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Job Description

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Accounting Operations & Month-End Close

• Lead the Manila-based Plant Controllership Accounting Support team, including oversight of daily activities, workload prioritization, performance management, coaching, and capability development.
• Serve as a point of contact for Plant Controllers and site finance teams, ensuring timely and accurate accounting support.
• Oversee recurring plant-level month-end close activities, including journal entries, accruals, close schedules, account analysis, and supporting documentation.
• Review and monitor balance sheet reconciliations for inventory, accruals, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, CIP, manufacturing variances, and other plant-related accounts.
• Coordinate investigation and resolution of accounting-related variances involving inventory, manufacturing expenses, purchase price variance, standard costs, and other plant accounting balances.

Plant Accounting & Manufacturing Support

• Oversee inventory accounting support, including cycle count support, inventory adjustments, reserve analysis, physical inventory activities, and follow-up on inventory discrepancies.
• Oversee fixed asset and CIP accounting activities, including project spend tracking, capitalization, asset additions, retirements, transfers, and supporting documentation.
• Review recurring plant accounting reports, including cost center reporting, inventory reporting, manufacturing cost reporting, and variance analyses.
• Partner with Plant Controllers and site finance teams to support accounting review of standard costs, manufacturing variances, inventory valuation, and other plant accounting activities.

Controls & Compliance

• Ensure compliance with accounting policies, internal controls, and audit documentation standards.
• Support internal and external audits by coordinating information requests, reviewing documentation, and ensuring timely responses.

Team Leadership & Continuous Improvement

• Develop team members through coaching, training, performance feedback, and cross-training.
• Establish and monitor service level expectations, quality standards, and escalation procedures between the Manila CoE and supported manufacturing sites.
• Drive standardization, documentation, automation, and continuous improvement across recurring plant accounting processes.

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in Accountancy required.
• CPA required or strongly preferred.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in accounting, manufacturing accounting, plant accounting, cost accounting, or controllership.
• Prior experience leading accounting teams within a shared services, Center of Excellence, or multinational organization preferred.
• Strong understanding of month-end close, journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, inventory accounting, fixed assets, CIP, standard costing, and manufacturing accounting.
• Experience supporting manufacturing environments, plant controllership, inventory accounting, and operational accounting processes.
• Experience with SAP required; experience with OneStream, Power BI, inventory systems, or fixed asset systems preferred.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, internal controls, and SOX compliance.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify root causes and resolve accounting issues.
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to coach, develop, and motivate team members.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Collaborative team player with the ability to build effective relationships across Accounting, Plant Controllers, Supply Chain, and Operations.
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
• Continuous improvement mindset with a focus on process standardization, efficiency, and service delivery.
• Ability to work onsite in Makati three days per week.