Plant Accounting & Controllership Leader

Cari; Makati; Hybrid; PHP 900,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Sealed Air in Makati, Philippines, is seeking an experienced accounting leader to manage the Manila Plant Controllership Accounting Support team and to oversee month-end close processes. You will coordinate with plant controllers and site finance teams to ensure accurate journal entries, reconciliations, and reporting.

The role focuses on inventory and fixed asset accounting, standard costing, and manufacturing variances, with SAP as a core system.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accountancy required.
• CPA required or strongly preferred.
• 7+ years of progressive accounting experience including manufacturing or plant accounting.
• Experience leading accounting teams within a shared services or multinational environment preferred.
• Strong understanding of month-end close, journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, inventory, fixed assets, CIP, standard costing, and manufacturing accounting.
• Experience with SAP; knowledge of OneStream, Power BI, inventory systems, or fixed asset systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Manila-based Plant Controllership Accounting Support team, including supervision of daily activities and performance coaching.
• Serve as the point of contact for Plant Controllers and site finance teams for timely accounting support.
• Oversee plant-level month-end close activities, including journal entries, accruals, close schedules, analyses, and documentation.
• Review balance sheet reconciliations for inventory, accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, CIP, variances.
• Coordinate investigations and resolutions of variances in inventory and manufacturing expenses.

Skills

Leadership

Accounting

Month-end close

Journal entries

Balance sheet reconciliations

SAP

Power BI

OneStream

COE experience

Team management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accountancy

CPA

Tools

SAP

OneStream

Power BI

Job description

Sealed Air in Makati, Philippines, is seeking an experienced accounting leader to manage the Manila Plant Controllership Accounting Support team and to oversee month-end close processes. You will coordinate with plant controllers and site finance teams to ensure accurate journal entries, reconciliations, and reporting.

The role focuses on inventory and fixed asset accounting, standard costing, and manufacturing variances, with SAP as a core system.