chief AccountantTransnational Diversified Group

The Chief Accountant provides overall management and leadership to the Accounting team in its day-to-day operations. He/she shall be primarily responsible for overseeing accounting transactions and activities, communicating to Management and/or resolving promptly accounting-related issues and concerns, and ensuring that all TDG accounting policies and procedures are implemented or complied with. He/she shall also be in charge of the timely preparation of financial and management accounting reports for the Board of Directors, Management and other regulatory bodies.
The primary duties and responsibilities of this role are as follows:
Partners and collaborates with Management in setting the direction in the development or improvement of the different transactional, administrative, and operational plans and services of the Accounting department
Develops and provides support in the company's financial/budget planning process (short, medium and long term)
Facilitates the Business Planning process in the department/assigned teams.
Reports to Top Management the company's actual financial and operating performance vis-à-vis budget and other key financial performance indicators.
Communicates and works consultatively with the respective department heads on accounting-related initiatives (eg budget preparation/analysis, costs monitoring, variance analysis, etc)
Cascades important information discussed during the Management Committee meetings to all department members/assigned teams
Accomplishes business objectives by planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating operational activities in the following key areas:
Manages and oversees the development and the operation of an effective system of accounting procedures and budgetary control over the financial transactions of the Company, including formulation of relevant objectives, policies, system, and procedures where the accounting functions are involved.
Ensures compliance to various accounting/financial report requirements such as
a. financial statements and reports (eg P&L, AR, AP, cash flow, etc)
b. regulatory/statutory reports (eg BIR, LGUs, SSS/PhilHealth/Pag Ibig, SEC, etc)
c. Annual/monthly operating budget of the MC
d. 3rd party billings and payments (eg suppliers, vendors, etc)
Prepares financial or budget projections of new investments or business projects in the company, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
Ensures that internal control measures governing accounting functions are being followed, including approval and disbursements of budget
e. Provides administrative and technical support to the OCFO in ensuring that inter company financial or accounting transactions are complied with or in line with group-wide policies.
Maintains relationship with external business partners such as banks and vendors
Monitors the effectiveness of existing work methods and processes in his/her department in order to continually improve or enhance efficiency and productivity
Regularly monitors direct report's performance through conduct of regular and timely performance evaluation as well as coaching sessions appropriate to the needs of the individual (to improve performance, correct a bad behavior, or further success).
Ensures that each direct report has an Individual Development Plan (IDP).
Prioritizes and aligns the activities of the assigned teams given current and/or changing company/division/cluster/corporate goals and directions
Selects or identifies the appropriate metrics to drive the intended behaviour and performance results among members of the department or his/her assigned team
QUALIFICATIONS:
Graduate of BS Accountancy and a Certified Public Accountant.
With at least 3 years work experience as Chief Accountant / Accounting Manager.
With high knowledge on SEC and NTC regulations and requirements, and experienced handling a publicly-listed or a Telco/IT company is an advantage.
Well experienced in financial statement preparation, budgeting, AR and AP, application of accounting principles, standards and regulations, taxation, Gov't statutory requirements, and handling of BIR audits.
Should be able to communicate well and lead a team.
Must be willing to work in Taguig City.