Accounting Manager

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manages the general accounting processes including journal entry preparation and approval, account reconciliations, month-end close procedures, consolidations, etc. across company affiliates.
• Supervised the Accounting Department and Managed the team to ensure that work is properly allocated and completed in a timely and accurate manner.
• Provides timely and accurate financial information and analysis to support both internal and external reporting in accordance with IFRS and other statutory or government reporting guidelines.
• Overall responsible for Company Books of Account for the company and its affiliates.
• Recommends improvements to accounting policies and procedures and ensures change directives are implemented.
• Supports the timely reporting of key financial information and monitors the performance and quality of the activities performed based on agreed-upon Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
• Supports financial reporting including eliminations, consolidations, financial statements, and reporting.
• Manage regulatory requirements and relationships with government bodies (e.g. BIR, SEC, DTI.)
• Oversee the external audit, review and analyze results, and recommend the audited financial statements for approval.
• Monitor risk management policies, procedures, and practices to ensure that organizational risk exposures are escalated and evaluated in accordance with the acceptable risk management appetite of the company.

Qualifications:

• Proven track record of 5+ years of managerial experience – preferably in a multi-national company setting. Previous positions have provided exposure to strategic development as well as organizational design, coaching, and people development.
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance
• Strong financial / compliance background with strong analytical skills and the ability to apply sound diligence to ensure high-quality output are prerequisites to succeed.
• Should have an open mind and an ability to challenge the status quo, identify opportunities, and drive improvements.
• With excellent interpersonal skills with proven leadership capability and high stakeholder interaction. Excellent English communication skills both oral as well as written are required