Accountant

Our Global Operating Center located in Manila is pivotal to enhancing the Firm’s operational efficiency and streamlining legal and business services support across our global network. Our center provides comprehensive administrative, financial and operational services across office operations, compliance and new business, finance, technology, human resources, innovation and marketing. By centralizing these critical functions, the center ensures consistency and quality in service delivery while reducing operational costs. Through its integrated approach, our Global Operating Center enables the Firm to focus on its core legal services, drive global growth and maintain high standards of client service across all offices.

The Accountant is primarily responsible for specified accounting tasks relating to reviewing, resolving escalating, and transitioning of Local Office account reconciliations and reporting. This function performs maintaining the general ledger, reviewing financial statements, assisting with local and statutory reporting, supporting audits (internal and external), and reconciling accounts across our global network.

The Roles And Responsibilities Of This Job Include

• Prepare/review simple and complex Balance Sheet and P&L account analyses
• Process monthly statutory invoicing for local offices.
• Post necessary general journals on adjustments derived from analyses, reconciliations, or audit
• Prepare and review various reconciliation schedules: Bank, VAT, Payroll and Fixed Assets
• Maintain and improve the analysis and reconciliation for these accounts, ensuring continued accuracy and reliability
• Assist with the audit requirements
• Conduct training for refresher, new hire, and cross trainings
• Create and update process documentations
• Initiate and spearhead process improvement initiatives through automation, leveraging her proactive approach and technical skills
• Other adhoc tasks required by Manager and Stakeholders
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Accountancy
• At least 5 years experience in general accounting tasks
• Must have work experience in a BPO, shared service, multinational or audit firm
• Experienced working knowledge in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Experienced working knowledge in any financial software such as Elite 3E
• Required knowledge in Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Preferred knowledge in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
  
  

Essential Job Requirements

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Experienced working knowledge in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to balance being an individual contributor and a team player
• Trustworthy in managing and handling confidential matters and information
• Has a positive approach to daily task management and can quickly build confidence, respect and trust with others
• Is able to remain calm under pressure and work with tight deadlines
• Detail and solutions oriented with a strong sense of urgency to pro-actively solve challenges
• Excellent organization and coordination skills; comfortable managing priorities from multiple parties
• Legal background is an advantage
• Strong and consistent follow through capabilities
• Proactive team player
• Ability to work under pressure
• Exceptional determination, self-motivation and interpersonal skills
• Effective stakeholder management skills
  
  

This role reports to

Manager, Accounting

Equal Opportunities

White & Case is committed to creating a fair workplace. It is our Firm’s policy to recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law.

If you require assistance and/or adjustment to participate in our application and/or interview process, please email us. We will be happy to work with you.

The Firm may modify and amend any job description at any time in its sole discretion. Nothing herein creates a contract of employment or otherwise modifies the at-will nature of employment.

The above is only a general description of the essential duties associated with this position and does not represent an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all duties.

Note to Recruitment Agencies

Our internal Recruitment team manages all aspects of lateral hiring. All agencies must have signed terms of business—specific to the relevant office—before submitting any candidates. CVs or applications sent directly to White & Case partners or employees will also not be considered formal introductions. If you have questions, please contact the relevant Recruitment team. We work with our preferred suppliers when engaging agencies.

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