Manager, Accounting

Stagwell Philippines; Manila; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Stagwell Philippines is seeking an Accounting Team Lead to oversee general ledger operations, monthly close, and intercompany reconciliations within CORE Stagwell’s Shared Services. The role reports to the Accounting Manager/Controller and drives accuracy in financial reporting.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor’s in Accounting, CPA preferred, 5–7 years of accounting experience including team leadership, and strong Excel and ERP experience (SAP/Oracle/NetSuite).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting required; CPA preferred.
• Minimum 5–7 years accounting experience; 2+ years managing a team.
• Strong knowledge of GAAP and consolidation/intercompany processes.
• Proficient in Excel (VLOOKUP, pivot tables, complex formulas).
• Experience with large ERP systems (SAP/Oracle/NetSuite) a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations for general ledger accounting.
• Liase with AR, Billing, AP and Finance on inquiries.
• Review monthly close entries (Prepaid, Fixed Assets, accruals...).
• Oversee staff to ensure timely close and reporting deadlines.
• Review balance sheet reconciliations and GL analyses for accuracy.
• Maintain orderly accounting filing system.
• Prepare/review audit schedules and assist with audits.
• Assist with year-end tax schedules and intercompany eliminations.
• Support month-end ancillary packages and Hyperion uploads.
• Serve as back-up for Shared Service Department and ad hoc requests.

Skills

GAAP knowledge

Intercompany reconciliations

Financial reporting

Advanced Excel

Team management

Audit support

ERP systems

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

CPA preferred

Tools

SAP

Oracle

INTACCT

NetSuite

Maconomy

Job description

Stagwell empowers talented, passionate, and creative leaders with a vision to deliver breakthrough ideas on behalf of the world’s most ambitious clients.

We believe that the differences among us fuel innovation and drive us to achieve extraordinary results. We take great pride in a work force with rich diversity of age, race, ethnicity, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, ability and background. As a network, we seek out a skilled and dynamic talent pipeline, invest in programs that help develop diverse talent for the future benefit of our industry, and strive to build an inclusive environment where all employees can bring their full selves to work.

Creating a collaborative environment at our state-of-the-art campuses, where we can bring people together at the office to inspire and innovate, is central to our culture-moving creative edge. We believe that by being together, we can transform marketing.

We are looking for an Accounting Team Lead to join our Accounting & Finance team. The Accounting Team Lead will be responsible for leading aspects of the accounting function within CORE Stagwell, the Corporate entity that provides Shared Services to Brands in the Stagwell network. Shared Services provides services to Brands for Accounting, Financial Operations (Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Payroll), Business Applications, IT and Real Estate. The ideal candidate will perform management reporting functions for CORE Stagwell while supporting various corporate and business initiatives. This person will report to the Stagwell Core Brand Accounting Manager or Controller and provide monthly financial results analysis to each head of Shared Services functions.

• Manage the day-to-day operations for general ledger accounting areas.
• Liase and assist AR, Billing, AP and Finance with various inquiries.
• Review monthly close entries prepared by staff (Prepaid, Fixed Assets, accruals, deferred rent, AMEX entries, etc.)
• Oversee accounting staff to ensure a timely close and reporting deadlines.
• Review balance sheet account reconciliations as well as prepare general ledger account analyses by reviewing transactions within the general ledger to ensure accuracy within the GL account.
• Maintain an orderly accounting filing system
• Prepare/review Audit schedules as assigned and conduct audit research and answer questions.
• Assist with preparing year end tax schedules
• Oversee intercompany reconciliation process.
• Support month end ancillary package and hyperion trial balance uploads.
• Serves as a back-up for various areas within the Shared Service Department
• Assist with Ad hoc requests as assigned.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of internal controls

• Experience with large ERP and Accounting Software preferred (SAP, Oracle, INTACCT, Net Suite, Maconomy, etc)
• Strong technical accounting skills (knowledge of GAAP, FASB and SEC accounting and disclosure requirements) and proficiency with researching accounting literature.
• Must be able to reconcile accounts and be able to perform GL analysis.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• CPA (or equivalent) preferred
• Previous experience with Consolidations and Intercompany eliminations
• Minimum 2 years of experience managing an accounting team
• Advanced Excel skills required (vlookup, sumifs, sumif, pivot tables)
• 5-7 years of accounting experience
• Ability to set priorities, multi-task, meet critical deadlines and pay attention to detail. Highly organized and motivated self-starter with good interpersonal communication skills
• Highly organized and motivated self-starter with good interpersonal communication skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills