Accountant (Temp Staff)

CARE PHILIPPINES; Metro Manila; On-site; PHP 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

CARE Philippines is a leading humanitarian and development organization focused on empowering communities and supporting women. The Accountant position handles day-to-day operations, monthly close cycles, donor award management, and system reconciliations.

Key duties include end-to-end period-close activities across projects, AR/AP, general ledger, and bank reconciliations; donor setup and reporting; and training teams on PeopleSoft functionalities and Jira incident tracking.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration (or related discipline) with NGO experience.
• 1–2 years of relevant finance and accounting experience.
• CPA, Chartered Accountant, or equivalent post-graduate accounting credentials is a plus.
• Hands-on experience or familiarity with PeopleSoft and JIRA ticket tracking is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end period-close activities and reconciliations across project costing, AR, AP, assets and general ledger, plus bank reconciliations.
• Set up donors, project IDs, budgets, and fund codes in line with SLAs; manage donor report reconciliations and project close-outs.
• Serve as go-to contact for resolving technical accounting entries and Jira incidents; assist with audits and system onboarding on PeopleSoft.
• Participate in global process improvements and special operational initiatives.

Skills

Financial accounting

Donor reporting

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration

CPA or equivalent post-graduate credentials

Tools

PeopleSoft

JIRA

Job description

CARE Philippines is a leading humanitarian and development organization dedicated to fighting poverty and social injustice, with a strong focus on empowering women. As part of the global CARE network, we work alongside communities, partners, and donors to deliver sustainable programs in emergency response, education, health, livelihoods, and climate resilience. We are committed to fostering a world of hope, tolerance, and social justice where poverty has been overcome and people live in dignity and security.

As an Accountant, you will play a central role in our day-to-day operations, monthly close cycles, donor award management, and system reconciliations.

• Financial Operations & Period Close: Own end-to-end period-close activities to deliver timely, accurate hard-close files. Perform subsystem reconciliations across project costing, AR, AP, assets, and general ledger, along with comprehensive bank reconciliations.

• Awards & Donor Management: Set up donors, project IDs, budgets, and fund codes in line with agreed SLAs. Manage donor report reconciliations, non-country/partner expense tracking, and project close-outs.

• Reconciliation & Technical Guidance: Keep key balance sheet accounts fully reconciled. Serve as a go-to contact for resolving technical accounting entries, troubleshooting system glitches with Support, and resolving assigned JIRA incidents.

• Audit & System Onboarding: Assist international teams with financial statements and donor audits. Help onboard and train team members on PeopleSoft functionalities and data conversion activities.

• Continuous Improvement: Participate in global process optimization, mailbox management, and special operational initiatives assigned by leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration (or a related discipline with at least 2 years of NGO/development industry experience).

• 1–2 years of relevant finance and accounting experience.

• CPA, Chartered Accountant, or equivalent post-graduate accounting credentials is a plus.

• Hands-on experience or familiarity with PeopleSoft and JIRA ticket tracking is a strong plus.

• Unquestionable personal integrity, high discretion regarding donor and company confidences, and strong problem-solving skills.

CARE participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we hereby request information from the candidate’s previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the candidate left employment. All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.