Senior Accountant

Position Overview:

 

As a Senior Accountant, you will play a critical role in the financial management & reporting, taxation, PEZA reporting of the organization. You will be responsible for ensuring accuracy, compliance, timely completion of financial activities and providing value adding support to the team.  This role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate effectively with other teams.

 

Position Summary:

 

• Position reports to Accounting Manager and is part of R2R team focused on local tasks related to Accounting Matters such as closing books (US GAAP and Local GAAP), Account Reconciliation, JEs, Accruals, Capitalizations and routine accounting processes. not moved to FSCs. Key attributes of this role include:
• Support on ruled based R2R and judgmental processes not moved to FSCs
• Perform general ledger accounting including accounts reconciliations, journal entries (including non-routine JEs), fixed assets, reporting and any other accounting and finance related activity out of FSC scope.
• Perform master data maintenance in General Ledger.
• Complete period-end close activities as per DTPs and US GAAP and Local Statutory calendar. Recommends activities not covered in the calendar.
• Prepare, control and post accrual routine and non-routine journal entries.
• Support the preparation monthly, quarterly and annual reports required in the region. Perform quality review for the statutory and tax reports. Elaborate ad-hoc reports required by authorities and internal customers/stakeholders.
• Review fixed assets accounting activities for the companies, including CIP follow-up, capitalization, depreciations and impairment postings. Perform subledger reconciliation and adjust GL accordingly when necessary.
• Support the book-to-floor counting process. Review final physical counting results.
• Prepare and submit account reconciliations.
• Assist with the annual audit process. Recommend audit corrective plans and follow-up the implementation accordingly.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the R2R function, ensuring that improvements are incorporated in the work routine.
• Ensure robust compliance environment with applicable policies, procedures and processes.
• Execute periodically R2R reporting or upon request KPI´s measurements.
• Build strong relationship with key stakeholders
• Issue debit notes and register credit memos accordingly.
• Provide support on the CoA master data set up regarding local matters such as tax and statutory matters.
• Support compliance activities such as Control Self-Assessment R2C inspections.
• Assist R2R Supervisor and LE Controller on specific projects and analysis such as business case assessment, due diligences, etc.

 

Experience:

 

• 5 years and up of experience in a Finance, in a Multinational set-up, supporting multiple countries/ entities preferably with PEZA background
• Ability to work in culturally diverse teams with many levels of personnel. Demonstrated ability to perform more complex accounting projects.
• Experience with ERPs preferably SAP.
• Attention to detail, ability to analyze issues and solve problems, work efficiently, and deliver accurate and timely results as a plus.
• Diversified Industrial Products/Manufacturing industry experience is a must.

 

Knowledge:

 

• CPA, knowledgeable on US & PH GAAP, IFRS/ PFRS
• Strong analytical skills. Ability to identify and resolve problems.
• Accounting background. MBA as a plus.
• Native language may be required depending on the location. Required English language.
• Good knowledge on excel.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Solid knowledge on statutory matters and the overall tax mechanism in the Philippines, in particular in the Manufacturing Industry operating in Export Processing Zone.  Candidate must be familiar with the tax, statutory and PEZA reporting requirements for manufacturing entity.

Job Overview TE Connectivity's Accounting Teams develop, implement and/or maintain one or more accounting systems: Journal entries, General Ledger, Accounts Receivables, Accounts Payable, Revenue Reconciliation, Cash Flows, etc. in accordance with GAAP policies and procedures. They also design operational procedures and processes that meet audit standards and improve efficiency. What your background should look like: Competencies Values: Integrity, Accountability, Teamwork, Innovation

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