Addiction Pet Foods
Financial Accounting & Compliance Manager (Reliever)
Remote•Philippines•Contract
About the Job
Financial Accounting & Compliance Manager – Reliever
Department: Finance
Work Arrangement: Work From Home/ 6 months contract
Schedule: Monday–Friday | 7:00 AM–4:00 PM
Reports To: Financial Controller
Direct Reports: Accounts Payable Team
Work Arrangement: Work From Home/ 6 months contract
Schedule: Monday–Friday | 7:00 AM–4:00 PM
Reports To: Financial Controller
Direct Reports: Accounts Payable Team
About the Role
Addiction Foods is looking for an experienced Financial Accounting & Compliance Manager – Reliever to oversee financial accounting, statutory reporting, tax compliance, audit coordination, and internal controls across multiple business entities.
We are looking for a technically strong finance professional with solid experience in IFRS/GAAP, SAP, external audit, multinational compliance, and financial reporting, as well as the ability to improve and automate accounting processes.
Key Responsibilities:
Financial Accounting & Reporting:
- Lead month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial closing.
- Ensure accurate journal entries, accruals, provisions, balance sheet reconciliations, and P&L reporting.
- Maintain the integrity of the SAP general ledger and Group chart of accounts.
- Ensure proper accounting of manufacturing costs, inventory movements, and intercompany transactions.
- Translate statutory results into clear management reports and Group reporting.
Statutory, Tax & Regulatory Compliance:
- Prepare and coordinate statutory financial statements in accordance with IFRS/GAAP and local requirements.
- Ensure timely filing of corporate tax, VAT/GST, and other applicable taxes across jurisdictions.
- Review tax provisions and related SAP postings.
- Monitor changes in accounting standards and regulatory requirements and advise management of potential impacts.
Audit & Internal Controls:
- Act as the key contact for external auditors, tax advisers, and regulatory authorities.
- Prepare audit schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.
- Resolve audit findings and strengthen financial controls.
- Maintain accurate, compliant, and audit-ready financial records.
Process Improvement & Automation:
- Review existing accounting and reporting processes and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, accuracy, controls, and scalability.
- Improve and automate manual finance processes using SAP, Excel, Power Query, Power BI, and other available technologies.
- Introduce practical process improvements that reduce manual work, reporting delays, and financial errors.
Team & Stakeholder Management:
- Lead and develop the Accounts Payable and financial accounting team.
- Partner with the Financial Controller, FP&A, Finance, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Commercial, Operations, and HR teams.
- Communicate financial, tax, compliance, and audit matters clearly to finance and non-finance stakeholders.
What We’re Looking For:
Must-Have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- 5+ years of relevant experience in external audit, financial accounting, statutory reporting, and/or compliance.
- Strong knowledge of IFRS/GAAP.
- Strong experience in statutory and tax compliance.
- Hands-on experience with month-end and year-end closing, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
- Experience coordinating with external auditors, tax advisers, and regulatory bodies.
- Strong SAP HANA or comparable ERP experience.
- Advanced Excel skills.
- Experience working across multiple entities or jurisdictions.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder-management skills.
Strong Advantage:
- CPA, CFA, or equivalent professional qualification.
- Experience in a multinational, manufacturing, FMCG, or supply-chain environment.
- Power BI, Power Query, Pivot Tables, or VBA experience.
- Proven experience improving or automating finance/accounting processes.
Who Will Succeed in This Role?
You are likely to be a strong fit if you are technically strong, detail-oriented, analytical, accountable, and technology-savvy. You should be comfortable taking ownership of financial reporting and compliance while also challenging inefficient processes and finding better ways to automate and improve them.
This is a work-from-home role, normally Monday to Friday from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Occasional work during critical reporting periods, weekends, or holidays may be required.