Accounting Manager/Assistant Controller | Work From Home | Night Shift

Cloudstaff Philippines Inc.; Metro Manila; Remote; PHP 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Flexible leave credits

Career advancement opportunities

Annual performance review with salary�

Job summary

Cloudstaff Philippines Inc. is hiring an Accounting Manager/Assistant Controller to lead day-to-day accounting operations and support high-level financial reporting for construction, professional services, and manufacturing sectors.

The role combines hands-on bookkeeping with strategic oversight in a fast-paced, service-oriented environment. The role requires strong GAAP knowledge, month-end close expertise, and proficiency with Excel and integrated accounting systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field preferred; equivalent hands-on experience.
• CPA firm/public accounting experience strongly preferred.
• Strong bookkeeping foundation with month-end close and financial reporting experience.
• Reconciliation of credit card data and process improvement/automation.
• Experience in construction accounting including job costing and project profitability.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily accounting operations including AP/AR, billing, reconciliations, and GL maintenance.
• Prepare and review monthly/quarterly/annual financial statements and management reports.
• Manage month-end and year-end close processes for timely reporting.
• Support construction accounting activities: job costing, WIP, revenue recognition, and cost-to-complete analysis.
• Support professional services accounting workflows: time entry, project billing, and profitability reporting.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, cash flow reporting, and financial analysis.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Month-end close

GAAP

Excel skills

Financial reporting

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Tools

QuickBooks

NetSuite

Procore

Bill.com

Payroll platforms

Job description

We’re Hiring: Accounting Manager/Assistant Controller

Looking for a role that fosters collaboration, creativity and career growth in a vibrant office environment?

Role: Accounting Manager/Assistant Controller

Work Arrangement: Work from Home

Location: Philippines - Makati, Ortigas, Pampanga, Cebu

Schedule: Night Shift

Job description:

We areseeking a highly organized, detail-oriented Accounting Manager or Assistant Controller with strong hands-on bookkeepingand month-end closeexperience, prior experience in a CPA firm environment, and a solid understanding of accounting for construction,professional services businesses, and manufacturing. This role is ideal for someone who can manage day-to-day accounting operations while also supporting higher-level financial reporting, job costing, work-in-process analysis, time and billing workflows, and process improvement.

The successful candidate will be comfortable working in a fast-paced, service-oriented environment and will bring both technical accounting knowledge and practical, roll-up-your-sleeves experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee and support daily accounting operations,potentiallyincluding accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, collections,credit card andbank reconciliations,reconciliationsof payroll-related accounts including 401(k), FSA, and similar accounts, payroll support, and general ledger maintenance, and reconciliations of all balance sheet accounts

• Prepare, review, and maintainaccuratefinancial statements, management reports,reporting packages,and supporting schedules on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis;participatein the creation and implementation of new reporting packages to improve visibility and leadership decision-making.

• Manage month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring timelyandaccuratereporting.

• Understanding ofinventory and how it flows through the GL and how to reconcile inventory

• Maintain strong bookkeeping practices and ensure that transactions are properly recorded, classified, reconciled, and supported.

• Support construction accounting activities, including job costing, project cost tracking, WIP schedules, revenue recognition, change orders, cost-to-complete analysis, and project profitability reporting.

• Support professional services accounting workflows, including time entry, project billing, utilizationreporting, labor cost allocation, and client invoicing.

• Experience with construction billing practices, including schedule of values and AIA billings.

• Assistwithpreparingbudgeting, forecasting, cash flow reporting, and financial analysis, as directed by the CFO to support decision- making.

• Develop, document, and improve accounting policies, procedures, internal controls, and workflow efficiencies.

• Assistwith standardizing accounting and reporting processes across the Company, including the development of process documents, template workpapers, standardized calculations, and preparation of reporting packages.

• Support sales tax, payroll tax, 1099 reporting

• Assistwith accounting system improvements, reporting enhancements, and integrations between accounting, project management, payroll, timekeeping, and billing platforms.

• Maintain confidentiality, accuracy, and professionalism in all financial matters.

• As growth is experiencedpotential to mentornew staffand delegate and train tasks as they arebeing transitioned.

• Understanding ofproperly applying cash payments and receipts forclients records, and high scrutiny of ensuring that client records are correct.

• Experience implementing new software integrations and ensuring they are properly recording transactions.

Qualifications and requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field preferred; equivalent hands-on experience will be considered.

• Prior experience working in a CPA firm or public accounting environment, either in audit or CASstrongly preferred.

• Strong bookkeeping foundation with experience handling transactional accounting as well as month-end close and financial reporting.

• Reconciliation of credit card data, continuous process improvementand automation.

• Experience in construction accounting, including job costing, WIP reporting, project billing, cost tracking, and project profitability analysis.

• Experience with professional services accounting, including time entry, time-based billing, labor allocation, utilizationreporting, and client/project profitability.

• Strong understanding of GAAP-based accounting, accruals, reconciliations, financial statements, and internal controls.

• Ability to analyze financial information, identifyissues, explain variances, and recommend practical solutions.

• Strong Excel skills and comfort working with accounting systems, reporting tools, and operational platforms.

• Willingness to learn and master new tasks such as Work in progress schedule

• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

• Strong communicationskills

• High attention to detail, accuracy, confidentiality, and professional judgment.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with construction, project-based, or job-cost accounting software.

• Strong experience with Quickbooksand understanding how tomaintainother integratedsoftwares

• Experience with systems such as QuickBooks, NetSuite, Procore, Bill.com, payroll platforms, and other software integrations.

• Experience preparing or supporting WIP schedules, AIA-style billing, progress billing, or time-and-material billing.

• Experience working with small to mid-sized businesse

Perks & Benefits (Work From Home):

• Comprehensive health and life insurance on your 16th day of employment, covering 1 free dependent on the 16th day of employment

• Flexible leave credits which may be used for vacation, emergency and sick leaves

• Quarterly perks boxes for WFH staff, offering groceries and snacks to keep you fueledSuperb and exciting Mid-Year Parties – with items to give away and cash prizes!

• Endless opportunities for career advancement

• Annual Performance Review with Salary Increase

• We set you up for success with a company-provided PC/Laptop and fiber internet connection

• Tech-on-wheels Support

• Participate and join our CS Social Clubs and Special Interest Groups to connect with colleagues

• International career growth and connections

• Unlimited cash incentives for hired referrals

• Mental Wellness Employee Assistance program through Lifeworks

• In-house psychiatrist available to support employees' well-being

• Become part of the Employee Share Units program

Cloudstaff Dream Points - To be used for bidding useful items like appliances, kitchenettes etc.

Cloudstaff : Build Your Career, Anywhere

Established in 2005, Cloudstaff is a leading outsourcing company that empowers businesses to thrive through smarter talent solutions. We're passionate about creating a work environment that fosters your professional growth and overall well-being.

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• We're committed to building the #1 Workplace Everywhere, with a proven track record of staff engagement initiatives and industry recognition
• We support your development through comprehensive training programs, mentoring and opportunities for career advancement
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