R2A Manager

Overview

R2A Manager - Lease, Fixed Assets & Capital Projects – AECOM, Taguig, National Capital Region, Philippines

This role will be responsible for preparing and reviewing high-risk journal entries and reconciliations, leading clean-up and issue resolution efforts, and ensuring accurate and timely period-end close activities. This role requires a critical thinker who can identify accounting risks, mentor team members, and collaborate effectively across multiple functions. The Lease, Fixed Assets & Capital Projects manager supports and oversees daily operations, ensuring adherence to SLA and productivity metrics, but also plays a key role in strengthening internal controls, ensuring audit readiness, and identifying and implementing improvement opportunities.

• Own the end-to-end lease and fixed assets accounting process including monthly accruals, reconciliations, and journal entries
• Prepare and manage the full lease accounting processes, CoStar, full Fixed assets, ensuring standardization, accuracy, and compliance across all entities and regions
• Oversee daily fixed assets & lease activities, reporting and reconciliations. Ensure timely resolution of aged items and alignment with global close calendars
• Review and validate high-risk transactions and reports to strengthen internal controls and ensure accuracy and compliance
• Ensure compliance with internal financial controls and external audit requirements
• Drive strategic lease and fixed assets projects that reduce processing time, eliminate recurring variances, establish audit-ready documentation standards, and embed governance checkpoints
• Partner with Finance, Real estate team, AP, Corporate FP&A and other teams to ensure accuracy and timeliness in reporting
• Guide and mentor a lease and fixed assets accounting team while staying actively involved in the day-to-day processes
• Create reports aligned with agreed SLAs and develop strategies to consistently meet or exceed SLA and productivity targets
• Manage and act as escalation point for complex accounting issues within the team and make the right decisions as necessary
• Accountable for the team’s business continuity implementation and execution and input to strategy
• Plan and develop multiple short to medium term projects and contribute to long term initiatives planning
• Lead moderate to complex projects as required by the business
• Actively manage talent (recruit and retain high caliber individuals) and build people capability including the strategies for the execution of goals and objectives
• Develop strong stakeholder relationships by driving effective communications and developing effective stakeholder management plan

• Bachelor's degree in Accountancy, Finance, or a related field
• At least 7–10 years of experience in finance or accounting, with 3–5 years in a Lease and Fixed Assets accounting role
• Minimum 3 years of managerial experience with strong background in controllership
• Solid knowledge of lease and Fixed assets-related reconciliations (e.g., CoStar) using systems such as MarkView, and Oracle
• Proven ability to lead process improvement initiatives and strengthen compliance frameworks
• CPA license is a plus but not required

AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan.

AECOM is the global infrastructure leader, committed to delivering a better world. As a trusted professional services firm powered by deep technical abilities, we solve our clients’ complex challenges in water, environment, energy, transportation and buildings. Our teams partner with public- and private-sector clients to create innovative, sustainable and resilient solutions throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm that had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2024. Learn more at aecom.com.

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