Finance Manager

**FIXED TERM**

JOB DIMENSION

• Sites, scopes, number of employees, position of manager, market, budget.
• Coordination/Contacts With Internal : All departments and Intercompany Partners External : Bureau of Internal Revenue, external auditors, suppliers

CONTEXT & ENVIRONMENT

• The position is under the pressure of deadline and dynamic business growth
• Contacts with all departments and external parties

ACCOUNTABILITIES/MISSIONS

Financial Reporting and General Accounting

• Responsible for General Accounting, including closing the books of accounts in compliance with the company closing calendar, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, completeness, and appropriates of approvals for all transactions executed as part of the closing process
• Preparation of month-end reports and analyses on P&L, Fixed Costs, CAPEX, Trade Working Capital (TWC), Conso and Deferred Tax, including CORE and ESSBASE reporting.
• Review and reconciliation of balance sheet and profit & loss (P&L) accounts, identifying issues, coordinating with the account owners, analyzing the root cause and determining the next steps that will lead to the resolution of those issues.
• Fixed assets control, including capitalization, depreciation, derecognition, physical count and tagging.

Budgeting, Forecasting and Financial Analysis

• Accurate and on-time preparation of Fixed Cost and CAPEX budgets, forecast and related reports in coordination with BU Heads and Budget Owners.
• Monthly review and variance analysis of Fixed Costs against budgets and forecast.

Audit, Controls and Organization

• Lead the conduct of Small Box and IT Audit, and the reporting of the final results in Socrate.
• Participates in the implementation of the Data Privacy Act.
• Primary responsible for the preparation of the Financial Statements for Statutory Reporting.
• Provide Audit Support to auditors (external, internal and tax) ensuring that Finance and IT activities are coordinated and required schedules are submitted on time.
• Participate in company-wide audit initiatives and internal control activities, which include but is not limited to Audit Self-Assessments and ISO Audits.
• Responsible for the coordination with SEC and the Board of Directors, including coordination for BOD meeting, management and filing of related documents, and timely submission of reportorial requirements.

Tax Reporting

• Computation of Income Tax and Deferred Tax Provisions.
• Accurate, proper, complete and within- the-deadline computation, filing and remittance of Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) and Final Withholding Tax on Compensation.
• Annual submission of documents/requirements to BIR (i.e. books of accounts &1604-CF) every 25th of January.

QUALIFICATIONS

• University education, bachelor or master in Accountancy.
• At least 5 years work experience in External or Internal Audit, General Accounting and Financial Reporting and other related accounting function.
• Experience in SAP system. Good computer literacy, including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Knowledgeable on current accounting and financial reporting standards, conversant with SEC and BIR regulations, hands-on experience on ERP systems.
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with people at all levels in a confident and professional manner. Strong attention to details; analytical, well-organized, proactive, assertive, and taking a creative approach to problem solving; responsive to customer requests and ensures customer satisfaction; provides effective solutions; ability to handle multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Self-motivated; able to work and contribute effectively to a team; positive values and ethics; innovative and focused on continuous improvements; manifests sense of ownership on tasks and responsibilities.