Manager, Accounting to Reporting

Fresenius Medical Care; Taguig; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Fresenius Medical Care seeks a General Accounting Manager - ATR to lead end-to-end accounting and financial close for assigned entities and markets. You will ensure timely, accurate reporting and strong balance-sheet governance, while complying with IFRS and local statutory requirements.

You will partner with regional Finance, auditors, and GBS teams to standardize, automate, and continuously improve ATR processes across the organization, developing a capable and resilient finance team.

Qualifications

• Lead end-to-end general accounting and financial close activities.
• Ensure IFRS and local statutory reporting compliance.
• Maintain strong internal controls and governance across ATR processes.
• Partner with regional Finance, auditors and GBS teams to resolve issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close for assigned entities.
• Oversee general ledger, journals, accruals, intercompany, fixed assets and other period-end transactions.
• Review results, investigate high-risk items, and resolve variances in a timely manner.
• Ensure financial statements and reporting packages comply with IFRS and local requirements.
• Own balance sheet reconciliations, account certifications, and supporting documentation.
• Review and approve entries and reconciliation outputs per governance.
• Use close tools (e.g., BlackLine) to reinforce close discipline and transparency.
• Maintain internal control environment and support audits.
• Identify control gaps and coordinate remediation with process owners.
• Maintain current process documentation and desktop procedures.
• Partner with Finance and other functions to resolve cross-functional issues.
• Manage service delivery against SLAs/KPIs and communicate risks proactively.
• Drive continuous improvement and automation across accounting and close processes.
• Lead, coach, and develop accounting professionals.

Job description

The General Accounting Manager - Accounting to Reporting (ATR) leads end-to-end general accounting and financial close activities for assigned entities, markets, or business units. The role is accountable for timely and accurate financial reporting, strong balance-sheet governance, compliance with applicable accounting standards and company policies, and effective execution of internal controls. The Manager partners with regional Finance, business stakeholders, auditors, and other GBS teams to resolve complex accounting matters, improve service delivery, and drive standardization, automation, and continuous improvement across ATR processes.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Accounting, Close & Financial Reporting

• Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close activities for assigned entities, ensuring completion in line with the global close calendar, service commitments, and quality standards.
• Oversee general ledger activities including journal entries, accruals, reclassifications, allocations, intercompany accounting, fixed assets, bank accounting, and other period-end transactions.
• Review financial results, account movements, and significant variances; ensure unusual or high-risk items are investigated, supported, and resolved on a timely basis.
• Ensure financial statements and reporting packages are complete, accurate, and prepared in accordance with IFRS, local statutory requirements where applicable, and company accounting policies.

Balance Sheet Governance & Reconciliations

• Own the quality and timeliness of balance sheet reconciliations, account certifications, and supporting documentation across the assigned scope.
• Monitor aged, unreconciled, unsupported, or unusual balances and drive corrective actions with clear owners and due dates.
• Review and approve accounting entries and reconciliation outputs in accordance with established approval matrices and governance requirements.
• Use close and reconciliation tools, including BlackLine or equivalent platforms, to reinforce close discipline, transparency, and accountability.

Controls, Compliance & Audit

• Maintain a strong internal control environment and ensure accounting activities are performed in accordance with company policies, control frameworks, and audit requirements.
• Support internal and external audits by providing timely, complete, and well-supported documentation, analyses, and explanations.
• Identify control gaps, recurring exceptions, or process risks and coordinate remediation plans with relevant process owners and stakeholders.
• Ensure procedures, desktop instructions, and process documentation remain current and reflect approved process changes.

Stakeholder & Service Delivery Management

• Serve as a primary point of contact for Finance stakeholders on ATR service delivery, accounting issues, close status, and financial reporting matters.
• Manage service performance against agreed SLAs/KPIs and communicate risks, dependencies, and recovery actions proactively.
• Partner with regional Finance, Controllership, Tax, Treasury, FP&A, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and other GBS teams to resolve cross-functional issues.
• Build effective working relationships across countries, functions, and time zones while maintaining clear accountability for deliverables.

Continuous Improvement & Transformation

• Drive standardization, simplification, and automation opportunities across general accounting and close processes.
• Use root-cause analysis and operational data to reduce recurring errors, manual effort, close-cycle delays, and control exceptions.
• Support finance transformation initiatives, system implementations, migrations, and transition activities as required.
• Promote consistent use of global process standards, technology, and leading practices across the ATR organization.

People Leadership & Capability Development

• Lead, coach, and develop accounting professionals, establishing clear expectations for performance, quality, ownership, and professional conduct.
• Manage workload, capacity, succession, cross-training, and knowledge transfer to maintain operational resilience and effective coverage.
• Provide timely performance feedback, support individual development plans, and strengthen technical and leadership capabilities within the team.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, continuous learning, and constructive challenge.

Other ad-hoc tasks assigned by the management