Accounting Manager

P&A Grant Thornton; Makati; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

P&A Grant Thornton Philippines is seeking an Accounting Manager to oversee the company’s accounting operations, ensuring accurate, timely, and complete recording of financial transactions.

The role leads month-end and year-end closes, financial reporting, tax compliance, fixed asset management, audit coordination, and continuous process improvements, while providing leadership, guidance, and strong business partnership to support organizational objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy and CPA certification.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in finance or accounting.
• Strong interpersonal skills and positive work attitude.

Responsibilities

• Oversee month-end and year-end closing processes.
• Prepare statutory and regional financial reports.
• Ensure IFRS/IAS compliance and internal controls.
• Coordinate tax compliance and reporting.
• Lead audits and provide finance business partnership.
• Manage fixed asset ledger and depreciation.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy

Certified Public Accountant

Job description

The Accounting Manager is responsible for overseeing the Company's accounting operations and ensuring the accurate, timely, and complete recording of financial transactions.

The role leads the month-end and year-end closing processes, financial reporting, tax compliance, fixed asset management, audit coordination, and continuous improvement of accounting processes while ensuring compliance with accounting standards, regulatory requirements, internal controls, and Company policies.

The Accounting Manager also provides leadership, guidance, and business partnership to support organizational objectives.

PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Transaction Recording

• Review all financial transactions (income, expenses, assets, liabilities) being recorded into the general ledger system ensuring accuracy, timeliness and completeness of the financial records.

Fixed Assets

• Manage the company's fixed asset ledger by keeping track of the asset from acquisition up to disposal.
• Conduct periodic physical count of Fixed Assets and reconcile with the ledger.

Month/Year-End Close

• Manage monthly and annual closing processes according to due dates.
• Perform bank and other account reconciliations, accruals, and prepayments, depreciation, impairments and revaluations to ensure accurate financial reporting.
• Verify that all accounts have reasonable and normal balances.
• Monitor data integrity and effectiveness of system interface.
• Make the necessary corrections in time for the closing of books.
• Prepare timely and reliable financial statements and other financial reports for both statutory and local and regional management reporting.

Tax Compliance & Reporting

• Prepare and file periodic tax returns (e.g., VAT, withholding taxes).
• Ensure accurate tax liability recording and timeliness of tax payment.
• Prepare schedules for tax audits.

Analysis & Support

• Analyse financial data to identify trends.
• Assess the reasonableness of account balances and financial results.
• Provide insights and assist other departments with accounting queries.

Governance & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with accounting standards (IFRS and IAS), regulatory requirements, Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR), and Company policies.
• Stay up to date with the regulations and standards.
• Assist in establishing, documenting, updating and cascading policies and procedures within the areas of responsibility and business activities that affect the financial records.

Audit Support

• Assist in both internal and external audits by providing necessary documentation and explanations for account entries and balances.
• Review accounting procedures to improve efficiency and maintain compliance.
• Provide advisory support and act as Finance business partner for projects affecting financial records.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy
• Certified Public Accountant
• At least 5 years of working experience as Finance or Accounting professional
• With good interpersonal skills and a positive work attitude.

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