Financial and Regulatory Reports Team Leader

JOB ACCOUNTABILITY:

The primary responsibilities of the Financial and Regulatory Reports Team Leader are to supervise and manage the Financial and Regulatory Reporting Team, ensure that the monthly business and management reports are completed accurately and on a timely basis, and to supervise, develop and mentor a team of professionals. Essential to the success of this position is an individual with strong leadership skills who firmly believes that he/she can and will make significant positive contribution.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Leads and supervises the monthly and annual financial statement closing process. Ensures accurate and timely reporting of financial information in accordance with the Philippine Financial Reporting Standards and the Philippine Accounting Standards. Reviews account analyses, calculations and other related schedules. Oversees monthly account reconciliation process to ensure timeliness and completeness.
2. Acts as liaison with the internal and external independent auditors in the audit of the Company's financial statements; reviews and ensures internal controls are maintained and potential weaknesses are acted upon to meet regulatory standards.
3. Interprets and applies accounting standards, laws, rules, and regulations applicable to finance or accounting functions. Researches various accounting issues, as needed.
4. Coordinates with CPS Accounting in ensuring the correctness and reasonability of the balances in the General Ledger including the strict observances of the controls.
5. Liaises with the UBP's Controllership Unit for the financial results and audit requirements.
6. Develops, implements, and evaluates the team's objectives, policies and procedures to achieve annual goals and complete work plans; Monitors performance of team members and implement appropriate improvement plans.
7. Coordinates the individual team member's goals to align with the annual team KRAs.
8. Provides day-to-day leadership and works with team members to ensure a consistently high-performing, customer-oriented work environment and culture;
9. Orients new team members and ensures their training and professional development;
10. Leads process improvement to manage cost and promote productivity.
11. Actively provide accounting and tax-related in-house training to team members and Company's employees, as necessary;
12. Approves all necessary transactions and documents as required within authority limits granted.
13. Accountable and responsible for performing his/her HR functions in the team including but not limited to managing and supervising job assignments, job functions, schedules (leaves, training, travel, job shifts, etc.), coaching, performance appraisal, training and development of direct reports in the branch and other such tasks.
14. Understands and complies with regulatory, audit, risk, Information Technology, ISMS and compliance policies and procedures as well as ensuring that his/her team understands and complies with it as well.
15. Responsible for providing necessary the Audit Team with the needed resources for the whole audit engagement as well as implementing agreed action plans for the Team.
16. Responsible for providing data and support to any Head Office support team.
17. Accountable and responsible for performing his/her HR functions including but not limited to managing and supervising job assignments, job functions, schedules (leaves, training, travel, job shifts, etc.), coaching, performance appraisal, training and development of direct reports
18. Understands and complies with Audit, Risk, Information Security and Compliance policies as well as government and regulatory policies and procedures and ensures that his/her team understands and complies with it as well
19. Assists the Financial Controller in all finance and regulatory reporting-related tasks.
20. Performs related duties as may be assigned by the Financial Controller, the CFO, or Senior Management.