Account-to-Report Subject Matter Expert

About the role

The Account-to-Report (A2R) Subject Matter Expert (SME) is the functional expert and trusted advisor for A2R processes at Fresenius Medical Care's Shared Services Philippines (BGC) office. The role provides operational support, technical guidance, governance, process standardization, continuous improvement and stakeholder management, and acts as an escalation point for complex accounting transactions and process issues. It also supports transition and transformation initiatives and ensures compliance with accounting standards, internal controls and company policies. Coaching, training and knowledge sharing are provided to team members.

Key responsibilities

• Review and approve journal entries, reconciliations, reports and complex accounting transactions.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for process issues, accounting inquiries and exceptions.
• Support newly migrated entities and stabilize transitioned processes during migration and transformation.
• Ensure transactions, reconciliations and reports comply with GAAP, IFRS (where applicable), accounting policies and internal controls.
• Perform root cause analysis on recurring issues and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Lead continuous improvement, automation and standardization initiatives, and monitor KPIs, SLAs and quality metrics.
• Perform internal control reviews and coordinate internal and external audit requests.
• Maintain SOPs, process maps, desktop procedures and knowledge documents.
• Deliver training, mentoring and knowledge transfer, and support month-end, quarter-end and year-end close.
• Support system enhancements, UAT and process changes, and contribute to the A2R/R2R Tower strategy.
• Support business continuity plans and provide coverage during critical periods.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Accountancy, Accounting or a related finance discipline; CPA preferred but not required.
• 5-8 years of progressive experience in R2R/A2R within shared services, global business services or BPO.
• Experience in process migration, stabilization and transformation, and in process improvement and stakeholder management.
• English communication and presentation skills, and ability to influence stakeholders across functions and geographies.

Required skills

• General ledger, account reconciliations, intercompany, fixed assets and lease accounting.
• Month-end and year-end close, financial reporting and consolidation, journal entry review, balance sheet substantiation and variance analysis.
• Microsoft Office; SQL, VBA/Macros, Power BI and data analytics tools.
• SAP ERP (S/4HANA preferred); Power Apps, BlackLine or similar automation tools are an advantage.