Cost Accountant Team Lead

Morgan McKinley; Manila; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan McKinley Manila seeks a Lead Management Accountant to act as the technical authority for direct costs, balance sheet integrity, and financial attestations. This senior individual contributor role operates at Level 6, focusing on process mastery, intercompany and cost-accounting challenges end-to-end.

You will mentor peer analysts, drive automation with Finance Systems and IT, and ensure audit-ready substantiations while maintaining IAS 16/38 asset oversight.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant (CPA/ACCA/CIMA/ACA) or equivalent finance background.
• Experience in core cost management, record-to-report in SSC or multinational environment.
• Hands-on ERP experience (Oracle) and OneStream; strong data mastery.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical SME for group accounting policies, ERP systems, and reporting standards.
• Manage global intercompany accounting and reconciliations across service companies.
• Shape regional flash and monthly reporting with clear cost analysis and variances.
• Maintain monthly Global Financial Control Attestations for Cost Management; ensure audit-proof substantiations.
• Provide guidance on accruals, prepayments, fixed assets (IAS 16/38) and VAT/tax basics.
• Review and approve PO allocation and CAPEX vs OPEX determinations.
• Champion automation with Finance Systems/IT to reduce month-end bottlenecks.

Skills

Accounting expertise

Intercompany accounting

ERP experience

Advanced Excel

Autonomy

Stakeholder communication

Education

CPA/ACCA/CIMA/ACA or equivalent

Tools

Oracle ERP

OneStream

Job description

Looking for a high-impact senior specialist role where your deep accounting acumen drives financial governance without the overhead of people management?

We are hiring a Lead Management Accountant to act as our core technical authority for direct costs, balance sheet integrity, and financial attestations within our Manila operational center. Operating at Level 6, this senior individual contributor role is designed for a self-driven, qualified finance professional who thrives on process mastery, mentoring peer analysts, and tackling complex intercompany and cost-accounting challenges end-to-end.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Subject Matter Expertise: Serve as the go-to technical resource for peers on group accounting policies, ERP systems, internal control frameworks, and reporting standards.
• Global Legal & Service Intercompany Accounting: Directly manage global legal fee accounting and oversee intercompany reconciliations for service companies, tracking settlement and resolution across counterparties.
• Flash & Cost Commentary: Shape Regional Flash and monthly financial reporting, delivering clear analysis on cost movements, forward trends, and budget variances.
• Financial Control Attestations: Maintain, produce, and strengthen monthly Global Financial Control Attestations for the Cost Management function, driving audit-proof substantiations.
• Balance Sheet & Asset Oversight: Provide senior guidance, oversight, and cover for regional accruals, prepayments, and the Fixed Asset Register/WIP under IAS 16 and IAS 38.
• Tax Accounting Assistance: Support regional VAT and Corporation Tax accounting requirements.
• Expenditure Control: Review and approve purchase orders, ensuring proper chart of accounts mapping and precise CAPEX vs. OPEX determinations.
• Process Optimization: Partner closely with Finance Systems and IT to champion automation initiatives and eliminate month-end closing bottlenecks.

Requirements

• Qualifications: Qualified Accountant (CPA, ACCA, CIMA, ACA) or extensive equivalent finance background.
• Experience: Proven track record in core cost management, record-to-report, or financial accounting in a complex shared services or multinational corporate environment.
• Systems Proficiency: Hands-on operational experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems (such as Oracle) and OneStream.
• Senior Autonomy: High self-motivation, resilience, and demonstrated capability to work completely autonomously without daily direct supervision.
• Technical Breadth: Strong working knowledge of accruals, prepayments, fixed asset standards (IAS 16 / IAS 38), and basic corporate/VAT tax rules.
• Data Mastery: Advanced Microsoft Excel proficiency with experience analyzing, consolidating, and reconciling large datasets using complex logic formulas.
• Communication: Clear, professional written and verbal communication skills across senior cross-border stakeholders.

Nice-to-Have

• Practical experience working with balance sheet certification and reporting systems such as Trintech, SmartView/ASO, or Hubble.
• Demonstrated background mentoring junior colleagues or spearheading process-reengineering projects.