Senior Associate Manager Accounting

Location

Makati, National Capital Region, Philippines

About The Hershey Company

The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) is an industry-leading snacks company known for making more moments of goodness through its iconic brands. With a strong portfolio across chocolate, confectionery, and salty snacks, Hershey delights consumers every day. Our beloved brands include Hershey’s, Reese’s, KitKat®, Dots Pretzels, Lesser Evil, Jolly Rancher, Twizzlers, Ice Breakers, and more. At Hershey, we are committed to making a meaningful difference in the communities where we live, work, and do business. This commitment originated with our founder, Milton Hershey, and continues to shape who we are today. Guided by our employee value proposition, Lead Today. Create Tomorrow, we empower our people to drive impact now while shaping what comes next. Our One Hershey mindset brings teams together across functions, geographies, and businesses, enabling us to operate with speed, collaboration, and shared purpose. The Hershey Company is proud to be recognized as a top employer in the United States, reflecting our commitment to our people, culture, and purpose.

Job Overview

This role independently performs advanced accounting work requiring substantial technical judgment and problem solving within defined areas of responsibility. It resolves complex and non routine accounting issues, strengthens governance and controls, and ensures high quality accounting outcomes that support accurate and compliant financial results. The role serves as a senior technical resource by improving execution quality and consistency within scope, without assuming division level advisory accountability. The role responsible for overseeing the books of assigned Legal Entity, and identified process under Record to Report. The role handles Governance, which includes approvals of related process, escalation handling, issue resolution, and control compliance. Key responsibilities include review and approval of journal entries, account reconciliations, supporting Tax functions , and other identified support function. The position also includes continues stakeholder management (internal and external), monitoring KPIs and SLAs, and driving continuous improvement and controls compliance.

Accountabilities

• Oversee the accounting records of assigned legal entities and designated Record-to-Report processes.
• Ensure timely and accurate completion of month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing activities.
• Prepare, review and approve journal entries and account reconciliations.
• Ensure compliance with Hershey’s account reconciliation policy.
• Support tax functions and ensure the timely and accurate filing of indirect taxes through government tax portals.
• Manage process governance, including approvals, escalations, issue resolution, and control compliance.
• Maintain compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements and internal controls.
• Serve as either the preparer or approver of SOX controls, depending on the assigned responsibility.
• Monitor key performance indicators and service-level agreements.
• Identify and implement process automation and standardization opportunities.
• Drive continuous improvement and strengthen control compliance.
• Partner with regional finance teams, Global Capability Centers, controllers, and other business leaders.
• Maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Minimum Education & Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.
• Certified Public Accountant qualification is preferred
• At least seven years of experience in Accounting or Record-to-Report processes.
• Experience working in a multinational company with regular stakeholder interaction.
• Experience in a Shared Services, Global Capability Center, or Business Process Outsourcing environment is an advantage.
• Proficiency or experience in the following areas:
  • SAP S/4HANA (Required)
  • BlackLine (Required)
  • Financial reporting
  • Account reconciliation
  • Internal controls

• Strong capabilities in:
  • Strategic thinking
  • Stakeholder management
  • Change leadership
  • Problem-solving
  • Continuous improvement

Benefits and Perks

At Hershey, we offer competitive pay and a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your wellbeing, financial security, and life outside of work.

• Work Setup: (100% RTO, Hybrid, or Fully Remote): Hybrid
• Health & Wellbeing: Medical, plus wellness programs that support your physical and mental health
• Financial Security: Competitive pay, annual incentive opportunities
• Time Off & Flexibility: Paid time off, company holidays, and flexible ways of working where applicable
• Growth & Development: Career development programs, learning opportunities, and internal mobility

Benefits may vary based on role, location, and eligibility