Southeast Asia Accounting Manager

Greif is a global leader in performance packaging located in 40 countries. The company delivers trusted, innovative, and tailored solutions that support some of the world's most in demand and fastest-growing industries.  

With a commitment to legendary customer service, operational excellence, and global sustainability, Greif packages life's essentials - and creates lasting value for its colleagues, customers, and other stakeholders.  

Learn more about the company's Customized Polymer, Sustainable Fiber, Durable Metal, and Integrated Solutions at www.greif.com and follow Greif on Instagram and LinkedIn. 

OUR VISION: 

Being the customer service company in the world. 

OUR PURPOSE: 

Creating packaging solutions for life’s essentials. 

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Job Description:

Main responsibilities:

• Supervise day-to-day accounting operations to established SLA commitments and KPI Metrics, ensuring compliance and measurement to targets.
• Facilitate timely and accurate month-end closing within financial reporting standards.
• Assist internal and external auditor requests ensuring compliance to local, state, and federal government rules.
• Develops and maintains cost accounting pricing models.
• Ensure all SOX controls are executed, all potential defects are proactively eliminated, or action plan defined and followed up until resolution to ensure control compliance and mitigate risk.
• Collaborate closely with all stakeholders providing legendary customer service, especially with Local Colleagues for respective countries and Greif’s Global Supply Chain and our Commercial and Customer Service Teams.
• Work with global counterparts in support of standardization while maintaining data governance and business rules.
• Drive data quality, consistency, and synchronization across multiple systems.
• Focus on Continuous improvement, driving process improvement initiatives and managing automated efficiency implementations.
• Ensure Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) are in place and reviewed and maintained annually in line with Global Process Owner guidance.
• Responsible for cost management of departmental budget.
• People management of the assigned team: one-to-one discussions, development or improvement plans – where applicable – training, coaching, motivating.
• Prepare annual performance appraisals and provide frequent feedback to direct reports on their performance against assigned goals and objectives.
• Participate in the recruitment process by conducting interviews and evaluating candidates.
• Perform ad-hoc activities as necessary.

The person

Expertise and experience:

• University or college degree, preferably in Finance, Accounting or Economics.
• Skilled written and verbal English (Mandarin and Vietnamese a plus)
• Overall, minimum 8-10 years of work experience out of which at least 3-5 years of leadership experience, preferably in SSC environment.
• CPA or CPA Equivalent preferred with an understanding of GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) and GAAS (Generally Accepted Auditing Standards)
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and analytical skills.
• Demonstrate a proactive, can-do approach to solve problems.
• Openness to change and ability to learn quickly.
• Customer focused (external and internal).
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.

The package

What we provide:

• Multinational, dynamic environment.
• Stable company background.
• Long-term career opportunity.
• Work-life balance.

At Greif, we believe that our colleagues are the center of our success. Our Total Rewards have a comprehensive focus on well-being and offer a competitive package that enables you to thrive, be engaged, and reach your full potential. 

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EEO Statement:

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We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits and opportunity for growth. Greif is an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of sex, race, religion, age, national origin, color, disability, veteran status or any other any other legally protected characteristic.

For more information read Greif’s Equal Opportunity Policy.