Accounting Associate Travel and Expense

Job Summary

We are looking for an Accounting Associate who will support our Tetra Pak employees in their queries about Travel and Expenses process and will secure compliance of policies and audit rules. You will provide accurate information for financial reporting and have good understanding of processes within own area of responsibility. Also works independently within established procedures and practices.
This position is based at our Tetra Pak office in Panama City.
Tetra Pak is not sponsoring work visas or relocation for this position.

What you will do

• First line of support to employees (answer questions about travel policy, correct submission of expense reports or any other related topic).
• Review and process expense reports with receipts and cash advances according to internal policies, best practices and audit rules.
• Follow up unreported expenses paid with corporate cards and send periodical reminders to employees.
• Analyze, follow up and reconcile Travel & Expense transit accounts included in KPI measures.
• Local administrator of corporate credit cards. Post monthly statement of accounts and secure proper payment.
• Follow up issues reported with travel agency and corporate credit cards suppliers.
• Reconcile accounts, post journal entries, and maintain a complete and accurate general ledger in accordance with accounting principles and reporting schedules.
• Create and follow up different reports analysis to secure compliance of Best Practices and Internal Controls.
• Provide the management reporting and support internal or external audit requests.
• Participate in implementation of any new project in the process.

We believe you have

• Currently studying or finished bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration.
• Accounting knowledge and/or relevant experience, minimum 1 year formally working in this area. Ideally you should have work experience in an international accounting department.
• Good computer skills (MS Office). Excel level is Intermediate-Advance.
• Knowledge of Power-Bi and/other automation tools is a plus. If you do not have this experience, you will be required to learn and develop it in the position.
• Fluent in English language (both written and verbal). 
• Portuguese language is a plus.
• As a person you are a good communicator, people oriented, accurate, analytical, result focused, organized and innovative/proactive.
• If you have customer service experience will be a plus.
• It will be an advantage to have knowledge within computerized accounting systems such as SAP and/or Concur.