General Accounting Supervisor

Title: General Accounting Supervisor
Location: ROHQ, Taguig (hybrid/day shift)

The Senior Financial analyst/Supervisor establishes and leads a team of professionals who support finance and accounting operations globally for Asurion based on agreed upon performance expectations

Key Accountabilities

• Responsible for the on-time and successful transition of regional and global functions to the finance shared service center in Manila
• Establish Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and key performance indicators (KPIs) to track performance of the global finance shared service center
• Ensure service delivery according to the SLA and manage relationship with the onshore teams
• Oversee all accounts, ledgers and reporting systems ensuring compliance with appropriate generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and regulatory guidelines
• Manage the shared service close activities for General Ledger, in accordance to the set-forth due dates & deadlines of each region
• Approve account reconciliations and various analyses (Balance Sheet and Income Statement), including review of monthly results, accruals, and variance reporting
• Manage the acquisition of capital assets and ensure that assets are properly recorded, amortized, and disposed of as appropriate
• Act as escalation point, manage complaints, own quality of service and is responsible for tracking and reporting on service level performance
• Continuously review month end closing bottlenecks and promote a continuous improvement culture and lead regional efforts towards process standardization, strive to minimize exceptions and automate processes.
• Accountable for people management (selection, training, appraisal, retention and development), and conduct regular coaching and mentoring to direct reports and ensure alignment of training investment to the Individual Developmental Plan
• Responsible for the Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plan of the team including internal back-up plan
• Perform ad hoc activities and tasks as required

Education:

Bachelor of Science in Accountancy

Experiences, Skillsets & Personal Competencies

• At least 8 years of experience in different areas in finance and accounting
• At least 3 years people leading experience with specific experience in planning and organizing the work of others; managing self and others through change; driving performance execution and results; motivating and developing high performing teams; supporting collaboration cross functionally; leading courageously; divine discontent; displaying credibility and influence.
• Knowledge or have background in internal controls for cash, AR, AP, treasury/disbursements and GL/Financial Close.
• Experience in business process outsourcing (BPO) or Share Services industry in a similar position
• Strong ability to influence multi-disciplinary teams/stakeholder groups to drive a continuous improvement culture
• Strong problem solving, analysis and troubleshooting skills - identifies areas for process improvements and leads/participates in implementation
• Extensive written and spoken English language required, as well as interpersonal and relationship building skills across cultures
• In-depth knowledge of financial accounting and US GAAP and Philippine IFRS
• Hands-on” with preparation of journal entries, analysis and reports;
• Systematic and detailed approach to transaction posting, account reconciliation, processes and controls;
• Experience with computerized accounting systems (Microsoft Dynamics, SAP, Oracle, etc.)
• Excellent in Microsoft Windows and Office Applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, Access is a plus)