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Costa Rica FP&A Team is seeking a strong Reporting specialist for Finance/Corporate function to support North America.  Some of the reporting this person will be in charge will be related but not limited to the following processes and reports: Strat Plan, Budget, MMC, MEC. Some of the reports includes: Trading Summary for NA Region, Headcount Reporting, among others, with high visibility to executives like Regional CFO, regional CEO and Global CFO, CEO.

Experian is the leading global information services company, providing data and analytical tools to clients in more than 65 countries around the world. The company helps organizations to manage credit risk, prevent fraud, provide data security, and automate decision making. This role provides an excellent opportunity to be part of a fast-paced and high-performing organization, and have access to key data at regional level with high exposure to executives.

The successful candidate will be accountable for the following key duties and responsibilities:

• Quick learner and proficiency in reporting tools like: Hyperion, MINT, Tableau, etc.
• Run several reporting based on specific cadence and ad hoc request: o         Some of the reporting this person will be in charge will be related but not limited to the following processes and reports: Strat Plan, Budget, MMC, MEC. Some of the reports includes: Trading Summary for NA Region, Headcount Reporting, among others.
• Consolidation of business unit reporting. Including validation of numbers, commentaries, and double checking of balances thru reporting.
• Managing regional calendar for different cycles: Month End Close, Forecast, Budget, Strat Plan, etc.
• Partnering with Global Team in alignment of deliverables calendars.
• Send consolidation reporting to Global Central Teams and high executives like CFO, and CEO, and being able to response questions regarding reporting provided.
• Drive process improvements and standardization across financial reporting and analysis models.
• Adhere to service level agreements (SLAs) and performance metrics.
• Create and maintain desktop procedure documents for routine processes.

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or other related discipline.
• Advanced English level.
• 6+ years of progressive experience in Finance
• 4+ years of progressive experience in reporting roles.
• Critical skills for this position are: detail-oriented, accuracy, time management.
• Strong experience management reporting tools.
• Experience consolidating and running reports for CFOs and CEOs.
• Experience with month end processes and reporting, fixed assets, GL, account reconciliation and P&L analysis/variance explanations.
• Experience presenting and partnering with Senior Leader levels.
• Strong ability to work in system details as well as summarize and explain large amounts of information including variances to budget and forecast.
• Strong written communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with all levels within the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement and solve problems in a team environment.
• Self-motivated with the ability to prioritize multiple projects under tight deadlines and work independently.
• Integrity in research/analysis and commitment to accuracy
• Strong Excel skill required; Experience/knowledge of financial systems and tools including OBIEE, Hyperion Planning/Essbase and SmartView.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s in Business Administration, Certified Public Accountant, other related Master’s degree considered as a plus.
• Familiarity with VBA/macros and Power BI reporting tools a plus.

This is a permanent home-based role in Costa Rica. No relocation available.

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