The Senior Accountant will support the work of the General Ledger team and supervise / review the work of Junior Accountants. The role may be assigned specific finance projects or initiatives and assist in the monthly reporting requirements of the team. To develop holistic understanding of financial reporting and close process, the role may be assigned to various processes within FSSC. This will involve coordination with local finance on outstanding variances and makes the appropriate action to resolve it.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Line Management:
● Primary Liaison with BU Finance team/CFO regards to the General Ledger and Issues relating to the accounts
● Preparation of monthly financial statements and supplementary schedules for assigned Business Units;
● Coordination of the month end activities:
o Preparation of necessary standard and recurring journal entries;
o Leading general accounting preparatory activities for month-end closing;
o Reconciliations of balance sheet accounts and preparing supporting analysis and schedules;
o Coordination of Intercompany Receivables and Payables
o Initial review of the financial results and initiating necessary corrective actions;
o Reconciling inventory records vis a vis the general ledger;
● Coordinating the monthly results with the assigned Business Unit
● Review accounting transactions and recommend procedural and systems improvements for improved efficiency;
● Maintenance of fixed assets books, including tax books;
● Attends to regular reports that will support FSSC and BU Finance;
● Responsible for the Daily Bank Reconciliation of the assigned BUs accounts
● Ensures that the reconciling items in the bank reconciliation are monitored and followed up.
● Reconciles and checks Intercompany Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable on a monthly basis
● Other related duties which may be assigned by immediate superior
Quality Management:
● Ensure controls are in place to address ICSP/SOX requirements.
● Implement and support new procedures, Management of Change (MOC) and improvements whenever required.
● Support the Quality Assurance Staff in driving the team on continuous improvement projects which will impact metrics, process flow through Lean Concept. Working closely to ensure adherence to documented process control procedures
People Management:
● Supervise Junior Accountant administratively (assign and delegate tasks/activities).
● Determine developmental training plans of the Junior Accountant.
● Support training requirements as defined and administered by the HR Department
● Responsible for monitoring the progress of each team member
● Provide Performance evaluation to subordinates through Performance Review system on a regular basis.
● Responsible for the approval of overtime, leaves/offset and change shift of the Supervisors / Team Leaders.
● Drives conflict resolution of the personnel.
● Conduct coaching and mentoring to subordinates.
● Initiate rewards and merit performance of subordinates.
● Conduct interviews to new staff and provide employee orientation
Safety and Company Policy Management:
● Strictly implement Company’s Code of Conduct, issue Notice to Explain (NTE) and recommend Disciplinary Action (DA) to subordinates if needed.
● Strictly implement all Safety Policies and Safety Measures as mandated by EH&S and involvement on the generation of action plans to all Safety audit findings.
● Ensure team’s compliance to EHS training requirements.
● Ensure 5S program is being carried out consistently. Conduct monthly walk-through and audit of the area. Report out and track progress of all findings.
● Act as emergency response Incident Commander as required per EH&S mandate
JOB SPECIFICATIONS
● Must Have:
o Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor's/College Degree in Accountancy;
o Preferably a Certified Public Accountant;
o At least 5 years audit and or financial accounting-related work experience
o Has above average computer literacy especially in the use of excel applications, has experience working on comprehensive ERP system;
o Should have excellent analytical, communication and interpersonal skills;
o High degree of initiative and able to work with the least supervision;
o A team player, and can motivate other team members;
o Proven ability to work under pressure and multitasking person
o Be able to work in a structured environment
o Proven ability to work under pressure.
o Have worked in an international and culturally diverse organization
o Experience in using ERP systems preferably in SAP/Oracle or equivalent
o Experience in Shared Services environment or in a multi national organization;
Job Type: Full-time