of the Firm’s pre-employment screening process. This process may include verifying the candidate’s identity, confirming legal authorization to work in the offered position’s location, and conducting a comprehensive background check, where permitted by local regulations.