People Accounting manager

TRSS; Województwo pomorskie; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global company is seeking an experienced Accounting Manager. The role involves managing payroll accounting, collaborating with auditors, and providing financial guidance. Ideal candidates should have over 7 years of experience, strong communication skills, and advanced proficiency with analytical tools. Benefits include a hybrid work model and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Hybrid Work Model

Flexibility & Work-Life Balance

Career Development and Growth

Industry Competitive Benefits

Social Impact Opportunities

Qualifications

• 7+ years of post-qualification experience with 3 years in a manager level role.
• Advanced English proficiency.
• Experience in finance & accounting and global payroll systems.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a regular review of the balance sheet and highlight any potential exposures.
• Provide financial guidance to general accounting teams on accounting processes.
• Collaborate with internal and external auditors during audits and reviews.

Job description

Are you passionate about the opportunity to bring your expertise to a world-class company that is a leader in both content and technology? If so, we are looking for you.

Join our team! We are looking for an Accounting Manager to join Thomson Reuters Latin America General Accounting Operations (AO) located in Heredia, Costa Rica. This role will be responsible to ensure all the payroll accounting areas like regular payroll, bonus, pension, severance, stock-based compensation etc., are accounted accurately. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, strong analytical, problem‑solving, project management and technical accounting skills with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues. You must have a positive demeanor with the ability to effectively interact with all levels of management, functions like HR, finance, payroll and auditors.

About the role.

In this opportunity as an Accounting Analyst, you will:

• Conduct a regular review of the balance sheet and highlight and resolve any potential exposures. P&L flux - explanation of variances month over month
• Support the integration of payroll accounting for the newly acquired entities, as well the divestures for the business sold.
• Collaborate with IT and other functions to understand any changes in the systems or process and its impact on the accounting.
• Provide financial guidance and support to general accounting teams and FP&A team on any queries related to accounting processes managed
• Foster a strong internal controls environment, including support policies, procedures and protocol
• Drive innovation, improving processes, increasing efficiency and change management across payroll accounting process
• Collaborate with internal and external auditors in connection with audits and reviews
• Preferred experience and working knowledge on statutory reporting and IFRS.

About You.

You’re a fit for the role if your background includes:

• Advanced English proficiency. Candidates will be tested before setting up an interview
• Preferred experience working with Automation tools like UI Path, Alteryx and AI tools
• 7+ years of post‑qualification experience and 3 years of which should be in manager level
• Experience in finance & accounting and preferred experience of global payroll systems
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Power BI, and advanced Excel skills
• Experience with SAP and associated reporting tools
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment
• Experience in change management and process improvement
• Ability to work and influence senior leadership

To apply, please upload your updated resume in English.

Location: Costa Rica

What’s in it For You?

• Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office‑based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.

• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work‑time balance.

• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges, deliver real‑world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills‑first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI‑enabled future.

• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company‑wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical and financial wellbeing.

• Culture: Globally recognized, award‑winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work‑life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.

• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro‑bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

About Us

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

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