Senior Reporting Accountant

We Put the World on Vacation

Travel + Leisure Co. is the world’s leading vacation ownership and travel membership company, with a dynamic and growing portfolio of resort, travel club, and lifestyle travel brands. Our dedicated associates help the company achieve its mission to put the world on vacation. Innovation and growth keep our work interesting and fun. Every day is a chance to learn something new and turn vacation inspiration into exceptional experiences for millions of travelers worldwide.

PURPOSE STATEMENT

The Senior Reporting Accountant is a member of the Travel + Membership Finance team located in Clark, Philippines, providing a shared services finance function to the RCI and 7Across businesses across multiple regions.

This role holds end-to-end responsibility across financial reporting and audit activities for assigned entities, ensuring accuracy, compliance and insight in both internal and external outputs.  The Senior Reporting Accountant is a key driver of monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting cycles, supporting strategic decision-making and contributing to the integrity of group-level financial results.

As a Certified Public Accountant, the role serves as a senior point of contact for entity-level financial matters, partnering closely with the Controller, Asia Pacific & India, and engaging with internal stakeholders, external auditors, and tax agents.  The role also plays a strategic role in systems transformation and process improvement initiatives, contributing to the evolution of the finance function.

Financial Reporting and Audit Leadership

• Take full ownership of the Profit & Loss for assigned legal entities, ensuring accurate reporting, variance analysis, and timely resolution of accounting issues in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, as well as acting as the key point of contact for entity-level financial matters;
• Complete designated month-end journal activities;
• Conduct variance analysis and investigate any material or unusual variances;
• Ensure accounting journal entries are properly documented and supported;
• Participate in month-end reviews with the Controller;
• Record correcting journal entries;     
• Prepare and review reconciliations for complex balance sheet accounts, ensuring appropriate documentation is maintained;
• Support the Controller in preparing monthly and quarterly deliverables for group reporting for designated entities, including HFM submissions and variance analysis;

• Lead the external statutory audit and tax filing processes for designated entities, ensuring timely completion and compliance with local regulations (to include liaising with external auditors on audit matters such as scheduling, information requests, preparation of the financial statements and supporting letters and documents);
• Oversee the preparation and submission of annual tax reporting packages to the US Corporate office for designated entities;
• Review tax computations and coordinate with external tax agents to resolve outstanding issues;
• Provide technical accounting guidance and ensure compliance with US GAAP, local standards and corporate policies;
• Perform ad-hoc review and analysis of financial data as required.

Compliance and Controls

• Assist the Controller in conducting control reviews and maintaining accurate, current documentation of key processes, aligned with compliance requirements;
• Ensure compliance with US GAAP and local accounting standards as applicable, adhering to Corporate accounting policies and Sarbanes Oxley processes and controls;
• Provide documentation and support for internal controls testing and compliance reviews;
• Champion best practices in financial governance and risk management.

Systems Transformation and Project Involvement

• Actively contribute to the Apollo Finance Systems project, including input into system design, participation in user acceptance testing (UAT), and ongoing collaboration with the project teams through to project completion in 2027;
• Participate in regional and global finance initiatives, driving process improvements and automation opportunities;
• Represent the reporting function in cross-functional projects and change management efforts.

Collaboration

• Support junior team members, providing technical guidance and review;
• Collaborate with regional finance teams, business stakeholders, and corporate functions to ensure alignment and consistency;
• Communicate effectively across teams and geographies, building strong working relationships.

Other 

• Participate in Regional and Global Projects as required.
• Other tasks or projects as required and/or directed.

WORKING EXPERIENCE / QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS

• Degree in Accountancy or equivalent, with minimum 5 years’ relevant accounting and audit experience; 
• Holds current CPA accreditation;
• Experience in audit / tax within a professional firm would be an advantage;
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications;
• Able to manage and prioritise time and be committed to meet deadlines for assigned tasks and deliverables;
• Meticulous with an eye for detail and have strong analytical capabilities;
• Able to work independently with minimum supervision; 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills;
• Displays initiative and a positive attitude that would contribute to a harmonious team working environment.

Where Memories Start with You

Hospitality is at the heart of all we do at Travel + Leisure Co. Here, you’ll find an inclusive environment where we deliver excellence and take time to have fun, celebrate together, and support one another. We're always looking ahead to what’s next and how we can strengthen our business, its neighboring communities, and the customer experience. Join our global team and build a career where memories start with you.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all applications will be considered for employment without attention to their membership in any protected class. If you require any reasonable accommodation to complete your application or any part of the recruiting process, please email your request to MyCareer@travelandleisure.com, including the title and location of the position for which you are applying.