Finance People Leader – Product Costing, Inventory & Fixed Assets

General Motors Company; Manila; Hybrid; PHP 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

GM Philippines is seeking a People Leader for PCI-FAST to manage a team of accounting professionals responsible for Product Costing, Inventory, Fixed Assets, and Special Tooling. You will drive accurate financial reporting, strong controls, and audit readiness while leading process improvements and automation initiatives.

You will coach and develop team members, foster a high‑performing culture, and partner with global stakeholders to deliver timely insights and financial data in support of

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Four to six years of relevant accounting experience.
• Leadership experience preferred.
• Experience in implementation, project management, process definition, or process re-engineering.
• SAP and Google workspace knowledge and experience.
• Experience working with financial reporting, account reconciliations, internal controls, and close activities.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, stakeholder-management, and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively across teams and with global stakeholders.
• Ability to pursue open issues through resolution.
• English fluency

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day PCI-FAST finance and accounting activities and the migration of activities from Business Units, other GBS sites, and other organizations.
• Oversee the preparation, review, and approval of journal entries and financial reporting under US GAAP and applicable local GAAP.
• Review and approve account reconciliations, ensuring timely completion and appropriate resolution of variances.
• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities.
• Monitor accounting and related system reports for completeness, accuracy, and general ledger integrity.
• Ensure the completeness and accuracy of Product Costing, Inventory, Fixed Assets, and Special Tooling transactions and balances.
• Lead analysis, insights, and recommendations to ensure transactions are complete, accurate, and consistent with GM policies and accounting requirements.
• Oversee accounting activities related to Fixed Assets and Special Tooling, including asset accounting, capitalization, depreciation, transfers, and other lifecycle activities, as applicable.
• Promote and document an environment of effective internal controls.
• Ensure team members understand and comply with SOX, record retention, audit, regulatory, and GM policy requirements.
• Support internal and external audits and coordinate timely responses to audit requests.
• Monitor performance, quality, service, and compliance metrics.
• Identify and elevate accounting, control, system, or process issues promptly and drive them to resolution.
• Ensure requirements are understood and met by internal and external resources.
• Build effective relationships with Business Units, Global Controller’s teams, Global Finance teams, auditors, and other internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide timely financial insights, recommendations, and explanations to support business decisions.
• Anticipate stakeholder needs and ensure proactive communication on risks, issues, priorities, and deliverables.
• Communicate operational and team matters consistently and effectively to the PCI-FAST Manager.
• Lead process improvement, LEAN/OPEX, standardization, and automation initiatives across PCI-FAST.
• Learn and explore new tools, AI related, Databricks, Knime and others implemented by the company.
• Work with global teams to improve consistency, eliminate waste, and accelerate activities.
• Redefine processes and identify opportunities for automation, simplification, and communization.
• Troubleshoot accounting, system, and process issues and implement sustainable solutions.
• Develop and implement improvements that create efficiencies, improve quality, and obtain savings.
• Lead or support special projects, migrations, and ad hoc reporting and analysis.

Skills

Leadership

English fluency

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Open issue resolution

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

SAP

Google Workspace

Job description

GM Philippines is seeking a People Leader for PCI-FAST to manage a team of accounting professionals responsible for Product Costing, Inventory, Fixed Assets, and Special Tooling. You will drive accurate financial reporting, strong controls, and audit readiness while leading process improvements and automation initiatives.

You will coach and develop team members, foster a high‑performing culture, and partner with global stakeholders to deliver timely insights and financial data in support of