Assistant Manager, Networks Businesses, Global Accounting

Location: Manila, Philippines Working hours: Permanent night shift – 12:00am to 9:00am Manila time SPE Finance and Accounting is transforming into a global, enterprise-based organization focused on process improvement, standardization, simplification, and efficient use of technology. The Global Finance Operations (GFO) team is responsible for delivering accurate, compliant, and timely financial reporting while partnering with business and FP&A teams to drive performance.

At the Assistant Manager level, this role is expected to support assigned accounting activities with strong ownership, sound judgment, stakeholder partnership, coaching, and a continuous improvement mindset. Role Summary: The Assistant Manager, Global Accounting, supports the financial close process, including reporting, analysis, and process performance across assigned territories, legal entities, or process workstreams within Line of Business.

This role serves as a key liaison between GFO teams, Divisional Finance, local/regional stakeholders, and outsourced providers (e.g., Capgemini), helping to ensure accuracy, efficiency, operational consistency, and continuous improvement. The Assistant Manager helps prioritize assigned work, coordinates day-to-day follow-up with outsourced providers (e.g., Capgemini), and supports statutory audit requirements, tax reporting processes, and local compliance activities, escalating issues as needed.

Line Of Business: TV Networks Global Accounting What you will do: The Core Responsibilities of the position will cover the following assigned areas: Close & Control (Financial Integrity & Compliance) Support execution of monthly, quarterly, and year-end close activities for assigned areas, which may include LOB, territory, legal entity, or process responsibilities. Ensure accuracy and completeness of P&L, Balance Sheet, financial reporting, and close outputs aligned with SPE global accounting standards and local statutory requirements as applicable.

Review journal entries, account reconciliations, close schedules, and reporting packages; identify issues and recommend improvements. Support the analysis and validation of key accounting areas for assigned areas, including revenue, reserves, accruals, inventory, prepaids, deferred revenue, intercompany balances, leases, or other accounting areas as applicable. Support variance (flux) analysis, investigate key drivers, and escalate operational, accounting, reporting, or compliance risks as appropriate.

Ensure compliance with GAAP/IFRS, company policies, SOX controls, and established operational procedures for assigned areas. Support statutory reporting alignment, internal and external audit readiness, audit requests, documentation, remediation activities, and issue resolution for assigned areas. Help ensure integrity of financial statements, disclosures, reporting outputs, and operational accounting support for assigned areas.

Coordinate with outsourced service providers (e.g., Capgemini), including reviewing deliverables, providing feedback, and helping ensure quality and timeliness of output. Business Support (Insights & Decision Enablement) Prepare actual vs. budget/forecast analysis and explain variances for assigned areas, highlighting key drivers and actions. Provide financial insights to support business performance, operational decision-making, and timely issue resolution.

Support ad hoc analysis and reporting for FP&A, Operations, Tax, Treasury, and other stakeholders as applicable. Analyze financial drivers such as revenue, cost, inventory, cash flow, working capital, or territory/entity impacts as applicable. Review and interpret financial results at detailed levels (e.g., title, product, territory, legal entity, or process level). Partner with cross-functional teams to resolve issues, support governance alignment, and contribute to improved financial results.

Serve as a supporting accounting contact to assigned territories, providing guidance on