What are the responsibilities and job description for the Accounting Consultant position at Inter-American Development Bank?
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The IDB Group is a community of diverse, versatile, and passionate people who come together on a journey to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our people find purpose and do what they love in an inclusive, collaborative, agile, and rewarding environment.
About This Position
The Accounting team is looking for an experienced professional possessing the right blend of technical, analytical and collaborative skills to execute a variety of operational accounting and financial reporting tasks related to areas that include, but are not limited to, the treasury portfolio (fixed income securities, money market funds, borrowings, and derivatives), development-related investments (loans, bonds, equities and guarantees) and financial reporting tasks (information statement – management discussion and analysis and financial statements and sustainability and climate-related reporting).
The Accounting function is rapidly growing due to business growth and increased complexity, creating an exciting opportunity to apply accounting and finance knowledge and be part of process automation and reengineering while working in a dynamic and multicultural environment.
What you’ll do
The IDB group provides benefits that respond to the different needs and moments of an employee's life. These benefits include:
At the IDB Group we work so everyone brings their best and authentic selves to work, willing to try new approaches without fear, and where they are accountable and rewarded for their actions.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) are at the center of our organization. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and encourage women, LGBTQ people, persons with disabilities, Afro-descendants, and Indigenous people to apply.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job interview process. If you are a qualified candidate with a disability, please e-mail us at diversity@iadb.org to request reasonable accommodation to complete this application.
Our Human Resources Team reviews carefully every application.
About The IDB Group
The IDB Group, composed of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), IDB Invest, and the IDB Lab offers flexible financing solutions to its member countries to finance economic and social development through lending and grants to public and private entities in Latin America and the Caribbean.
About IDB Invest
IDB Invest, a member of the IDB Group, is a multilateral development bank committed to promoting the economic development of its member countries in Latin America and the Caribbean through the private sector. IDB Invest finances sustainable companies and projects to achieve financial results and maximize economic, social, and environmental development in the region. With a portfolio of $14.1 billion in asset management and 325 clients in 25 countries, IDB Invest provides innovative financial solutions and advisory services that meet the needs of its clients in a variety of industries.
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The IDB Group is a community of diverse, versatile, and passionate people who come together on a journey to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our people find purpose and do what they love in an inclusive, collaborative, agile, and rewarding environment.
About This Position
The Accounting team is looking for an experienced professional possessing the right blend of technical, analytical and collaborative skills to execute a variety of operational accounting and financial reporting tasks related to areas that include, but are not limited to, the treasury portfolio (fixed income securities, money market funds, borrowings, and derivatives), development-related investments (loans, bonds, equities and guarantees) and financial reporting tasks (information statement – management discussion and analysis and financial statements and sustainability and climate-related reporting).
The Accounting function is rapidly growing due to business growth and increased complexity, creating an exciting opportunity to apply accounting and finance knowledge and be part of process automation and reengineering while working in a dynamic and multicultural environment.
What you’ll do
- Analyze and assess the accounting and financial reporting implications of development-related investment transactions in IDB Invest’s pipeline and other activities or business events and document findings for review.
- Collaborate to understand and document the operational implications of new products or product features.
- Reconcile and review financial reports, from basic to complex, on a routine basis. Collaborate with other team members to review, research, and present solutions to reconciliation issues.
- Work with foreign subsidiaries to prepare consolidation adjustment entries for the group reporting.
- Support in the preparation of annual financial close related supporting schedules and financial statements and related reports of IDB Invest and its funds under administration.
- Support system implementation projects and contribute to process redesign and spreadsheet automation to improve efficiency by collaborating within the Accounting team and other Corporate functions.
- Participate in accounting and financial reporting assessments, support and document the related technical research for implementation of current and future accounting pronouncements.
- Participate in sustainability and climate-related reporting assessments for implementation of new and existing reporting disclosures.
- Support the Accounting team to address the needs of internal and external auditors
- Education: Master’s degree in accounting, business administration, finance, systems information or a related field required.
- Experience: You have at least 5 years of relevant professional experience working in the accounting and finance field. Applied working knowledge of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP) and accounting procedures. Big four accounting experience preferred.
- Languages: Fluency in English with a working knowledge of one other IDB Group language (Spanish, French, or Portuguese) is a plus.
- Citizenship: No requirements
- Consanguinity: You have no family members (up to the fourth degree of consanguinity and second degree of affinity, including spouse) working at the IDB, IDB Invest, or IDB Lab.
- International consultant: Full-Time, 12 months (up to 36 months).
The IDB group provides benefits that respond to the different needs and moments of an employee's life. These benefits include:
- A competitive compensation packages.
- Leaves and vacations: 2 days per month of contract gender- neutral parental leave.
- Health Insurance: the IDB Group provides a monthly allowance for the purchase of health insurance.
- Savings plan: The IDB Group cares about your future, depending on the length of the contract, you will receive a monthly savings plan allowance.
- We offer assistance with relocation and visa applications for you and your family when it applies.
- Hybrid and flexible work schedules.
- Development support: We offer learning opportunities to boost your professional profile such as seminars, 1:1 professional counseling, and much more.
- Health and wellbeing: Access to our Health Services Center which provides preventive care and health education for all employees.
- Other perks: Lactation Room, Daycare Center, Gym, Bike Racks, Parking, and others.
At the IDB Group we work so everyone brings their best and authentic selves to work, willing to try new approaches without fear, and where they are accountable and rewarded for their actions.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) are at the center of our organization. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and encourage women, LGBTQ people, persons with disabilities, Afro-descendants, and Indigenous people to apply.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job interview process. If you are a qualified candidate with a disability, please e-mail us at diversity@iadb.org to request reasonable accommodation to complete this application.
Our Human Resources Team reviews carefully every application.
About The IDB Group
The IDB Group, composed of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), IDB Invest, and the IDB Lab offers flexible financing solutions to its member countries to finance economic and social development through lending and grants to public and private entities in Latin America and the Caribbean.
About IDB Invest
IDB Invest, a member of the IDB Group, is a multilateral development bank committed to promoting the economic development of its member countries in Latin America and the Caribbean through the private sector. IDB Invest finances sustainable companies and projects to achieve financial results and maximize economic, social, and environmental development in the region. With a portfolio of $14.1 billion in asset management and 325 clients in 25 countries, IDB Invest provides innovative financial solutions and advisory services that meet the needs of its clients in a variety of industries.
Follow Us
https://www.linkedin.com/company/idbinvest/
https://www.facebook.com/IDBInvest
https://twitter.com/BIDInvest
