Finance Manager

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Job Description:

Job description (heading) / Description du poste (titre)

• The FA&R Manager is a key role within Accounting & Controllership Team who: (1) leads the financial, management and regulatory reporting; (2) fulfills people management responsibilities; (3) manages internal controls, audit and compliance activities related to Finance function; (4) manages Finance initiatives and priorities; (5) handles administrative functions, as necessary.

Preferred skills (heading) / Compétences particulières (titre)

• In depth experience in financial and management reporting (local and group reporting)
• Knowledge and expertise in tax rules and regulations and various accounting standards such as IFRS and local statutory requirements.
• Preferably, with prior exposure to life insurance accounting standards, practices and regulations
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
• Proficiency in use of Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
• Project management skills (planning, time management and priority management); able to meet internal and/or external deadlines.

Qualifications (heading) / Compétences (titre)

• Bachelor’s degree in accountancy
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or equivalent designation
• Exposure to IFRS 17 and 9 is a plus.
• Knowledge of Business and Corporate finance and actuarial systems
• Knowledge of the insurance industry, products and related accounting issues

Responsibilities (heading) / Responsabilités (titre)

Financial Accounting and Reporting

• Lead group and local reporting activities, including financial, management, regulatory reporting). The said responsibility covers (but not limited to):
• Managing the overall completion of the end-to-end monthly and quarterly financial statement closing process, including completion of reporting deliverables (including IFRS 17 reporting)
• Managing capital assets and lease accounting.
• Managing reconciliation activities, involving completion of reconciliation packages to ensure full compliance with the Accounts Reconciliation Standard, monitoring, escalation and resolution of reconciling items.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams (Finance, Actuarial, ALM, Regional Accounting and Control teams) to ensure a smooth closing process and timely completion of deliverables.
• Driving completion of local reporting requirements such as annual audited financial statements, corporate annual report, and quarterly reports required by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Philippine Insurance Commission.
• Manage tax reporting requirements and support work needed on tax examinations.
• Lead the documentation of processes and procedures involving financial accounting and reporting.

​People Management

• Manage team members, including driving performance management activities and overseeing / reviewing their tasks and deliverables
• Coach direct reports and other FA&R team members

Internal Controls, Audit and Compliance

• Drive process and control improvements to enhance operating effectiveness and generate efficiencies.
• Periodic review and updating of existing guidelines, processes, and procedures.
• Manage external and internal audit activities.
• Manage compliance, RCSA, ORE reporting processes insofar as FA&R teams are involved.

Finance Initiatives and Priorities

• Manage system enhancements, process documentation / improvements, preparation of requirements for new products and other Finance priorities.
• Drive the delivery of Finance projects and priorities.

Administrative Functions

• Organize and maintain filing/monitoring of all documents submitted to IC, BIR and SEC, in hard copies (if required) and scanned copies.
• Manage internal stakeholders, auditors and regulators related to the assigned tasks.

Job Category:

Finance

Posting End Date:

27/02/2025