Executive search firm Monroe Consulting Group Philippines is recruiting on behalf of a pioneering global company that provides an avenue toward ease of financial security. Our distinguished client seeks an Accounting Supervisor. This role is based in Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines, with an onsite work schedule from Monday to Saturday.
Key Responsibilities:
- Reviews accounting and financial data/ reports of the Accounting Assistants to ensure proper reporting of financial information in accordance to general accepted accounting standards.
- Monitors, analyzes and adjusts all General Ledger accounts with abnormal balances.
- Checks, verifies and encodes all adjustment entries before month end closing.
- Prepares various schedules to support income statement and balance sheet accounts.
- Assists in the preparation of month end reports and other required management reports.
- Assists in defining reports that need to be automated.
- Supervises Accounting Assistants to see to it that accounting procedures and systems are consistently implemented.
- Prepare entries in the check vouchers, monthly closing entries, reconciling items and other relevant acounting documents.
- Assist to attend to requests for financial information from internal and external users by providing them needed information and taking the necessary actions and ensuring timely resolution in accordance with established turnaround time (TAT).
- Assist in setting up and formulates policies, systems, procedures and workflow to form and update the operational manual for accounting department to facilitate the efficient and effective flow of transactions.
- Assist in reviewing tax returns and reports prepared by the Accounting Assistant to ensure that all information are complete and correct.
- Ensured the timely processing and filing of mandated government taxes, dues and returns to eliminate the risk of paying penalties and surcharge.
- Assist the Accounting Manager in working with external auditors to address audit findings with the objective of improving internal controls and operational efficiencies.
- Prepares monthly Bank Reconciliation reports which should be completed before closing the books.
- Ensures that all bank transactions are identified on a daily basis.
- Monitors used and unused check series and report any exemptions
- Performs other duties that may be assigned from time to time
Key Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or a related field such as Finance
- At least 25 years old
- CPA licensure a big plus but not strictly necessary
- High leadership skills
- Sound working relationship with peers, superiors and internal & external auditors
- Deep knowledge of accounting software
- Handle pressure well, especially when preparing quarterly and annual reports
- Innate sense of integrity and ethics
