Accounts Assistant Placement

Started by a former school district network admin in 1995, the business has grown almost entirely through referrals. Obando Data Systems is a small IT shop: the owner, four technicians and a part-time office manager.

Overview

Part-time remote role, 4 to 6 hours a day. You need to be careful, consistent and good with Excel. You can work from home anywhere in Costa Rica. We have no office requirement. Most communication happens in Slack, with short video calls when needed.

Responsibilities

• Process expense claims after checking bills and approvals.
• Track accounts receivable ageing and share a weekly list of overdue invoices.
• Help prepare the trial balance and supporting schedules for month-end close.
• Update the fixed asset register.
• Reconcile bank statements with the books every week.

What we're looking for

• Available for the full internship period.
• Eligible to work in Costa Rica.
• Based in Costa Rica for the duration of the internship.
• Able to keep financial data strictly confidential.
• Clear written communication for emails to vendors and clients.
• Laptop and stable internet. Some tools need a Windows machine.
• Good MS Excel skills, including VLOOKUP and pivot tables.
• Available 20 to 30 hours a week for at least 4 months.
• Working knowledge of double-entry bookkeeping and basic journal entries.

What you get out of it

• Practical bookkeeping and reconciliation on live company accounts.
• Certificate and a reference useful for articleship or entry-level accounts roles.

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Mar 2027

Stipend: CRC 220,000 - CRC 260,000/month

Perks

• Letter of recommendation.
• Paid public holidays.
• Mentorship.
• Internet allowance.
• Possibility of a full-time offer.
• Company laptop.

Candidates must be eligible to work in.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Mar 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Obando Data Systems.