Senior Plant Cost & Inventory Accountant – Onsite Makati

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Makati

Hybrid

PHP 600,000 - 900,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Sealed Air is seeking a Senior Accountant to support plant accounting activities for Manila-based sites, including month-end close, journal entries, reconciliations, inventory & asset accounting, and cost reporting. This role partners with Plant Controllers, Supply Chain Accounting, and site finance to ensure accurate close and strong internal controls.

The ideal candidate has 4–6 years of manufacturing accounting experience, SAP expertise, and a proactive approach to process improvements.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Accountancy required.
CPA or Registered Cost Accountant designation preferred.
4–6 years of accounting experience, preferably in manufacturing accounting, plant accounting, cost accounting, or shared services.
Experience supporting month-end close, account reconciliations, inventory accounting, fixed asset accounting, or manufacturing accounting required.
Experience reviewing journal entries, reconciliations, and close schedules preferred.
Experience with SAP required; experience with OneStream, Power BI, inventory systems, or fixed asset systems preferred.
Experience supporting manufacturing environments, plant controllership, or operational accounting preferred.

Responsibilities

Support and review recurring plant-level month-end close activities, including journal entries, accruals, account analysis, close schedules, and supporting documentation.
Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations for assigned plant accounts, including inventory, accruals, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, CIP, and other plant-related accounts.
Investigate accounting variances involving inventory, manufacturing expenses, purchase price variance, standard costs, and other plant accounting balances, escalating issues as appropriate.
Prepare and review recurring plant accounting reports, including close support schedules, inventory reports, cost center reporting, manufacturing cost reports, and variance analyses.
Support timely resolution of close issues by coordinating with Plant Controllers, Accounting, and site finance teams.
Support inventory accounting activities, including cycle count support, inventory adjustments, reserve analysis, physical inventory activities, and follow-up on inventory discrepancies.
Support fixed asset and CIP accounting activities, including project spend tracking, capitalization, asset additions, retirements, transfers, and supporting documentation.
Assist Plant Controllers with accounting review of standard costs, manufacturing variances, inventory valuation, and other plant accounting activities.
Review complex plant accounting activities and provide guidance to junior accountants as needed.
Support compliance with accounting policies and internal controls for assigned accounting processes.
Support internal and external audit requests through preparation, review, and timely submission of documentation.
Identify control gaps or recurring issues and support remediation actions with Accounting leadership.
Partner with Plant Controllers, Accounting, Supply Chain Accounting, and site finance teams to resolve accounting issues and support timely financial close.
Support training and knowledge-sharing with junior accountants and other team members.
Identify opportunities to standardize, document, and improve recurring plant accounting processes.
Support process improvement initiatives related to journal entries, reconciliations, close schedules, reporting templates, and issue resolution workflows.