GL Accountant - Close & Reporting (Manila)

Abbott; Philippines; On-site; PHP 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott in Manila seeks a General Ledger Accountant to manage controllership activities, period end close and financial reporting. You will handle journal postings, balance sheet reconciliations, accruals and intercompany reconciliations across multiple currencies while coordinating with global Abbott locations.

The role requires 0–5 years of relevant experience, strong communication skills and proficiency in MS Office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or College Level Degree or equivalent.
• 0 - 5 years relevant experience – preferably with Shared Service Centre and multinational corporation background.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential.
• Able to work alone to understand and summarize financial data into high quality, accurate and usable summaries.
• Strong computer skills especially MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the preparation of Monthly Financial Reports, Annual Financial Statements and any other internal or external reports required, ensuring that they are completed in a timely, accurate and efficient manner.
• Develop new and streamline existing processes and systems as required to ensure more efficient delivery of value-add information to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Be an effective team player who will drive efficiency and continuous improvement throughout the department.
• Preparation of monthly financial reports, ensuring they are completed in a timely, accurate and efficient manner.
• Preparation, analysis and posting of journals at month end.
• Preparation and analysis of balance sheet reconciliations at month end.
• Calculation, posting and analysis of monthly accruals and prepayments, ensuring that all items are accurately captured.
• Review and reconciliation of inter-company accounts, involving communication with other Abbott business locations worldwide.
• Preparation of multi-currency bank reconciliations.
• Preparation of variance analysis and standard cost updates as required.
• Provide cost information to management and other departments as required.

Skills

Communication skills

MS Office

Data summarization

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

SAP/Oracle ERP

Job description

Abbott in Manila seeks a General Ledger Accountant to manage controllership activities, period end close and financial reporting. You will handle journal postings, balance sheet reconciliations, accruals and intercompany reconciliations across multiple currencies while coordinating with global Abbott locations.

The role requires 0–5 years of relevant experience, strong communication skills and proficiency in MS Office.