Accounting Manager

Milks Enterprises LLC; Philippines; Remote; PHP 560,000 - 670,000; Part time

Job summary

Milks CPA in the Philippines seeks an Accounting Manager to oversee US client accounting remotely. The role starts part-time (20 hrs/week) and will move to full-time, with plans to establish a local Philippine office and on-site team later.

You will manage bookkeeping, month-end close, payroll, and sales tax filings, ensuring US GAAP compliance and clear variance explanations. Strong leadership and communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting; Philippine CPA, US CPA, or ACCA preferred.
• 7–8+ years in accounting with leadership experience.
• Proven track record managing accounting teams.
• Hands-on with monthly closes and US payroll.
• Experience with US GAAP and US tax filings.

Responsibilities

• Oversee monthly bookkeeping, reconciliations, and month-end close in QuickBooks Online; review work.
• Prepare financial statements under US GAAP with variance explanations.
• Manage end-to-end payroll in Gusto and QBO Payroll, incl. US certified payroll.
• Prepare and file state/local sales tax returns and track nexus.
• Set up and maintain job costing for contractor clients.
• Invoicing, AR follow-up, and automate billing/back-office processes.
• Lead cleanup and catch-up projects; communicate with clients in writing and video.
• Manage tasks/documents in Canopy and Ignition; document SOPs and train staff.
• Assist in setting up a local Philippines office and an on-site team later.

Skills

Accounting leadership

Team management

US GAAP experience

English communication

QuickBooks expertise

Payroll management

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Philippine CPA / US CPA / ACCA preferred

Tools

QuickBooks Online

QBO Desktop

Gusto

Canopy

Ignition

Xero

NetSuite

Sage

Job description

Accounting Manager (Remote, Philippines) - US CPA Firm - Part-Time to Full-Time

About us

Milks CPA is a growing Texas-based CPA firm serving US small businesses, contractors, nonprofits, and individuals.

The role

You'll oversee accounting for our US clients: bookkeeping review, month-end close, payroll management, sales tax filings, and acting as a trusted client contact, while building the processes that let us scale. The role starts part-time and we expect to move it to full-time quickly. It is remote for now; as we grow, we want this person to help us set up a physical office in the Philippines near where they live and build an on-site/hybrid team.

Responsibilities

• Oversee monthly bookkeeping, bank and credit card reconciliations, and month-end close in QuickBooks Online; review junior staff work before it reaches clients.
• Prepare and review financial statements and management reports under US GAAP, with clear variance explanations.
• Manage payroll end to end in Gusto and QBO Payroll (processing, payroll tax filings, new hires, year-end W-2s), including US certified payroll (WH-347) for prevailing-wage jobs.
• Prepare and file state and local sales tax returns (e.g., Texas Comptroller), track filing calendars and nexus, and reconcile sales tax liabilities.
• Set up and maintain job costing for contractor clients.
• Handle invoicing and AR follow-up, and help automate billing and back-office processes.
• Lead cleanup and catch-up projects (duplicate entries, unreconciled accounts, prior-period corrections).
• Communicate with clients in writing and by video: request documents, explain the numbers, answer questions professionally.
• Manage tasks, deadlines, and client documents in Canopy, and follow engagement scope from Ignition.
• Document SOPs and help train and mentor bookkeepers as the team grows.
• Later, help find and set up a local Philippines office, then hire, train, and lead an on-site team.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in accounting; Philippine CPA, US CPA, or ACCA preferred.
• Experienced accounting manager with 7 to 8+ years in accounting.
• Proven track record managing accounting teams (supervising, reviewing, developing staff).
• Hands-on experience with books cleanups and monthly closes.
• Experience managing US payroll and preparing sales tax filings.
• Strong QuickBooks skills (Online and Desktop) plus experience with other ERPs (e.g., Xero, NetSuite, Sage). Gusto, Canopy, or Ignition a plus.
• Able to work independently without supervision when needed, with good judgment and ownership of deadlines.
• Hands-on US GAAP experience serving US clients.
• Excellent written and spoken English; confident talking directly with US business owners.
• Interest in leadership and in helping build a local office and team over time.
• Reliable internet, backup power, and a quiet workspace.

Schedule

• Starts at 20 hours per week.
• Initially US Central Time daytime hours only (night shift in the Philippines).
• May move to a split schedule later as the on-site team grows.

Compensation

• Starts at $865 USD per month for 20 hours/week (about PHP 50,000/month).
• Moves from part-time to full-time quickly as client load grows, with pay increasing to match.
• Path to Office Lead with a pay increase when we open a local office.