Intercompany Accountant
At FMC, our employees are guided by our purpose: Innovation for Agriculture, Solutions for the Planet. We provide farmers innovative solutions that increase the productivity and resilience of their land. From our industry-leading pipeline to novel biologicals and precision technologies, we are passionate about the power of science to solve agriculture’s biggest challenges.
For more than a century, FMC has successfully delivered some of the of the industry's most advanced, innovative solutions that protect farmers’ crops from destructive pests and disease, while also protecting the environment. We are committed to fulfilling our mission of discovering new herbicide, insecticide and fungicide active ingredients, product formulations and pioneering technologies that are consistently better for the planet.
Position Summary
Intercompany accounting activities for FMC Corporation’s Global legal entities. Activities include Monitoring, Maintaining, Creating, Processing, Closing, Reconciling & Tracking of Intercompany transactions in a timely and accurate manner.
Responsible for executing accounting activities in accordance with financial standards and other company policies, SOX and other regulatory requirements.
Responsible for assisting with initiatives to drive standardization, process improvement and optimization across the group.
Maintain relationships with key stakeholders, to deliver financial results through high levels of financial service and business partnering.
Location: Manila
The Role:
Responsible for the timely completion of Regional (EMEA / NAM / LATAM / APAC) Intercompany accounting activities
Execute legal entity IC accounting activities such as but not limited to Monitoring, Maintaining, Creating, Processing, Closing, Reconciling & Tracking of IC transaction in a timely and accurate manner
Investigate intercompany OOB and resolve differences
Confirmation of IC balances
Preparation of IC reconciliations, including aged analysis, and uploading into Blackline
Raising and settlement of IC invoices in line with all applicable statutory requirements: accounting, tax, and treasury
Complete adjustments, accruals, and other types of journal entries in accordance with the financial standards and controls framework
Assist in the execution of specific controls within accounting processes and other general accounting activities
Help to maintain Intercompany Billing Tool and IC ledgers within SAP, providing accurate and consistent records of assets, liabilities, and transactions
Partner with local finance on a monthly / quarterly basis
Ensure compliance with US GAAP, local GAAP, Tax accounting rules along with SOX where applicable
Participate in strategic continuous improvement initiatives in the organization, achieving identified goals (financial, process or talent)
Promptly respond to information requests from internal and external stakeholders
Comply with Global COE and business unit service delivery guidelines
Maintain & update KPI’s
Maintain & safeguard required documentation
Actively manage workload and escalate inefficiencies and concerns to the Accounting Manager
Achieve deadlines set by leadership and the business and proactively monitor and raise instances where deadlines cannot be met in a timely fashion
Function as a member of a team, demonstrate ability to work collaboratively within & outside of the IC Team.
The Candidate
BS in Finance / Accounting (or local equivalent).
Professional accountancy Qualification such as CPA is compulsory.
Min 3-5 years of relevant experience with RTR or Accounting functions within a shared service center function for multinational corporate preferred (APAC experience).
Experience working with ERP system (SAP) is compulsory.
Intercompany reconciliation responsibility and experience is a strong advantage.
