Job Description

At Gensler, we design for people. We leverage our global perspective and local presence to innovate at every scale. We’re not just designers. We’re tinkerers, craftspeople, visionaries, innovators, and thought leaders. Fueled by passion and entrepreneurial spirit, our people bring new ideas to solve the world’s most challenging problems, like designing a more resilient, inclusive, and equitable future for our communities and cities.

Our people-centered, “People First” culture and “One Firm-Firm” motto promotes integrated teams that unite to shape the future of cities. Gensler’s vision is to “Create a Better World through the Power of Design,” and we do that by our deep commitment to our clients and by fostering a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive environment that enables our people to create impactful solutions together.

­­­Your Role

Gensler’s Finance Department is currently seeking Tax Compliance Analyst with a successful track record to join our growing team in Costa Rica. At Gensler, we design for people. We leverage our global perspective and local presence to innovate at every scale. We’re not just designers. We’re tinkerers, craftspeople, visionaries, innovators, and thought leaders. Fueled by passion and entrepreneurial spirit, our people bring new ideas to solve the world’s most challenging problems, like designing a more resilient, inclusive, and equitable future for our communities and cities.

What You Will Do

In this position, you will be a member of the LATAM tax team and collaborate closely with the global and LATAM regional finance teams to accomplish the following responsibilities:

• Prepare monthly Costa Rica VAT compliance.
• Work together with local vendors on the end-to-end tax compliance process for Dominican Republic.
• Monthly booking of journal entries to clear tax accounts on a project basis.
• Work together with AP team for the proper booking of tax payments.
• Transaction reconciliation between different reporting and ERP systems.
• Support Costa Rica, Mexico and Colombia Tax audit requests
• Assist LATAM Tax Compliance Supervisor in other tax and accounting related activities

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor or Technical or bachelor’s degree in accounting
• Must have 3 to 5 years of experience in General Ledger and/or Tax Compliance
• Proficient in English (Spoken, Written & Listening)
• Proficient with excel
• Deep accounting understanding. Capable of analyzing accounts nature and get into solutions for its proper balance clearing
• Understanding of tax accounts
• It is expected for this role to have good communication skills, stakeholder management, customer service (internal and external), able be part of a network that works to achieve the firm objectives.
• Highly organized, detail oriented, with a high level of accuracy
• Proactive and able to work in a highly collaborative environment
• Knowledge on LATAM countries would be considered a plus (Costa Rica, Mexico, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Argentina)

Life at Gensler

We encourage every person at Gensler to lead a healthy and balanced life. Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off. We also offer a 401k, profit sharing, employee stock ownership, and twice annual bonus opportunities. Our annual base salary range has been established based on local markets.