Accounting Specialist

As Virtuagym keeps on growing, we are now looking for a new face to complement our team. As a **Accounting Specialist **you will be joining our Global Finance Team. Will you join us to create a healthier and happier world?

This is a remote position from Colombia, where you will be working for our global teams. We are a **remote-friendly** company, meaning you can **work from your home whenever you want **and of course at our office in Medellin. It’s up to you Additionally, you can work from **any location you want within the Americas** for up to 4 weeks at a time for a maximum of 12 weeks in a year. This is a full-time position.

**What this role looks like**:
As our Accounting Specialist, you will be maintaining and optimizing our company financial operations, overseeing all the accounting operations to meet the legal requirements.

You are part of a diverse and international Finance team where you manage the financial aspects of a business like accounting activities, including bank reconciliations, accounts payable, accounts receivable and general accounting.

**Some of your key tasks as a Accounting Specialist**:

- Bank statement imports, including bank reconciliation and preparing the cash flow statement for the management.
- Preparing and processing payments to suppliers, payments to tax authorities and salaries.
- Gathering and delivering all purchase invoices to the accounting firm, correct recognition of costs and accruing costs.
- Processing, double-checking and delivering intercompany invoices to the head office.
- Reviewing and translating financial statements and reports delivered by the accounting firm and reporting the accurate numbers to the head office, ensure all calculations and data entries are correct.
- Collect information from HR and prepare payroll payments for employees.
- Reconciling intercompany transactions, understanding rebilling of gods and services and processing the general ledger adjustments in the P&L.
- Collaborate closely with the Finance Team and VP of Finance to streamline Financial planning and decision making.
- Timely processing of the period close, processing all the month end adjustments, including accruals and provisions.

**Job Requirements**:
What you will bring to the team:

- Bachelor graduate degree in Accounting.
- Knowledge on IFRS standards and local regulations
- 1-5 years experience in Finance and accounting, preferably in an international environment
- Proven track of experience on accounting activities, including bank reconciliations, accounts payable, accounts receivable, taxes and general accounting.
- Excellent organizational skills and be able to handle time-sensitive tasks.
- Proactive and dynamic. Understanding of data privacy standards; integrity; honesty. Highly motivated and enthusiastic, with great initiative and work ethic
- Fluent in both Spanish and English **[must have]**; additional languages are advantageous.
- Experience with Accounting ERP’s systems preferably Netsuite and/or Stripe, would be a plus.

**Here’s why you should join our team**

**Benefits**:
Remote-friendly: you can work from home in Colombia whenever you like.

Enjoy a twice a week snack box or fruit basket

21 holidays (on a US based holidays calendar, based on a full-time contract).

A one time working from home allowance.

We provide your home office set-up hardware.

The Virtuagym Health Program: a monthly contribution towards your gym subscription, and a full Virtuagym at Work Premium Access.

✈ Work from abroad for up to 12 weeks a year with a maximum of 4 consecutive weeks in LATAM or even Around the World.

Unlimited access to on-demand coaching with psychologists via chat, phone, or video call through the platform OpenUp.

**Cultural perks**:
Many opportunities for personal and professional growth within the company.

A fun, healthy, and international work environment made up of over 35+ nationalities.

We believe in a flat hierarchy with room to take ownership: your voice will be truly heard.
- Organized Virtuagym sports events throughout the year.

Awesome company events such as New Year's dinners, summer outings etc.

**About Virtuagym**
Virtuagym is a leading and fast-growing innovator in the digital health and fitness domain, offering a Software as a Service solution and multiple native apps to users worldwide. We offer coaching and management solutions for trainers, studios, clubs and corporate wellness, all with the vision to make the world a healthier and happier place.

Virtuagym is an ambitious, passionate and multicultural team of talented people who want to create a healthier world for all. We believe in teamwork, challenging each other, being bold and adventurous, working lean, taking care of each other and sharing success. As a scale-up, we embrace our diversity, international character and our flat hierarchy that promotes great freedom, taking ownership and making a true impact. Our talented staff of 200+ employees are based out of t