Accountant

Steadfast Group Limited; Taguig; Hybrid; PHP 480,000 - 600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Career development programs

Life and travel insurance

Competitive compensation

Inclusive culture

Job summary

Steadfast Group Limited in Taguig, Philippines, seeks an accounting support role to assist the Manila team in expanding responsibilities across transactional accounting and end-to-end financial reporting. You will support the Reviewer, ensure KPI delivery under SLA, and contribute to accurate monthly closes.

The position requires 1–2 years of accounting experience, a BS in Accountancy or Management Accounting, and strong English communication.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1–2 years of accounting experience in a professional services environment.
• Degree in BS Accountancy or BS Management Accounting is required.
• High attention to detail and ability to meet timelines and KPIs.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• CPA/CMA qualifications are preferred.
• Experience with Australian payroll or tax compliance is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare month-end close and reporting deliverables.
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and ensure balances are properly supported.
• Maintain fixed asset register, prepayments, and monthly journals; ensure expenses and revenues are timely recorded.
• Manage intercompany transactions for assigned entities.
• Prepare working papers for tax lodgments and regulatory requirements.
• Deliver against SLA deadlines in a timely and accurate manner.

Skills

Financial reporting

Intercompany accounting

Balance sheet reconciliation

Tax compliance

English communication

CPA CMA preferred

Education

BS Accountancy

BS Management Accounting

Tools

SAP ByDesign

MS Excel

Job description

REASONS TO JOIN US

• Hybrid work
• Day shift and fixed weekends off
• Work-life balance
• Empowering work environment and culture
• Competitive salary and benefits
• Supportive, collaborative teams across functions

ABOUT US

Steadfast Group is the largest general insurance broker network and group of underwriting agencies in Australasia, with growing operations in Asia, Europe, and the US.

Based in Bonifacio Global City Taguig, Steadfast Shared Services in the Philippines is expanding its Finance and Technologies teams.

We are proud of our diverse mix of people and skills, coming together across multiple businesses to support our broker network and create next-generation thinking, systems, and technologies that will drive the insurance sector forward. Ours is an exciting, progressive organization where you can build a meaningful professional career alongside some of the brightest people in the insurance industry.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Immediate requirement of the role is to support the expanded accounting responsibilities of the Manila team to service wider entities of the Group and its subsidiaries. Primary responsibility is to support the Reviewer in executing and delivering KPI's based on Service Level Agreement (SLA) for the transactional accounting and end-to-end financial reporting preparation.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial Reporting Process Owners:

accountability on all the processing required ensuring adherence to standard process/es, policies, and guidelines for the following:

• Preparing and processing month end work and other reporting deliverables.
• Complete balance sheet reconciliation and ensure balances are legitimate and properly supported.
• Maintain fixed asset register, prepayments and monthly journals. Ensure all expenses and revenues are accounted within the reporting period.
• Manage intercompany transactions for all entities assigned.
• Preparation of working papers for tax lodgments and regulatory requirements.
• Working and delivering against Service Level Agreement (SLA) deadlines.

Process improvement/Change Management:

• Propose better ways of doing existing processes/Refine standardized processes for each area of service offered, e.g. trust account/bank reconciliation, month end accounts, AFSL financial compliance, budgets, etc.
• Document processes in accordance with standardized documentation requirements.
• Adherence and/or implementation of the standard operating procedures.
• Regular update of policy documents, checklists, templates, and procedures to enhance compliance and reduce operational risk.

ABOUT YOU

ESSENTIAL QUALITIES / EXPERIENCE

• The successful candidate should have a minimum of 1-2 years experience gained in professional services accounting environment. Previous experience as an accounting staff or in Client Servicing will be an advantage. CPA/CMA qualified is preferred.
• Degree in BS Accountancy or BS Management Accounting is required.
• High attention to detail.
• Effectively work with team and others to meet timelines, objectives and KPIs.
• Eager to take full responsibility for tasks assigned.
• Good interpersonal and time management skills – liaison with onshore counterparts, internal and external stakeholders.
• Very good written and verbal English communication skills, advance skills in reading comprehension and simple analysis of documents.
• Highly motivated and honest, flexible, pro-active and driven, ability to multi task, requires minimum supervision and adaptable to change at a fast-paced environment.
• Analytical and accurate, organized; critical/analytical/problem solving skills are must-haves.
• Able to execute sets of agreed processes to ensure efficient, timely and accurate information delivery; experience in analyzing ad-hoc issues.
• Strong accounting standards knowledge and professional ethics a must; familiarity with Australia Tax laws & regulations and experience with Australian payroll function will be an advantage.
• Competent in Microsoft Office, basic MS Excel skills required; SAP ByDesign experience will be an edge.

WHAT TO EXPECT

We offer you exciting benefits to support you in your professional and personal journey:

• Flexible work arrangements to help you balance work and personal responsibilities.
• Career development opportunities through technical and leadership programs.
• Life, disability, and travel insurance, plus access to other discounted insurance options.
• A competitive compensation and benefits package.
• A vibrant, collegiate, inclusive culture that celebrates you.

We are always on the look-out for great talent, and you just might be who we're looking for.