Senior Accountant

Surbana Jurong North Asia; Mandaluyong; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Surbana Jurong North Asia is seeking a Senior Accountant in Metro Manila to review and validate financial transactions in ERP with high accuracy. You will mentor junior staff, prepare reconciliations, and support monthly management reports while ensuring compliance and controls. The role requires strong accounting knowledge, SAP/S4 Hana experience, and the ability to work under pressure in a multi-cultural environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of finance or accounting experience.
• Experience with ERP systems and SAP/S4 Hana is essential.

Responsibilities

• Review and validate financial transactions in ERP with high accuracy.
• Mentor junior team members and resolve transactional issues.
• Prepare reconciliations and monthly management reports.
• Respond to auditors and liaise with internal stakeholders.

Skills

ERP experience

SAP/S4 Hana

Leadership potential

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Review and validate various financial transactions in ERP system ensuring high accuracy of all entries, and compliance to established controls, accounting principles and policies.
• Provide direction to junior members of the team in resolving transactional issues and assists in analysing the root cause of complex issues to come up with solution likewise adjusting entries.
• Prepare and/or Review reconciliations for accuracy and completeness likewise chase appropriate parties for necessary adjustments. Ensure all accounts are properly accounted for.
• Perform analytical reviews of key accounts or transactions and taxes are accordingly prepared/filed.
• Prepare/Review monthly management reports and ensure accuracy likewise timely submission.
• Respond to auditor requests, ensuring queries and requested documents are answered and delivered timely.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders to ensure complete and precise entries are posted.
• Able to identify issues for escalation and needs immediate solution.
• Act as a main point of contact in the absence of the leads.
• Assists the leads in mentoring, coaching, and developing other members of the team. May be involved in the performance management reviews and handover of new tasks for the team.
• Evaluate current accounting processes and propose improvements for operational efficiency once approved by RTR Team Lead and Manager.

Key Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Must possess at least a Bachelor's/College Degree in Business, Accountancy, Management Accounting, or Banking, relevant professional certification is an advantage (e.g. CPA, MBA)
• With 5 years of relevant work experience in Finance or Accounting
• Ability to prioritise tasks to manage competing deadlines.
• Experience in a BPO or Shared Service setting is an advantage.
• Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or any financial reporting software, with strong working knowledge of SAP or S/4 Hana being essential.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills within a multi-cultural business environment.
• Candidate should have sound Finance and Accounting skills, including knowledge of best practices on any or all areas of accounting such as AR, AP, Cash, and Reconciliation.
• Can work with minimal supervision and has a leadership potential.
• Ability to work with precision and manage competing deadlines and heavy workloads.
• Able to collaborate with team members, internal clients and management.
• Ability to cope with ambiguity and change and maintain high level of professionalism when working under pressure.

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