Reporting to the Head of Account-to-Report Southeast Asia & India, you will be implementing and leading the Account-to-Report (A2R) retain organization for Global Finance Services. Designing the A2R operations in Philippines to be in line with the global GFS operating core model as well.

A2R is an end-to-end process organization and consolidates the following activities: Fixed assets, Intercompany Accounting, General Ledger Accounting, Enterprise Consolidation, Cost Accounting, External Reporting as well as transactional tax activities.

You will be responsible for ensuring proper delivery of all retained activities on site as per target operating model: Tax filling, statutory reporting and any country specific reporting. Apart from that, you will be actively participating and in driving A2R continuous improvement initiatives as well.

SBS A2R Philippines retained team organization

• Implement as per core model and RACI the GFS retained organization for Philippines.
• The role will have the overall accountability of the end-to-end A2R operations to deliver best-in-class service and to partner with CFO as well as Business Partners to ensure sustainable processes.

Partner with CFO

• Support country CFO for all accounting topic and business development activities (strategic transactions) by providing expert technical accounting evaluation of potential acquisitions, strategic planning, or other alliance transactions.
• Attend and contribute to the GFS Customer board meeting.
• Monitor and ensure reporting of consolidation packages within Group calendar.

Accounting, Closing & Reporting

• Accountable for the efficient, high quality and compliant delivery of an end-to-end service: Fixed assets, Intercompany Accounting, General Ledger Accounting, Enterprise Consolidation, External Reporting
• Ensures all accounts are stated in accordance with international- and local Financial Reporting Standards and Sanofi Group Standards (SAGA)
• Coordination of external audits
• Responsible for submission of all legal entity reporting for entities to support release of all financial information to public.
• The role also encompasses transactional tax activities.
• Review and approve recording of financial transactions to ensure compliance with tax & other local regulations and corporate policies and procedures.
• Manage any additional reporting entry or local statutory adjustment which may be needed to close properly the books.
• Ensure final validation of data and reporting under both IFRS and Local Philippines GAAP
• Ensure detailed analysis and explanation of analytical change been provided to CFOs for closing meetings.
• Coordinate accounts committee reviews and preparation.
• Ensure complex accounting topics and deals are correctly booked.

Local/Country tax matters and tax auditors

• Ensure monthly tax return, annual CIT liquidation to tax authority in time and accurately.
• Ensure compliance for indirect tax computation, control, and filling (VAT, Withholding tax, other indirect Tax).

Customer experience

• Foster the One Team spirit between finance and Retained organizations to reinforce customer experience.
• Ensure customer-facing activities in collaboration with finance.
• Set up close relationships with global, regional, and local stakeholders when needed to allow smooth communication and efficient issue resolution.

Quality / Continuous improvement

• Implement standard processes as defined by Global Process Owners and Regional Process Management teams and manage deviations to these standard processes.
• Drive continuous improvement.
• Ensure proper internal control framework in place.
• Monitor performance across A2R process and define corrective actions required.
• Contribute and support country, GFS regional as well as global projects.
• Carve in / out of activities.
• Core model tool implementation.
• Regional or global initiatives.

Auditors

• Liaise with internal and external auditors to secure smooth audits, comply with SOA requirements
• Coordinate finance & other neighboring functions inclusion into the audit
• Justify auditors the main restatements and ensure reconciliation of the accounts, discuss options

Essential Skills and Experience

• Experience in accounting include direct work experience in Account-to-Report (GL accounting or financial Reporting processes) and their delivery.
• Working experience with SAP, specifically Fi/Co
• Proficiency in financial tools: SAP, Magnitude, Blackline
• Good English communication skills, both verbal and written
• Experienced in project management (From ideation to implementation)v

Key Soft Skills

• Strong delivery orientation, proven problem-solving
• Rigor & Critical thinking (re-challenging mindset)
• At ease in a remote management environment
• Matrix organization experience & Change management
• Resistance to stress & Resilience and agility
• Reactivity and adaptability to deal with peaks of activity due to regulatory and Groups delays

Essential

• Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree/Post Graduate Diploma/Professional Degree in Accounting/Finance/Business or equivalent
• Accounting standards: Philippines Local standards and IFRS
• Tax knowledge (compliance Direct and indirect tax)
• Position is based in Philippines.

Know-How

• Mobilizes team around the Group’s and GFS objectives,
• Leadership skills, hands-on approach
• Ability to build good collaboration with stakeholders and other departments and work transversally.
• Manages the priorities in accordance with the constraints of the Group / management.