Senior Accounting Manager

Jones Lang LaSalle Property Consultants Pte Ltd; Makati; Hybrid; PHP 2,500,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Jones Lang LaSalle Property Consultants Pte Ltd in the Philippines seeks a Senior Accounting Manager to drive in-country financial governance and end-to-end month-end close for Philippine entities across multiple business lines. You will ensure compliance with US GAAP/Local GAAP, and maintain SOX controls while delivering timely statutory obligations.

The role requires a CPA or equivalent, a degree in accounting, and at least 10 years in controllership or senior finance roles, with strong

Qualifications

• Degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline.
• Professional accounting qualification such as CPA or equivalent preferred.
• Strong knowledge of financial accounting, internal controls, statutory reporting and Philippine regulatory requirements.
• Minimum 10 years of experience.
• Experience in controllership, legal-entity finance or senior finance roles.
• Experience in shared-services, outsourced or highly centralized finance models.

Responsibilities

• Own and provide final accountability for material country/entity-level financial, accounting and control matters.
• Lead and resolve in-country cross-business-line or cross-functional finance issues.
• Ensure material financial risks and unresolved issues are identified, owned, escalated and resolved.
• Direct and execute local legal-entity governance and finance-related corporate requirements.
• Hold ultimate responsibility for delivering Philippine statutory accounting and regulatory obligations accurately and on time.
• Collaborate with Shared Service, COEs, Tax and other functions to complete local requirements timely.
• Own and execute matters requiring local finance judgment or interaction with external parties and authorities.
• Review, approve, and remediate material balance-sheet, accounting and control exceptions.
• Manage the month-end and year-end close, resolving significant Philippines-specific issues.
• Partner with Work Dynamics, Leasing and other business-line finance teams on country-level matters.

Skills

Financial governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

CPA or equivalent qualification

Tools

ERP/Financial systems (e.g., SAP or Oracle)

Job description

The Senior Accounting Manager (Philippines) provides senior in-country finance governance and support for Philippines 2 legal entities across multiple business lines. They hold ultimate operational and legal accountability for the integrity of the country's financial landscape, including the end-to-end month-end close, full compliance with both US GAAP and Local GAAP, the effectiveness of the local financial control environment (SOX), and the timely delivery of all Philippine statutory and regulatory obligations.

Key responsibilities

Own and provide final accountability for material country/entity-level financial, accounting and control matters

Lead and resolve in-country cross-business-line or cross-functional finance issues

Ensure material financial risks and unresolved issues are appropriately identified, owned, escalated and resolved

Direct and execute local legal-entity governance and finance-related corporate requirements

Hold ultimate responsibility for delivering Philippine statutory accounting and regulatory obligations accurately and on time

Collaborate with Shared Service, COEs, Tax and other functions to ensure local requirements are completed appropriately and in a timely manner

Own and execute matters requiring local finance judgment, representation or interaction with external parties and authorities

Review, approve, and own the remediation of material balance-sheet, accounting and control exceptions

Manage and hold final accountability for the month-end and year-end close, resolving all significant Philippines-specific accounting issues

Partner decisively with Work Dynamics, Leasing and other business-line finance teams on significant country-level matters

About you

Degree in Accounting, Finance or related discipline

Professional accounting qualification such as CPA or equivalent preferred

Strong knowledge of financial accounting, internal controls, statutory reporting and Philippine regulatory requirements

Minimum 10 years of experience

Significant experience in controllership, legal-entity finance, financial governance or a comparable senior finance role

Experience working within a shared-services, outsourced or highly centralized finance operating model

Ability to operate effectively across multiple business lines and matrix organizations

Strong stakeholder management, problem-solving and communication skills

Ability to distinguish material financial risks requiring local management attention from activities appropriately owned by centralized delivery teams

Demonstrated ability to drive standardization, simplification and continuous improvement

Commercial & Industrial Property Management 1,001-5,000 employees

About Us

https://www.us.jll.com/content/dam/jll-com/documents/pdf/research/jll-why-work-with-us.pdf

JLL (NYSE: JLL) is a leading professional services firm that specializes in real estate and investment management. Our vision is to reimagine the world of real estate, creating rewarding opportunities and amazing spaces where people can achieve their ambitions. In doing so, we will build a better tomorrow for our clients, our people and our communities.

JLL is a Fortune 500 company with nearly 300 corporate offices, operations in over 80 countries and a global workforce of 83,500 as of March 31, 2018. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated.

For further information, visit www.jll.com.

Facilities Management, Tenant representation, real estate, property, financial services, investment, corporate solutions, capital markets, outsourcing, commercial property, and sustainability

About Us

https://www.us.jll.com/content/dam/jll-com/documents/pdf/research/jll-why-work-with-us.pdf

JLL (NYSE: JLL) is a leading professional services firm that specializes in real estate and investment management. Our vision is to reimagine the world of real estate, creating rewarding opportunities and amazing spaces where people can achieve their ambitions. In doing so, we will build a better tomorrow for our clients, our people and our communities.

JLL is a Fortune 500 company with nearly 300 corporate offices, operations in over 80 countries and a global workforce of 83,500 as of March 31, 2018. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated.

For further information, visit www.jll.com.

Facilities Management, Tenant representation, real estate, property, financial services, investment, corporate solutions, capital markets, outsourcing, commercial property, and sustainability

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