Are you thinking about improving your career development and your professional growth? We invite you to join one of the most successful international logistics organizations here at Kuehne+Nagel. You will be joining our high performing Knowledge Center Finance team in Cebu.

Your Role

Kuehne+Nagel's Knowledge-Center for General Ledger and Reporting (KCGL) will be based in Cebu (Philippines) and will be responsible for all Asia and Pacific entities within KN group. You will lead a team of approximately 25-30 people at the beginning and will be responsible for day to day management, developing and growth of the team as well as ensuring strict adherence to the Corporate Finance and Accounting Guidelines, policies, and standard procedures for an accurate financial reporting, safeguarding of assets, and timely submission of the financial reporting to Corporate Reporting. With the further growth of the center, you will also lead the transfer of additional processes and tasks to the KCGL in close co-operation with the country finance organizations and corporate reporting.

Your Responsibilities

• Implement effective procedures toensure the accuracy, completeness, and reliability of financialinformation

• Identify control gaps, assessrisks, and recommend control enhancements to mitigate potential controlweaknesses in the Internal Control System (ICS)

• Monitor KPIs to drive continuousimprovement

• Oversees the daily activities ofthe Accounting and Reporting department and ensuring that all majorprojects, month-end, and year-end reports are completed accurately andwithin the set deadlines by Corporate Reporting

• Follow and adhere to Corporate Financeand Accounting Guidelines

• Ensuring that all accountingprocesses align with IFRS and Corporate Accounting and FinanceGuidelines

• Maintaining accurate and completefinancial records and coordinate audits and reconciliations

• Identify opportunities forautomation and optimizations of activities

• Review, investigate, and correcterrors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents, and reports

• Ensuring all statutory accountswill be submitted on set deadlines for all companies in scope

• Tax computations to be finalizedfor legal entities in the year-end reporting packages

• Maintenance of tax and statutorybooks monthly via respective adjustment entries

• Prepare, review, and analyze StatutoryFinancial Statements including notes and submission to internal andexternal parties when required

• Managing the relationship withexternal consultants and audit companies

• Accomplishes accounting humanresource objectives by recruiting, and onboarding

• Develop staff by managingperformance, setting goals, and providing ongoing training

• Work with external auditors toensure correct, and timely closing, and reporting at year-end

• Assisting in the implementationof reconciliation of IC transactions for transfer pricing process forthe countries in scope

• Main tasks during the transitionperiod include but are not limited to:(a) Preparation of a list ofcurrent processes to be transferred,(b) Preparation of a list of newprocesses to be transferred,(c) Organize transitionprojects,(d) Implement existing workinginstructions,(e) Prepare and sign respectiveSLAs. (f) Prepare and lead therecruitment process, (g) Introduce new joiners to theprocesses, (h) Retention/enhance teamstructure,

Your Skills and Experiences

• Bachelor Degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics

• Qualification at respective country CPA, ACCA, CIA is preferred

• Minimum of 5-8 years of relevant Accounting andReporting working experience in a multinational organization

• Excel advanced skills

• Knowledge of office based IT tools

• Ability to work independently

• Presentation and Interpersonal skills

• Strong communication skills, proactive approach

• Planning and Organizational skills

• Change Management

• Strong Leadership skills

• Vast knowledge of all local tax regulations, and IFRS

• Strong command of English, both written and spoken

Kuehne + Nagel is an equal employment/affirmative action employer. If you require an accommodation for any part of the online application process due to a disability, please contact the Employee Services HR Help Desk at 1-800-267-1326 during the hours of 8:00am - 5:00pm EST; Monday through Friday or via e-mail at: HR.helpdesk@kuehne-nagel.com with the nature of your request. We will answer your inquiry within 24 hours.