Assistant Accountant

Overview

This remote Assistant Accountant role supports one or more finance functions, with opportunities to develop across the full finance workflow. The position works closely with finance leadership and coordinates with internal teams and external business partners.

Responsibilities

• Provide dedicated support to finance teams across one or more areas:
  • Order to Cash (Accounts Receivable): billing, collection forecast, collection application to customer invoices in the accounting system
  • Procure to Pay (Accounts Payable): backup for A/P, posting of invoices, preparation of payables aging reports and payment proposals, vendor communication and follow-up, daily cash flow/disbursement reporting, cash flow planning, payment application to vendor invoices in the accounting system, and assist with bank reconciliation
  • Record to Report (Financial Reporting & Management Accounts): fixed assets, general ledger (journal entries and reconciliations), taxation & statutory payments, research to support new market entry/entity setup, and assist with audit and internal controls
• Build strong relationships within and beyond the finance department to obtain and provide accurate data.
• Communicate proactively with internal colleagues and external business partners.
• Deliver timely and accurate work outputs, including escalating issues for clarification and/or decision.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance OR at least 1–2 years relevant experience in one or more of the following:
  • accounts payable, treasury, financial reporting, general accounting, or billing/revenue/collections
• Suitable for young professionals with relevant finance experience, or recent graduates with an excellent academic record even without previous work experience (some internship/part-time experience welcome)
• Ability to cooperate in a small team while also working independently to deliver results
• Strong attention to detail
• Desire to learn and expand knowledge
• Can-do attitude and drive to achieve results
• Basic working knowledge of local or international accounting principles, standards and/or tax regulations
• Effective verbal and written communication skills

Strong Computer Skills

• Excel
• Word
• MS Outlook
• Accounting software experience; Oracle NetSuite preferred but not mandatory

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: PHP 30,000 – 90,000 per month

Location

• Remote