Junior Statutory Accountant

RELX; Philippines; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 840,000; Full time

Job summary

RELX Manila is seeking a Junior Statutory Accountant to support the Record to Report and Compliance teams. The role partners with Finance to ensure accurate statutory reporting, IFRS compliance, and timely regulatory filings for local entities under RELX governance.

You will contribute to audit coordination, assist in SOX activities, and help drive improvements in efficiency, accuracy and control across the end-to-end financial reporting process.

Responsibilities

• Close coordination of both external and internal audit work, and track and assist on resolution of findings from the External Audit, RELX Audit and Risk reviews.
• Analysing financial transactions to ensure compliance on local regulations and RELX accounting policies and practices, IFRS and generally accepted accounting pronciples.
• Provide resolution on outstanding accounting queries.
• Involved in SOX activities (Planning, Testing and Remediation) in close working relationship with the SOX champions.
• Preparation of local regulatory filing requirements and financial statements for statutory reporting for in-scope entities.
• Preparation of Statutory financial statements including its disclosure notes (Balance Sheet, P/L, Cashflow, Changes in Equity and notes to disclosure)
• Supporting tax agents in arriving at the Corporate Income Tax (CIT) packages and performing review thereof.
• Preparation of Management reports such as monthly reporting of trial balance analytical review including exposures summary, account reconciliation status and account reconciliation reviews.
• Support in completion of ad-hoc projects, process improvements, automation across the business.

Job description

As a member of the Manila Accounting and Compliance organization, the Junior Statutory Accountant – FAH Manila will be accountable for delivering efficient and effective operations of Compliance Team, R2R and other finance processes, in scope, to high quality standards that meet/ exceed key objectives and service levels. Responsible for supporting the Record to Report of the legal entities under the control of the team, expected to be the business partner for Compliance. Responsible for compliance reporting, statutory audits, SOX activities, transfer pricing and collaborations across RELX to drive process improvement. Also accountable for ensuring that all aspects of financial accounting are carried out in accordance with company’s financial reporting policies and procedures and generally accepted accounting principles. The Junior Statutory Accountant is also responsible for engendering a ‘Right First Time’ culture within the Manila Compliance operations and responsible for helping drive the finance organization to first quartile (both cost and quality) through seeking and implementing, in close co-operation with other members of the Compliance management team and RELX functions, an environment for improvements in efficiency, effectiveness and quality of service across the whole end-to-end statutory financial reporting process.

• Close coordination of both external and internal audit work, and track and assist on resolution of findings from the External Audit, RELX Audit and Risk reviews.
• Analysing financial transactions to ensure compliance on local regulations and RELX accounting policies and practices, IFRS and generally accepted accounting pronciples.
• Provide resolution on outstanding accounting queries.
• Involved in SOX activities (Planning, Testing and Remediation) in close working relationship with the SOX champions.
• Preparation of local regulatory filing requirements and financial statements for statutory reporting for in-scope entities.
• Preparation of Statutory financial statements including its disclosure notes (Balance Sheet, P/L, Cashflow, Changes in Equity and notes to disclosure)
• Supporting tax agents in arriving at the Corporate Income Tax (CIT) packages and performing review thereof.
• Preparation of Management reports such as monthly reporting of trial balance analytical review including exposures summary, account reconciliation status and account reconciliation reviews.
• Support in completion of ad-hoc projects, process improvements, automation across the business.