Senior Accountant, Accounting to Reporting

About the role

Fresenius Medical Care is hiring a Senior Accountant for its Shared Services office in the Philippines, covering accounting to reporting. The role handles general ledger postings, reconciliations, month-end closing, reporting and internal controls, and acts as the point of contact for audit queries.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare and post journal entries in the general ledger
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts, provide balance confirmations for intercompany, process fixed asset transactions and produce stakeholder reports
• Analyse financial statements, make adjustments and discuss results with local accountants and/or CFOs
• Perform bank reconciliation and monitor and clear open items
• Carry out month-end closing on time according to the global calendar and agreed SLAs
• Document issues and errors in an issue and error log
• Review and approve Blackline journals per company policy
• Review internal controls and complete documentation per iPace requirements
• Prepare and submit monthly and quarterly unit consolidation reports
• Act as point of contact for audit requirements and queries
• Update SOPs and identify process improvements with the SME/Supervisor

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree preferred in Accounting or Finance
• CPA license preferred
• Typically 6-8 years of finance experience, especially in accounting processes
• Previous experience in a General Ledger function is essential
• Ability to work under time pressure; strong work ethic, openness, trust and integrity
• Written and spoken English

Required skills

• Knowledge of SAP
• Shared Services Center / BPO experience
• Process migration experience is a plus