Senior Specialist, PH Financial Accounting  

Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Maintenance of Books of Accounts

• Prepare and post monthly journal entries
• Perform monthly, quarterly and annual closing activities
• Prepare or review applicable balance sheet reconciliations
• Assist on tax accounting

Tax & Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure compliance with local regulations.
• Prepare schedules and documents provided to external advisors on the monthly, quarterly and annual tax review and filings
• Prepare and file applicable tax returns and reports (i.e. books of accounts) with the BIR
• Initiate/process tax payments
• Prepare and issue expanded withholding tax certificates to the vendors
• Ensure vendors issue official receipts
• Prepare monthly official receipts and sales invoices
• Obtain monthly Certificate of Inward Remittances from partner bank
• Prepare and file applicable monthly, quarterly and annual PEZA/BOI reports and documents
• Assist in securing annual PEZA/BOI certificate of incentives
• File PEZA Farm in/out, if applicable
• Assist on annual renewal of business permits
• Assist in the preparation and filing of applicable reports with the SEC
• Ensure compliance with Accounting Standards both local and US
• Prepare schedules and documents provided to external auditors in relation to the financial statements

Financial Reporting & Analysis

• Prepare information in relation to the preparation of financial statements
• Assist in the preparation of financial reports

Accounting & Operational Support

• Prepare finance related POs and payment requests
• Assist in processing of vendor invoices and check issuances
• File T&E expense reports, employee reimbursements, vendor invoices, official receipts, contracts and other related documents
• Work on the local problem resolution (i.e. AP, Procurement, T&E, Cash Management, etc.) when needed.
• Interacts with various teams internally (i.e. AP, T&E, Procurement, People team, Legal, R2R, Payroll, Treasury, Tax. etc.) and external parties (i.e. vendors, Legal, Auditors, etc.)

Other Matters

• Ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures .
• Prepare schedules and documents provided to external advisors during tax investigations, if there is any
• Prepare schedules and documents provided to internal auditors, if there is any
• Assist in ad-hoc reports/projects

What we’re looking for:
Basic Qualifications:

• Accounting or Finance degree required
• 3+ years of experience in related field
• Technical/professional knowledge & skills on related field
• Well organized and detail oriented
• Strong written and communication skills
• Action oriented and ensures accountability
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Proficient with Excel
• Preferably with knowledge of Oracle or other similar financial system