Manager, Finance & Accounting

The role of Manager, Finance & Accounting is to lead our night shift General Ledger team (10:00 PM to 7:00 AM PHT) supporting our US business mainly oversight of  the day-to-day controllership activities being performed in CoE as well as the management of team performance.

Work Arrangement:

• On-site presence is required two days per week, including Thursdays.

1. Financial Accounting & Ledger Management

• Lead the monthly close for assigned entities, including coordination with business finance team
• Review accuracy and reasonableness of journal entries and account balances.
• Oversee Cash, AP, AR, Prepaid, Fixed-Asset & Intangibles, Intercompany and Payroll Accounting.

• Load monthly results into Group reporting tools and respond to consolidation or regional queries. 

3. Audit, Compliance & Controls

• Coordinate internal and external audits and the annual internal-control self-assessment.
• Ensure adherence to IFRS/US-GAAP, corporate accounting policies and internal-control requirements.

4. Team Leadership & Service Delivery

• Manage General Ledger team (4 Senior GL Accountants): staffing, training, performance management and succession planning.
• Foster a culture of accountability, service excellence and continuous improvement.

5. Process Improvement & Transformation

• Identify inefficiencies in accounting processes and manage change implementation.

6. Consolidation & Regional Support

• Prepare and submit ad-hoc financial requests from stakeholders.

Required profile:

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to anticipate and/or proactively address issues.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite products (above average Excel skills required).Ability to perform multiple tasks concurrently.
• Understanding of financial terms related to product, software development, and service delivery.
• Excellent customer service attitude, communication skills, and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to make timely and sound decisions.
• Foster a team environment that promotes growth.
• Ability to meet deadlines.

Required Experience

• BS in Accounting or Finance; a CPA is required; MBA a plus.
• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience working in a fast-paced environment
• 3+ years of managing an accounting team
• Experience with a mid to large ERP system, MS Dynamics ERP systems (D365 and Great Plains) preferred.
• Experience with reporting systems, TM1 and BFC preferred.
• Process improvement experience preferred
• IFRS