As a member of the Manila Finance organization, the GFS R2R Senior Accountant, Elsevier will be accountable for delivering efficient and effective operations of R2R processes in scope to high quality standards that meet/ exceed key objectives and service levels. Responsible for supporting the group reporting of the legal entities under the control of the team, the GFS R2R Senior Accountant is expected to be the business partner for business units. Responsible for coordinating the resolution of accounting issues and ensuring that the global processes for R2R are met.  Responsible for all aspects of accounting for sets of books as assigned.  Also accountable for ensuring that all aspects of accounting are carried out in accordance with company policies and procedures.  Ensure that general accounting polices are aligned across companies.  The GFS R2R Senior Accountant  is also responsible for engendering a ‘Right First Time’ culture within the Manila GFS R2R operations and responsible for helping drive the R2R, Elsevier organization to first quartile (both cost and quality) through seeking and implementing, in close co-operation with other members of the R2R management team and Elsevier functional lead, an environment for improvements in efficiency, effectiveness and quality of service across the whole end-to-end R2R process.

Manila Accounting department is responsible for:

Ensuring the efficient and effective processing, integrity and reporting of all General Ledger transactions and the close process at the end of each calendar period

Statutory, Tax and legal compliance as well as cash management, treasury and internal controls and

Ensuring that all account reconciliations, SOX Controls, Accounting Controls, and Compliance requirements are met and delivered in accordance with company standards and timelines.

Service delivery

Administer the performance of the R2R operational team to agreed outcomes, ensuring the delivery of effective R2R  operation for Elsevier

Together with onshore leaders and the Manila R2R Management team, agree periodic targets on KPIs and SLAs and by clear dashboard reporting ensuring that focus is also given to transactions that fall outside the agreed service levels and adopting a ‘Right First Time’ culture.   

Participate with the team to deliver  processes to agreed service levels and monitor performance

Facilitate relationships between the Manila team and the retained organization.

Administer Manila activities to help deliver R2R dashboard reporting.

Work to deliver as part of the Elsevier team ensuring changes in policies and procedures are implemented in Manila.

As a member of the Manila team, deliver  processes to agreed service levels and performance

Help deliver and meet all internal controls and resolve gaps in a timely manner.

R2R processes and systems compliance

Accountable to the team in the delivery of:

Bank Reconciliations, Cash management, Cash Accrual, Holiday Accrual, VAT return, Escheatment, Payroll Accounting, Postage and Handling calculation, Submitting statutory declarations, Sales & Use tax reporting , BS Reconciliations, i- Expense booking, TB analysis, Provision booking , AR Aging , Suspense Clearing Hyperion, Management Reporting, Project accounting, Headcount Reporting, Benefit Allocations, HFM Upload , Revaluation

Ensure all entries are posted to general ledger in an accurate and timely manner and prepare management reports for the assigned sets of books.

Maintain strong internal controls by having a full understanding of end to end process, and ensure that accounting policies and procedures are adhered to. In addition, ensure compliance and alignment across companies and business units, that is to simplify, streamlined and standardized the end to end processes.

Have a full understanding of all systems related accounting and participate in implementation of new applications, modules, systems upgrades and user acceptance testing.  Review monthly journal entries for accuracy and completeness.  Ensure all entries are posted to Oracle. Review monthly account reconciliations and ensure all discrepancies are resolved in a timely manner.

Ensure that interfaces from subsystems to Oracle are in balance and are posted to Oracle.  Work with IT and Super Users to resolve problems.

Design and maintain reports on Oracle.

Co-ordinate audit activities for the assigned set of books. Responsible for statutory audit, tax compliance and ensure that these are completed on timely basis. Resolve audit points.

Liaising with business units, Business Controllers, Business partners, Operations. Take a proactive approach to developing new policies and procedures as needed to fit changing business needs.

Relationship Management:

Facilitate the relationship and service level management with the onshore teams

Facilitate escalations for Manila R2R team,  internal and external customers and stakeholders &  employees

Play a pro-active role in internal and external relationship management.

Liaise with onshore teams to agree on SLAs, targets and ensure that target deliverables are achieved for both Elsevier for in scope activities.

Liaise with vendors and Global Procurement as required.

Job Qualifications:

Minimum 4-6 years work experience and a bachelor's degree in accounting

Excellent Excel skills. 

Experience with major enterprise accounting systems such as Oracle, SAP or PeopleSoft.

Experience in medium to large company environment.

Experience in business control is a plus.

Experience in large multinational company preferred

Good English communication skills required.

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