# Julia Briones

Julia Briones is a remote worker on Himalayas, Accounting Specialist at Vacasa del Pacífico Central de Costa Rica Limitada, based in Costa Rica.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@juliabriones

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Accounting Specialist at Vacasa del Pacífico Central de Costa Rica Limitada, supporting payment and reconciliation processes across five countries.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | Costa Rica |
| Authorized to work in | Costa Rica |
| Salary expectations | 60k+ USD |
| Job categories | Accounting Specialist, Accountant, Accounts Payable Specialist |
| Skills | Accounts Payable, Payment Processing, Bank Reconciliation, Account Analysis, Expense Analysis, Accounting Entries, Invoice Review, Funds Management, Financial Transaction Monitoring, Payment Investigation, Tax Processing, Global Finance Operations, Internal Controls, Financial Analysis, Excel |

## What I'm looking for

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I’m looking for a role where I can apply my accounting and finance experience, especially in payments, accounts payable, bank reconciliations, account analysis, and multi-country operations. I’m interested in a global, collaborative organization where I can develop my technical skills, learn new processes and systems, and take on new challenges.
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## About

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At Vacasa del Pacífico Central de Costa Rica Limitada, I support payment and accounting processes across Costa Rica, Chile, Mexico, Belize, and Canada, with additional support for U.S. payments. My work includes bank reconciliations, account analysis, payment follow-up, and preparing accounting entries.

I grew within the organization from Accounting Assistant to Accountant I and then Accounting Specialist. I bring more than seven years of experience in accounting and finance, including accounts payable, funds requests, invoice review, and tax-related processes, and I’m interested in continuing to develop in a global, collaborative environment.
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## Experience

### Accounting Specialist (current)

Vacasa del Pacífico Central de Costa Rica Limitada. Jan 2023 - Present

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Responsible for supporting and coordinating financial and accounting processes for multiple countries in the region, including payment management, bank reconciliations, account analysis, and fund requests.
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Skills: Accounts-Payable, Payment-management, Bank-Reconciliation, Account-Analysis, Journal-Entries, Invoice-Review, Fund-Management, Financial-Analysis, Excel, Google-Sheets, Microsoft-Office, ERP

### Accountant I

Vacasa del Pacífico Central de Costa Rica Limitada. Jan 2021 - Dec 2023

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Developed accounting and financial functions for different countries, with emphasis on reconciliations, account analysis, and tax-related processes.
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Skills: Bank-Reconciliation, Account-Analysis, Tax-Processing, Expense-Analysis, Financial-Analysis, Excel, Google-Sheets, Microsoft-Office, ERP

### Accounting Assistant

Vacasa del Pacífico Central de Costa Rica Limitada. Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

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Performed expense account analysis, invoice review and registration, petty cash control, and follow-up on pending payments.
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Skills: Expense-Analysis, Invoice-Processing, Petty-Cash, Payment-Follow-Up, Documentation-Review, Excel, Google-Sheets, Microsoft-Office

## Education

### Colegio Técnico Profesional de Jacó

Técnico en Contabilidad, Accounting

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Completed a technical degree in Accounting, providing foundational knowledge in financial and accounting processes.
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## Tech stack

- Google Sheets
- Microsoft Excel

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