Lead Entity Accountant (CPA)

Schneider Electric; Cavite City; Hybrid; PHP 781,000 - 1,228,000; Full time

Job summary

Schneider Electric Philippines seeks an Entity Accountant to oversee end-to-end accounting for assigned entities in Cavite. The role focuses on accurate statutory and management reporting, coordinating with shared services, tax, auditors, and business stakeholders, and leading two indirect reports as SME.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's in Finance/Accountancy, CPA, 5–7 years of relevant experience, and proficiency with SAP or Oracle. Hybrid work setup in EPZA Rosario Cavite.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accountancy or related field.
• CPA certification or credential required; 5–7 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with SAP or Oracle ERP and financial consolidation processes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end accounting and financial close for assigned entities.
• Ensure timely month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closes and reporting.
• Maintain statutory and management reporting accuracy per local requirements.
• Collaborate with Shared Service, tax, auditors, and business stakeholders.
• Ensure reconciliations and internal controls; data is accurate and auditable.
• Lead two indirect reports as SME for the assigned entity.

Skills

Analytical skills

Independent work

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accountancy

CPA (Certified Public Accountant)

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Job description

Entity Accountant is responsible for maintaining accurate financial records for assigned legal entities, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and company policies, and supporting timely month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities. The role helps ensure the integrity of statutory and management reporting while partnering with shared services, tax, auditors, and business stakeholders.

This is an individual contributor (IC) role that will serve as the SME and lead for the assigned entity, providing oversight and guidance to two indirect reports (Entity/Fixed Asset Accountants).

What will you do?

• Understand Group’s accounting policies as well as Local statutory, accounting and tax requirement
• Responsible for managing and overseeing the end-to-end accounting, financial close, and reporting activities for the assigned legal entities, working closely with the Shared Service Team to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant deliverables.
• Ensure financial statements and records comply with local statutory requirements, internal controls, and accounting policies
• Increase the accuracy of the financial information by ensuring data has been correctly booked and take corrective actions if required
• Ensure auditable track of reconciled accounts on the balance sheet including working with Shared Service team for clearing data, including ensuring timely certification in Blackline Account Reconciliation at entity level
• Manage statutory field audit for timely sign off with unqualified opinion
• In collaboration with tax expert to ensure local and international tax compliance, timely filling the tax returns and making the tax payments
• Ensure reconciliation between tax / local GAAP/ group reporting accounts
• Ensure quality of accounting processes and tools/technology enables, in line with group guidelines and internal control requirements (incl. various projects)
• Support the implementation of best practices on consolidation and internal control team to simplify, standardize and scale our business and global organization
• Collaborate within Finance community to support the overall function goals
• Work cross functionally with expert functions and business owners on policies, processes, and help drive key system initiatives and improvements
• Identify process improvement opportunities to strengthen controls, simplify workflows, and improve reporting quality

Who would be successful?

• Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor's/College Degree or Professional License (Passed Board/Bar/Professional License Exam) in Finance/Accountancy/Banking or equivalent.
• At least 5-7 year(s) of working experience in the related field is required for this position.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is required. Strong understanding of Internal controls and policies
• Knowledge in ERP/Accounting systems such as SAP, Oracle (preferred)
• Work experience in an auditing firm, manufacturing companies and shared services/multinational company
• Problem-solving mindset with a continuous improvement approach
• Ability to work independently while managing stakeholder expectations
• With strong analytical skills and experience in handling Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, Financial Statement reporting
• Willing to work in EPZA Rosario Cavite on a hybrid setup.