Accounting and Finance Manager  

About the Role:

As our Finance and Accounting Manager, you will be reporting to the Executive Board, Chair and Founder. You will be leading the Accounting Department and will be responsible for the day-to-day financial and accounting operations of our growing company.

Key Responsibilities:

• Formulating strategic financial plans to support the company’s long-term growth, including investments, funding strategies, and capital structure decisions.
• Leading, mentoring, and developing the finance team to enhance performance, ensuring staff members are highly motivated and performing at effective levels.
• Working closely with other department heads to understand their financial needs and challenges, and developing budgets and forecasts that support departmental objectives and company growth.
• Conducting comprehensive reviews of company operations to identify cost-saving opportunities and efficiency gains. Implementing strategies to optimize resource allocation and minimize waste without compromising product or service quality.
• Overseeing the preparation of annual budgets and financial forecasts, including profit & loss statements, cash flow projections, and balance sheets. Analyzing financial trends and performance against budgets to make informed recommendations for adjustments and reallocations as necessary.
• Managing the daily operations of the accounting department, including month and end-year process, accounts payable/receivable, cash receipts, general ledger, audit, payroll, utilities, treasury, budgeting, cash forecasting, revenue and expenditure variance analysis, capital assets reconciliations, trust account statement reconciliations;
• Creating, monitoring, and analyzing accounting data and producing financial reports or statements;
• Presenting financial reports to the leadership team and providing recommendations;
• Establishing and enforcing proper accounting methods, policies, and principles; Improving our current accounting systems and procedures and initiating controls;
• Coordinating with our auditors and financial advisors;
• Creating regular financial reports to analyze performance and identify opportunities to improve business;
• Managing tax payments and reporting requirements to authorities and regulatory bodies, including the Bureau of Internal Revenue and the Security and Exchange Commission;
• Coordinating with our auditor and other financial advisors;
• Implementing appropriate policies and procedures to ensure the integrity of our finances;
• Conducting competitive and cost engineering activities.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance, or any related courses;
• Must have a CPA license;
• Must have at least 3-5 years of work experience as an Accounting Manager or Supervisor with experience in all facets of accounting in FMCG or other highly transactional industries
• Proven knowledge of bookkeeping and accounting principles, practices, standards, laws, and regulations
• Knowledgeable in financial reporting standards and practices
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Must be amenable to a hybrid-onsite work arrangement based in Makati