Country Finance Controller
- Manila City, Metro Manila
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Prepare/review highly complex and material journal entries and account reconciliation related inventory, fixed assets, AP, AR, and other areas of operations.
- Manage third-party service providers (if applicable) to ensure timely statutory and tax filings.
- Maintain the internal control environment in the Company's international operations and compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
- Review internal and external (statutory) audit reports to address issues and mitigate risk.
- Review customer sales contracts/complicated accounting transactions and provide guidance to ensure proper accounting treatment.
- Identify financial and operational risks that require application of advanced technical accounting standards.
- Work with finance and business managers to identify and mitigate financial risks.
- Establish accounting related policies and processes for the assigned countries.
- Drive efforts to improve accounting processes and coordinate efforts to introduce technology solutions within the countries of operation, where appropriate.
- Acts as a liaison between country operations and Regional Controlling.
- Lead coordination with external finance/accounting service providers (e.g., EY, Accenture) and local non-Controlling business leaders.
- 10+ years of experience in accounting and finance in total
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Business Administration
- Experience in public accounting (Big 4 firms preferred) with min 4 years of Auditing experience
- Exposure in APAC local tax and statutory compliance preferred
- Experience in multi-deliverable contracts management preferred
- Experience complying with U.S. SEC financial reporting requirements preferred
- Experience in large multi-national organizations preferred
- Experience in Financial Self-Service industry preferred
- Experience in leading/participating in process improvement activities
- Exposure to general finance information technology systems (preferably SAP)
- Must be able to travel, when required.