Assistant Controller

**Job Title: Assistant Controller, TR Foundation**

**Reporting To**: Senior Finance Manager (Reporting lines may change in line with any changes in the TRF Finance Team Structure going forward).

**About the Role**:
In this role as a** Assistant Controller, **you will:
**Payroll Processing**:

- Manage the month-end payroll and recharge process, ensuring accurate and timely reporting.
- Coordinate closely with People Team in Costa Rica to gather and validate payroll data for all Foundation staff.
- Review payroll reports for accuracy and compliance with statutory regulations and company policies.
- Address any payroll-related inquiries or discrepancies promptly and efficiently.
- Ensure relevant month end reports are prepared to ensure accurate and timely reporting.

**Month-End Reporting**:

- Ensure accurate recording and reconciliation of payroll-related transactions in the general ledger and support the preparation and analysis of month end reporting.
- Ensure accurate monthly payroll reconciliation and collaborate with the people team to address and resolve any discrepancies that may arise.

**Audits**:

- Assist in the preparation of financial statements and supporting schedules for internal and external reporting.
- Conduct variance analysis and provide insights into financial performance to support decision-making processes.
- Ensure all payroll-associated working files and documentation are prepared for the interim and end-of-year audits conducted with the auditors.
- Maintain accurate payroll records and documentation in compliance with internal policies and external audit requirements.

**Automation**: Identify opportunities to streamline payroll processes, improve efficiency, and enhance controls to mitigate risks.

**About You**:
You are a fit for the role of** Assistant Controller, **if your background includes:

- Professional accountancy or finance qualification (CPA, CMA, CA/ICWA, MBA (Fin) or similar) preferred.
- Experience in payroll processing, month-end close activities, and financial reporting.
- Proficiency with SAP (or similar ERP) is a plus.
- Excellent proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel and Power BI
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial data and provide insights.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across departments.
- Detail-oriented with a high degree of accuracy and a commitment to meeting deadlines.
- Proactive mindset with a willingness to take initiative and drive process improvements.

**What's in it For You?**

You will join our inclusive culture of world-class talent, where we are committed to your personal and professional growth through:
**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

**Wellbeing**: Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance: flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days Off; work from another location for up to a total of 8 weeks in a year, 4 of those weeks can be out of the country and the remaining in the country, Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

**Culture**:Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.

**Learning & Development**:LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company; Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking.

**Social Impact**:Ten employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact.

**Purpose Driven Work**:We have a superpower that we’ve never talked about with as much pride as we should - we are one of the only companies on the planet that helps its customers pursue justice, truth and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.

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