AccountabilitiesManila 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, and internal controls• Ensuring that all account reconciliations, SOX Controls, Accounting Controls, and Compliance requirements are met and delivered in accordance with company standards and timelines. Key Performance Objectives1.0 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. 2.0 R2R processes and systems compliance Accountable to the team in the delivery of: • Proper and accurate Revenue Recognition, Revenue system set-up and maintenance, System interface reconciliation, Participate in Go-To Market Navigation, Perform Balance Sheet Reconciliations, Trial Balance analysis, AR Aging, Suspense Clearing, IC mismatches resolution, Management Reporting• 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. 3.0 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. Qualifications/Requirements:1. Minimum 4-6 years work experience and a Bachelor's degree in accounting2. Excellent Excel skills. Experience with major enterprise accounting systems such as Oracle, SAP or PeopleSoft.3. Experience in medium to large company environment.4. Experience in business control is a plus.5. Experience in large multinational company preferred6. Good English communication skills required. 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