Accountant

Cobden & Carter International; Compostela; On-site; PHP 350,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Cobden & Carter International in Cebu City, Philippines is seeking an experienced Accountant to manage end-to-end accounting for local entities.

The role covers closing/bookkeeping, invoicing, supplier payments, reconciliations, intercompany activity, tax declarations, and IFRS bookings, with collaboration across the finance team.

Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance, at least five years in accounting (shipping/energy a plus), and strong English communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• At least 5 years of accounting experience, preferably in shipping or energy.
• Strong knowledge of accounting, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• Excellent English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all accounting cycles for one or more local companies (booking, lettering accounts, accounting review, accruals estimate).
• In charge of invoicing and customers' recovery.
• In charge of suppliers' payments (voucher requests).
• In charge of intercompany reconciliations and shipping/activities with End Client accounts.
• Intercompany rebilling when necessary.
• Monthly tax declarations in cooperation with local team or tax consultant.
• All accounting reconciliations (bank, intercompany, petty cash, tax, payroll, GL/PL/SL).
• Assets management (identification, depreciation calculations).
• Analytical booking preparation and recording closure bookkeeping (P&L accrual, forex re-evaluation).
• IFRS bookings in cooperation with Financial Controller.
• Prepare and compile working files for audit and reporting (monthly/quarterly).
• Assist Financial Controller with financial statements and audit queries.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Financial reporting

IFRS knowledge

Audit support

Intercompany reconciliations

Tax compliance

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Job description

Accountant

Company : Cobden & Carter International Job Type : Full Time Cebu City Cebu Philippines

Job Description - Accountant

Duties and responsibilities

CLOSING / BOOKKEEPING

• In charge of all accounting cycles on one or more local companies (booking, lettering accounts, accounting review, accruals estimate)
• In charge of invoicing and customers recovery
• In charge of suppliers' payment (voucher request)
• In charge of pointing the Supplier's Settlement of Accounts (SOA) and reconciliation, and in charge of the reconciliation and analyze of Ship owners (SO) accounts with End Client (EC) accounts
• In charge of intercompany rebilling if necessary
• In charge of monthly tax declarations in cooperation with the local team or with the tax consultant (control of the document prepared before submitting)
• In charge of all accounting reconciliations (bank reconciliations performed by Treasury but under the accountant review), intercompany reconciliations, petty cash reconciliation, tax reconciliation, payroll reconciliation, GL / PL / SL reconciliation)
• In charge of assets management (assets identification, assets depreciation calculation)
• In charge of the analytical booking
• In charge of preparing and recording all the closure bookkeeping (P&L cut off : income and expenses accrual, prepaid income and expenses, Re-evaluation Forex)
• In charge of IFRS booking in cooperation with the Financial controller

FINANCIAL REPORTING:

• Prepare and compile all the working files relating to account analysis for audit review (annual closure, monthly and quarterly reporting)
• Assist the Financial controller with the Financial Statements' preparationAssist the Financial controller with Audit queries
• Assist Financial controller with analytical review and analysis (Sales, Gross Margin, Overheads)

CORPORATE TAX MANAGEMENT:

• Liaise with external tax consultants for tax matters (in collaboration with the Tax referent and the Financial Controller)
• Voucher requests preparation for tax payments as per set due dates

This list is not exhaustive and some new tasks may be requested for the needs of the Finance department.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of accounting experience, preferably in the shipping or energy industry.
• Strong knowledge of accounting, reconciliations, and financial reporting.
• With excellent English communication skills