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Role Reports To Legal Entity Controller Location: Asia Pacific, Philippines, National Capital, Paranaque Work Location: Hybrid Job Description What you will do The Legal Entity Accounting Team Lead is principally centered around aiding and executing the financial close process for their respective legal entities. The accountabilities of this position include overseeing the day-to-day transactional activities related to the financial close process. Moreover, this role acts as a critical support system to the Legal Entity (LE) Controller with an emphasis on communication with the broader finance team regarding necessary close items. In the context of local audits, the Legal Entity Accounting Team Lead plays a key role in ensuring that audits are on track by preparing necessary documentation for auditors, coordinating with various teams to address audit queries and any other action that may be required. Additionally, the role is instrumental in supporting the implementation and maintenance of requisite financial policies, risk control procedures, standard operating procedures, and internal control measures, under the guidance of the Legal Entity Controller. Key Responsibilities Legal Entity Controllership Support Assist in statutory audits of assigned legal entity and ensure timely completion and submission of financial statements. Provide necessary support in preparing documentation and information for any audit requests related to legal entities. Review statutory financial statements in line with local accounting standards. Assemble and support the facilitation of all necessary components of the LE financial statements, which includes items such as the Balance Sheet, Profit & Loss Statement, and Cash Flow Statement. Support the preparation and submission of Tax filings in adherence to the required timeframe. Develop internal reporting packages and other necessary financial reporting documents in a timely and accurate manner. Ensure quality and timely execution of close activities and work in unison with the Finance Operations teams to ensure thorough completion of both sub-ledger and general ledger closures. Assist Legal Entity Controller in financial reviews for areas in scope. Responsible for providing inputs on legal entity actuals variance analysis to track and explain any fluctuation in financial numbers. Collaborate and partner with key stakeholders including other Finance Operations teams, BU, BUF , Tax, external (PWC, EY, DT, etc.). Regular and timely update to immediate manager - particularly on issues impacting the team, close process and key stakeholders. Escalate any issues or potential complications concerning complex accounting matters to the attention of the immediate manager for prompt and effective resolution. Ensure compliance with accounting standards, WWP, key controls, DTP. Support the preparation of any tax-related calculations, as assigned. Other Take charge of completing any remaining or stranded transactional activities that relate to the legal entities, ensuring no tasks are left unattended. Execute LGS processes in scope and ensure compliance with targets and KPIs. Participate in country/regional/global activities as assigned. Other tasks as assigned. Stakeholder Interaction LE Controller: The LE Accounting Team Lead will closely support the LE Controller and/or LE Accounting Senior Team Lead on all matters pertaining to entity financial reporting documents and other local filings, audit requests, etc. Finance Operations teams: LE Accounting Team Lead will support the Finance Operations sub-teams with transactional financial close related activities and resolving any audit related matters. Required Qualifications What We Are Looking For A minimum of a bachelor's degree is required in Finance / Accounting. Fluent in English, other languages desired. Experience in SAP, Excel, and other Microsoft tools. At least 5 years of experience in Accounting/Auditing, leadership, problem-solving, process improvement, and communication. Excellent analytical, communication and collaboration skills. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage well through ambiguity and complexity. Attention to detail. Ability to work in a dynamic, matrix style environment and be able to recommend and implement process improvements, work independently, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously. Ability to execute and follow through on key tasks and ensure key documentation requirements are met. Desired Qualifications CPA or related professional certification preferred. Strong auditing background and/or strong foundation on technical financial accounting standards. Management / Supervisory experience. What's In It For You Competitive Benefit Package Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Volunteer Time, Flexible Ways of Working & More! Learning & Development Opportunities Employee Resource Groups If you are an individual with a disability, please check our Disability Assistance page for information on how to request an accommodation. Show more Show less