Financial Controller – Plant Accounting – Manufacturing – CA/ICWA United HR Solutions

The Corporate Institute; Hinoba-an; On-site; PHP 1,000,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

The Corporate Institute seeks a Chartered Accountant/ICWA/CMA with 15 to 20 years of experience in manufacturing at the plant level to lead plant accounting operations. You will manage budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning while ensuring strong financial health and accurate controls.

Responsibilities span AP/AR, banking, reconciliation, reporting, and audits, with emphasis on process optimization and inventory oversight.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a team of accountants in a manufacturing setting.
• Advanced skills in MS Excel and ERP systems.
• Proven ability to prepare financial statements and management reports.

Responsibilities

• Lead plant accounting operations including budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning.
• Maintain accurate financial operations, controls and compliance.
• Oversee Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and banking with team leadership.
• Manage receivable reconciliation and payment follow-up with customers.
• Perform financial reporting and analysis for leadership and board.
• Prepare periodic financial statements and variance analysis (cost, margin, labour, materials).
• Drive cost-reduction initiatives and process optimization.
• Implement and maintain internal controls and manage audits (statutory, internal).
• Manage inventories and month-end financial closings.
• Handle fixed asset accounting, reconciliation and register control.
• Prepare accounts and annual financial statements; consolidate group company accounts.

Skills

Team leadership

MS Excel

SAP

Attention to detail

Financial reporting

Audits

Education

Chartered Accountant/ICWA/CMA

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Qualification:

Chartered Accountant/ICWA/CMA with 15 to 20 years experience in manufacturing industries at Plant Level.

Key Responsibilities:

• – Lead plant accounting operations managing budgeting, forecasting and long range planning processes and keep strong focus on the internal financial health.
• – Adherence to the accurate tactical financial operations and accuracy and control.
• – Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Banking: Team Lead of Accounts payable, Accounts receivable and banking.
• – Receivable reconciliation and payment follow up with Customer.
• – Financial Reporting and analysis.
• – Prepare weekly/monthly/periodic financial statements-bank and debtor positions, analyze variances (cost, margin, labour, material) and provide reports.
• – Oversee the avenues of cost reduction initiatives.
• – Implement and maintain robust internal financial controls, compliance and manage audits (statutory, internal).
• – Management and Control of all inventories.
• – Month end financial closing activities.
• – Fixed Asset Accounting, Reconciliation and Register control.
• – Accounts and Annual Financial Statements.
• – Group companies accounts and reconciliation.
• – Identify inefficiencies and drive process optimization.

Required Skills and Competencies:

• – Ability and experience of managing a team of accountants.
• – High proficiency in MS Excel, SAP and other MS office tools.
• – Eye for detail and thoroughness in checking the numbers and data.
• – Expertise in preparing financial statements and management reports for senior management/ Board.
• – Experience in dealing with regulatory authorities and auditors.
• – Excellent knowledge of local taxation and regulations.