Senior General Accountant and Tax Officer

Insulation Contractor; Philippines; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health insurance

Career progression opportunities

Training and development opportunities

Collaborative work environment

Job summary

Knauf is seeking a Senior General Accountant and Tax Officer in the Philippines to ensure accurate financial and tax records, support cost control and decision-making, and manage audits.

The role requires preparing reliable financial reports, tax filings, and maintaining documentation in line with local GAAP and regulatory requirements. Manufacturing experience is preferred and CPA is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting; CPA preferred.
• 4–5 years of relevant experience; manufacturing exp preferred.
• Analytical and detail-oriented with strong accounting skills.
• Experience with SAP and Excel in a manufacturing setting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and record journal entries in compliance with local regulations and GAAP.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and resolve discrepancies.
• Prepare statutory financial and tax reporting for local regulators.
• Support audits with required documentation and process improvements.
• Manage depreciation, asset capitalization and disposals; month-end close.
• Oversee tax filings, submissions, and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Analytical

Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Licensed CPA (preferably)

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Summary

The Senior General Accountant and Tax Officer is responsible for keeping the company's financial and tax records accurate, compliant and well documented. The role focuses on preparing reliable financial and management reports, supporting cost control and business decisions, handling tax filings and calculations, and ensuring proper documentation for audits and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

The Senior General Accountant and Tax Officer ensure the accuracy, integrity and compliance of the company's financial and Tax records. Responsible for accurately entering a variety of journal entries, including those related to payroll, accruals, and provisions. The role requires meticulous attention to the preparation of comprehensive financial and management reports to support cost control and overall business strategy. At the same time, it ensures timely and accurate tax compliance by managing government portal submissions, preparing tax returns, calculation non-systemized taxes, and maintaining complete tax documentation. The role plays a key part in supporting audits, safeguarding regulatory compliance, and ensuring proper accounting transactions.

Key Responsibilities

• Journal Entries Preparation: Prepare and record various Journal Entries ensuring compliance with local regulatory requirements and German (HGB) GAAP
• Balance Sheet Reconciliations: Reconciliation of Balance sheet account, ensuring accuracy and resolving any discrepancies promptly.
• Statutory Financial and Tax Reporting: Timely and Accurate preparation of Statutory Financial and Tax reports, comply with Local regulatory requirements and German (HGB) GAAP
• Audit Support: Collaborate with Auditors, providing necessary documentation and addressing inquiries to facilitate audit process.
• Asset Management: Complete monthly depreciation calculations, capitalization of Assets, disposal, fixed asset count and ensure accurate reflection in financial records.
• Reporting and Analysis: Includes monitoring of selling and administrative cost, CAPEX management and tracking and performance vs budget, preparation of Global Tax Reporting Requirement, DEG/ Training center reporting, month-end reporting.
• General Accounting Tasks: General Accounting duties as required.
• Tax Return Preparation: Various tax returns, ensuring accuracy and completeness in documentation, compliance and timely submissions.
• Compliance and Regulatory Oversight and Process Improvement

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting
• Licensed CPA (preferably)
• At least 4-5 years relevant experience
• Manufacturing experience (preferably)
• Analytic, detail-oriented
• Advanced knowledge in Microsoft Office (excel)
• SAP background

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance coverage
• Generous paid leave entitlements
• Continuous training and development opportunities
• Opportunities for career progression and advancement
• A collaborative and supportive work environment

Knauf employees play a large part in the success of the company. Their performance, competence and motivation are based on the implementation of the Knauf values of entrepreneurial spirit, dedication, partnership and humanity in the course of their daily work. Individual performances make a contribution to our joint success as a team. This is the basis for further growth of the Knauf Group.

Knauf is one of the world's leading manufacturers of modern insulation materials, drylining systems, plasters and accessories, thermal insulation composite systems, paints, floor screed, floor systems, and construction equipment and tools. With more than 250 production facilities and sales organisations in over 86 countries, 35,000 employees worldwide, and sales of 10 billion Euro (in 2019), the Knauf Group is without doubt one of the big players on the market – in Europe, the USA, South America, Asia, Africa, and Australia.