Financial Reporting Analyst-Costa Rica

Financial Reporting Analyst-Costa Rica

Location: Costa Rica-Remote

SweetRush has an exciting opportunity for a talented professional to join our team!

For future opportunities: SweetRush is always growing, and we’re looking for outstanding professionals (hopefully you) to work with us on exciting upcoming projects. The role described below is not for a project today. Our goal is to explore whether we’re a mutual fit so we can reach out to you and move quickly as soon as we need to expand. Please submit your application if you're interested!

Who We Are

SweetRush is a consulting, design, and staffing firm specializing in HR-related services that help foster life-centered businesses and organizations. Our work includes designing unique learning experiences using agency-level graphics and leading-edge technology; creating high-performing cultures, leaders, and teams; and helping our clients grow their learning teams with qualified professionals.

Many of our clients are household names with large international operations, while others are small nonprofits whose work we value as essential to the world. We try to balance the work we do for profit with the work we do to spread good things in the world.

SweetRush is a leader in the field of learning and development, making use of emerging technologies (like VR and AR), games, storytelling, chatbots, interactive virtual and in-person experiences, and so on, all while grounding our work in vibrant and impactful human-centered design. The many awards we win every year reflect the care we put into our craft and our collaborations with clients. We’ve been grateful to have won awards with Hilton, Google, Bridgestone, Adidas, SHRM, and numerous others.

We are a completely virtual, tight-knit, talented community that spans the globe, a culture-forward team that values diversity, respect, and caring. Our folks tend to stick around, as do our clients. 

We like to think we stand apart from competitors for the uniqueness and innovation of everything we create—and for who we are. And we’re committed to hiring talent that’s as creative, innovative, and caring as everyone on our team. This is where you come in…

About the Role:

The Senior Financial Reporting Analyst owns the integrity of SweetRush's financial close and reporting processes. This role serves as the primary liaison between SweetRush's Finance team and parent company NIIT, ensuring accurate, timely, and audit-ready financials at all times.

The ideal candidate brings both technical rigor and a continuous improvement mindset. They will be comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment, interfacing regularly with senior executives, and taking full ownership of the data quality and controls that underpin our financial reporting.

Your Impact and Responsibilities 

• Support quarterly external audit processes end-to-end: gather and organize supporting evidence, coordinate responses to auditor requests related to owned processes.
• Work with internal partners to drive continuous process improvements informed by audit findings and data analysis, with a focus on elevating financial quality standards and reducing risk.
• Pull and consolidate data from HubSpot (sales), Celoxis (project management), and QuickBooks (accounting) to maintain accurate revenue and expense databases that support reliable financial analysis and reporting.
• Partner cross-functionally with SweetRush Finance, NIIT Finance, Operations, and Production stakeholders to improve financial workflows and system accuracy.
• Maintain and calculate revenue and expense provisions methodologies with a high level of complexity on a monthly basis as part of the month-end close process.
• Prepare and deliver NIIT-specific financial reports including accounts receivable and payable aging schedules, revenue schedules, and monthly business review packages.
• Collaborate on variance analysis versus prior periods, translating data fluctuations into clear, actionable insights for senior leadership.
• Ensure all data feeding into reports has passed required quality control checks before distribution.

What You Bring - Required Skills 

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in financial operations, financial planning or financial reporting roles within a fast-paced corporate environment.
• Able to identify gaps, inconsistencies, and anomalies in financial data, and take initiative to clean, reconstruct, and validate it — comfortable navigating imperfect systems and finding answers where the data doesn't make it easy.
• Advanced Excel proficiency — pivot tables, complex formulas, and data modeling are used daily in this role.
• Solid knowledge in close processes, financial planning, business analysis and systems navigation.
• Familiarity with ERP systems beyond QuickBooks (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite).
• Demonstrated ability to perform variance analysis and translate financial data into meaningful business insights.
• Able to construct and clean up data where there are gaps
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English, with the ability to present financial information clearly to senior executives and cross-functional stakeholders.
• High attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
• Self-directed and able to manage multiple priorities independently in a fully remote environment.  
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders in a complex environment where there is no hierarchy.
• Business analysis or management key metrics internal reporting to senior stakeholders. 
• Acumen in corporate level financial reporting.
• Experience working within a multinational organization or with a foreign parent company.
• Experience leading teams as a manager or as a business partner.
• Basic SQL knowledge. 

SweetRush Is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, or belief; national, social, or ethnic origin; sex (including pregnancy); age; physical, mental, or sensory disability; HIV status; sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or expression; marital, civil union, or domestic partnership status; past or present military service; family medical history or genetic information; family or parental status; or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. SweetRush will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. We encourage applicants of all ages.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Call to Action: Submit Your Resume!

Team chemistry is everything to us, so our ultimate goal is to find the right fit. If the above describes your interests and experience, and you believe this will be a dream job, please submit your resume. We are excited to hear from you!

Please note: We're all about remote work and have collaborators based all around the world; however, SweetRush is a US-based company, and English is our primary language. If you'd like to be considered for this opportunity, please submit your resume in English.SweetRush believes in transparency and fairness. And for that reason, all of our active searches are available on the SweetRush “Join Us” page at https://www.sweetrush.com/join-us/.  You can also find our openings posted on our LinkedIn company page under the “Jobs” tab at https://www.linkedin.com/company/sweetrush/jobs/. 

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