Senior Accounting, Tax and Treasury Assistant Manager

Responsibilities

• Work with Business Partners, Shared Service organizations and all stakeholders on various accounting and control issues and drive ECS compliance with Compliance teams with minimal supervision from Business Controller/ CHO (CountryHolding Officer)
• Coordinate with Internal Accounting Shared Services on all matters relating to accounting and statutory reporting requirements and review the General Ledger on a monthly/quarterly/yearly basis as needed.
• Evaluating financial transactions to ensure they comply with generally accepted accounting principles (IFRS) and local accounting standards
• Support period close financial reporting in line with IFRS and Group Reporting requirements
• Support the Business Controller/ CHO (Country Holding Officer) to develop and maintain local financial and accounting policies in line with group policies, workflows, and methods after consultations with BA functional heads of finance
• Review accounts to ensure they comply with the company’s policy regulations and applicable laws and consult Business Controller/ CHO (Country Holding Officer) as appropriate
• Reviewing financial statements to identify possible fraud and errors
• Support Business Controller/ CHO (Country Holding Officer) to handle overall process of annual financial audit.
• Prepare ad hoc reports related to statutory reporting and perform process initiative engagements from time to time as assigned by Business Controller/ CHO (Country Holding Officer)
• Work with Shared Service Organization to provide all accounting and financial reports and documents needed by the company’s external auditors
• Handle all appropriate tax returns, including but not limited to, computation, preparation, filing and payment as required by DGT, and responsible for related tax accounting and reconciliations.
• Ensure overall tax compliance, accuracy, and timeliness of company’s tax reporting.
• Identify and mitigate tax risks by improving processes and implementing best practices.
• Responsible for tax audits, tax objection, and appeal processes, with the support from Business Controller/ CHO (Country Holding Officer) and Regional Tax.
• Support Business Controller/CHO (Country Holding Officer) in all matters relating to treasury and cash management, secretarial matters and matters relating to legal and capital structure
• Manage ongoing relationships with external consultants and advisors to ensure the organization receives satisfactory standards of service.
• Protects organization’s value by keeping information confidential.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, Accounting Forums, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations.
• Participate in Finance Organization Transformation, New IT System/ERP/tools implementation or enhancement, process automation, and continuous improvement projects as assigned, to drive operational excellence.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree holder in Accountancy, Certified Public Accountant required
• At least 7 years of relevant Finance experience with 4 years minimum experience in Tax and Statutory matters
• Strong knowledge or expertise of taxation in the Philippines
• Familiar with IFRS and Local accounting standards
• Experience with ERP systems- SAP preferred
• Handled statutory compliance (SEC and BIR) and banking compliance including liaising with auditors and legal counsel
• Strong collaboration skills across functions and departments within Company
• Above average communication skills in both oral and written English
• Audit experience is a plus.