The Senior Accounting Lead is responsible for preparing financial, statutory, and management reports, including budgets and forecasts, for key stakeholders. They oversee revenue recognition, treasury management, cash maintenance, and bank reconciliations, while also managing internal, external, and SOX audit requirements. The role involves partnering with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely financial reporting and forecasts. Additionally, the incumbent drives process improvements, standardization, and the sharing of best practices to enhance finance reporting and related processes.
Summary of the Role
The Senior Accounting Lead is responsible for preparing financial, statutory, and management reports, including budgets and forecasts, for key stakeholders. They oversee revenue recognition, treasury management, cash maintenance, and bank reconciliations, while also managing internal, external, and SOX audit requirements. The role involves partnering with stakeholders to deliver accurate and timely financial reporting and forecasts. Additionally, the incumbent drives process improvements, standardization, and the sharing of best practices to enhance finance reporting and related processes.
What You’ll Do
- You will ensure the accurate and timely submission of financial statements and month-end management reports, including analyses, in line with published timelines and formats required for GY global reporting as a public company. You monitor closing activities, review financial accounts, prepare journal entries, and resolve issues as they arise, working closely with the GBS Finance Operations team to ensure all financials are properly reflected.
- You will execute the FP&A process locally by providing strategic financial analysis against key business metrics. You document financial highlights that help management assess progress against budgets (Actuals vs AOP).
- You will collaborate with stakeholders to deliver on-time and effective AOP/forecast creation and financial analysis. You address concerns raised by stakeholders, SBU, or cost center owners promptly, such as budget variances or data provision issues.
- You will manage intercompany billing activities on time, ensuring invoices are processed via the IBS system, collections are timely, and true-ups are completed within agreed timeframes. You calculate and coordinate new billings or rate changes with SBU/cost center managers, ensuring invoices and supporting calculations are sent before month-end to maintain healthy cash flow.
- You will provide financial reporting, sales, and cost analysis to support management decision-making for business cases or marketing programs.
- You will support your supervisor in preparing statutory accounts and disclosures, working with external auditors on legislation, accounting treatments, and disclosure requirements.
- You will assist in preparing withholding tax reports, reconciliations, and proper filing of supporting documents for future BIR audits.
- You will actively participate or lead systems and process improvement initiatives and change management projects.
- You will create and update standard operating procedures (SOPs) as needed.
- You will stay updated on changes in accounting standards and regulations that impact the entity you support.
- You will complete administrative tasks such as attending coaching, training, PMP/IDP sessions, and other activities necessary to achieve organizational objectives.
What We’re Looking For
- You must have 5-7 years meaningful experience in an accounting role (e.g. Revenue Recognition, Sales Accounting, Lease Accounting, Fixed Assets Accounting, Financial Analysis, Account Reconciliation, including monthly closing and reporting) including monthly closing and reporting
- CPA certification is required.
- You must have previous exposure to a work environment requiring attention to details, working to deadlines and handling queries both from external and internal contacts
- You must have a good understanding of Local accounting standards and Philippine corporate taxation
- You must have a good understanding of internal audit, SOX audit, and external audit concepts
- You must have effective communication skills (written and verbal) to provide solid advice and accounting support to key stakeholders within the business
- You must have organization and prioritization skills, ability to manage workload and respect deadlines
- You must have excellent attention to detail and must have experience and proficiency in account reconciliation and analysis
- You must be a team player and enjoy supporting the wider organization network
- You must be Knowledge in SAP system & BW, including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Knowledge in SLAN / Vistex (optional)
- You must have previous experience in fixed asset accounting / treasury management (optional)
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Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 68,000 people and manufactures its products in 51 facilities in 19 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to Goodyear.com.
Goodyear is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.