Finance Analyst (Fixed Term)

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Job Description:

This main job purpose can be attained by the following:

• Prepares comprehensive monthly reconciliation of balance sheet accounts assigned by the section head and maintain their reconciled and current status in accordance with the Local and Global Accounts Reconciliation Guidelines & Standards. These reconciliation reports define the accuracy and completeness of validation that the reconcilers perform before the reconciliation package is prepared, with the critical end-objective that the accuracy of postings in the accounts would impact the whole company’s financial statements;

• Proactively identifies potential risks and resolve any accounting and control issues based on these risks; this includes coordination with the related units of the clearing of items affecting the reconciliation, elevation of complex issues to management for prompt resolution, and definition of action items and timelines when to resolve the issues;

• Provides useful and accurate financial information to the management, Financial Accounting & Reporting, Treasury, internal and external auditors and other third party examiners;

• Initiates process improvement and collaboration with other business units;

• Fully and completely understand the business processes related to their assigned in-scope accounts to be able to document them for organization and perform procedural controls;

• In conjunction with Finance management, identifies relevant and critical issues within the organization and participates in the investigation and creation of innovative resolutions of issues relative to reconciliation in order to implement process improvement

Education Level and Professional Qualification

Minimum:

• Bachelor of Science (BS) in Accountancy graduate

Desirable:

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

• With 1 to 2 years meaningful experience in External or Internal Auditing, Accounts Reconciliation or General Accounting

Technical and Leadership Skills

• With basic understanding of audit requirements and system controls

• Basic knowledge of GAAP (Canadian, US, Philippines), local tax rules and regulations, and internal control requirements

• Can communicate well with different stakeholders ensuring that there’s a common understanding of the controls required and the process objectives

• High attention to details and focus-oriented

• Excellent analytical skills

• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other tools

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