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For more than four decades, the company has been an innovator and pioneer, powering billions of systems that require the highest levels of security, safety, and reliability. Wind River helps customers across automotive, aerospace, defense, industrial, medical, and telecommunications industries solve complex technology challenges on their journey toward the new intelligent machine economy. The company’s software powers generation after generation of the safest, most secure systems in the world. Examples include playing a key role in NASA space missions such as Artemis I, the\nJames Webb Space Telescope, and multiple Mars rovers. We’ve achieved recent 5G milestones including the world’s first successful 5G data session with Verizon and building one of the largest Open RAN networks in the world with Vodafone.\nThe company has received industry recognition for its technology innovation and leadership, and for its workplace culture, including global Great Place to Work certification and being named a “Top Workplace” for ten consecutive years. If you want to be part of a unique culture where the lived experience is based on our\ncultural attributes of growth mindset, customer-focus, and diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging, come join us and help advance the future software defined world.\nYOUR ROLE\nAs a Senior Project Accountant on our team, you are part of the Global Project Accounting team and will report to the Manager, Project Accounting based in Costa Rica. In this critical role, you will make a significant contribution to the “engine” of project accounting through the enhancement of project accounting systems and processes, assisting with month-end close activities, and other special project designed to drive efficiencies and scalability while ensuring effective policy and control. The ideal candidate will be a team player and have a solid operational and project accounting background. You will be empowered to take ownership of projects to drive results.\nIn your daily job you will:\nPA Management: Manage the end-to-end Project Accounting process for assigned Wind River service projects, including project set-up, maintenance, and regular review of project progress, P&L performance and budgets to ensure financial accuracy and transparency.\nAccounting: Support related month-end and quarter-end close activities, including revenue recognition, accurate accrual calculations, reconciliations and variance analysis to ensure accurate financial reporting\nFP&A & Forecasting: Contribute to the PS revenue and contractor expense forecasts activities. 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