Associate Accountant - Group Finance

Overview

This role is an Associate Accountant based in the Philippines, supporting an Australia-based finance team. The finance function is centralized to serve the group’s main operating entity in Australia and several subsidiaries, so the position supports the broader group rather than a single entity.

The organization is a listed company and undergoes two external audits each year (half-year and full-year), covering both the group and its subsidiaries.

Responsibilities

• Month-end close: Support and take ownership of assigned month-end tasks across group entities, including journals, accruals, prepayments, and reconciliations.
• Financial accounting: Help maintain the general ledger and support reporting across multiple group entities (Australian parent and subsidiaries).
• GST/indirect tax: Prepare GST (BAS) and other core compliance obligations.
• AR & AP support: Act as a support point for the AR and AP teams; resolve issues they cannot handle and provide cover where needed.
• Reconciliations: Perform bank, balance sheet, and control account reconciliations; investigate and clear variances.
• Systems: Maintain accurate records and transactions in NetSuite.
• Reporting & improvement: Assist with ad hoc reporting, analysis, and process improvement.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or Commerce.
• Experience: 2–3 years of accounting experience with exposure across GL, AR, and AP.
• Month-end: Prior month-end experience with an understanding of the underlying logic and the ability to learn quickly with training.
• Compliance: Working knowledge of GST/BAS and core compliance (a core task for this role).
• Tools: Solid Excel skills.
• Communication: Strong written and verbal English for working with the Australia-based team.
• Work style: High attention to detail, well-organised, and deadline-driven.

Preferred Qualifications

• Some exposure to or understanding of external / statutory audit.
• Experience supporting an Australian company or Australian clients.
• Experience across a group / multiple entities.
• NetSuite experience (or another ERP such as SAP, Oracle, MYOB).

Compensation & Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer.
• Zero-tolerance policy for workplace bullying, discrimination, and harassment.

Location & Work Timing

• Location: Philippines (role is based in the Philippines).
• Work timing: Australian Business Hours.

Reporting Line

• Reports directly to the Senior Financial Accountant.