Overview
An intermediate accountant position is available within a domestic corporation based in the Philippines. The organization supports over 300 small businesses in Singapore with bookkeeping, accounting, and taxation services. The team includes client managers based in Singapore and Malaysia, and accountants based in the Philippines.
This role involves providing accounting services to clients, including bookkeeping and full-set accounts preparation, with a focus on small business owners and finance-admin staff. Experience with Singapore Financial Reporting Standards (FRS) and tax law is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Perform bookkeeping tasks
- Reconcile accounts payable and receivable
- Manage balance sheets and profit/loss statements
- Collaborate with production team members to prepare monthly management accounts using Xero cloud accounting and integrated solutions
- Process operational accounting tasks such as monthly employee expense claims and vendor payment cycles
- Prepare workpapers, basic annual unaudited financial statements, and tax computations for simple clients
- Prepare monthly or quarterly GST submissions
- Submit Estimated Chargeable Income and final tax Form C/S on IRAS portal for basic clients
- Compute payroll and submit CPF contributions to the CPF Board, including annual IR8A and IR21 submissions
- Set up new Xero accounts, including migration work, coordinating with Client Managers to complete projects on time
- Ensure adherence to timelines and reporting deadlines
- Request basic documentation and respond to routine queries from customers and stakeholders
- Maintain good client feedback and customer satisfaction
- Suggest and identify suitable Xero-integrated apps or solutions (point-of-sale, inventory, payments, payroll) for accounting automation
- Opportunity to progress to a junior reviewer role to review work prepared by junior accountants
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy or related field
- Minimum of 2 years relevant work experience
- Experience in a BPO setting or handling multiple clients is advantageous
- Familiarity with Xero and Dext software preferred
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Excellent English communication skills
- Meticulous with keen attention to detail
- Ability to work quickly and handle large workloads
- Comfortable working with large data sets to identify variances and classify categories
- Willingness to work Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Manila time)
Technical Skills
- Bank reconciliations
- Prepayments and amortizations
- Fixed assets and depreciation
- Journal entries
Teamwork
- Collaborate with team members and complete tasks assigned by the manager
- Attend and contribute to weekly workflow meetings
- Opportunity to present ideas and training during fortnightly knowledge-sharing sessions
Compensation & Benefits
- Attractive salary package with options for full-time employment or freelancer arrangement
- Annual leave entitlement
- Health insurance benefits
- Performance-based variable bonus
Location
- Philippines (domestic corporation)
- Work schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Manila time