Accounting Sr. Associate

Our Clients; Philippines; On-site; PHP 279,000 - 670,000; Full time

Job summary

Our Clients in the Philippines seeks a seasoned General Accountant to manage journal entries, GL upkeep, reconciliations, and timely financial reporting. You will support month-end close and assist with audits, ensuring accuracy and compliance with internal controls.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy or related field, at least 3 years of general accounting experience, and proficiency with ERP systems and Excel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy, Finance, or related field required.
• Minimum 3 years in General Accounting or R2R functions.
• Experience with journal entries, GL, reconciliations, and close processes.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, internal controls, and reporting.
• Proficiency with ERP systems and financial management tools.
• Experience in shared services, multinational, or US healthcare environment an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post journal entries, including accruals and adjustments.
• Maintain and monitor general ledger accounts with correct coding.
• Perform balance sheet and income statement reconciliations and resolve discrepancies.
• Support month-end and year-end closing with schedules and deliverables.
• Assist in preparing financial reports ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Ensure compliance with policies, controls, and standards; audit-ready documentation.
• Support internal and external audits with schedules and documentation.
• Coordinate with AP, AR, Treasury, and stakeholders to validate transactions.
• Execute processes per established procedures and contribute to improvement initiatives.

Skills

Journal entries

General ledger

Account reconciliations

Month-end closing

Financial reporting

Internal controls

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy, Finance, or related field

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

Financial management tools

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and post journal entries, including accruals, adjustments, and routine accounting transactions, ensuring accuracy and completeness of supporting documentation.
• Maintain and monitor assigned general ledger accounts, ensuring proper account classification, coding, and recording of transactions.
• Perform account reconciliations for balance sheet and income statement accounts, investigate discrepancies, and resolve or escape outstanding items as needed.
• Support month-end and year-end closing activities by preparing schedules, reconciliations, and other accounting deliverables.
• Assist in preparing financial reports, ensuring data accuracy, completeness, and compliance with reporting deadlines.
• Ensure compliance with accounting policies, internal controls, and applicable accounting standards while maintaining organized, audit-ready documentation.
• Support internal and external audits by preparing schedules, reports, and required supporting documentation.
• Coordinate with Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Treasury, and other stakeholders to validate transactions and resolve accounting issues.
• Execute accounting processes in accordance with established procedures and contribute to continuous process improvement initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in General Accounting, Record-to-Report (R2R), or a related accounting function.
• Strong experience in journal entries, general ledger accounting, account reconciliations, month-end closing, and financial reporting.
• Working knowledge of accounting principles, internal controls, and financial reporting requirements.
• Proficiency in using accounting systems, ERP platforms, or financial management tools.
• Experience in a shared services, multinational, or US healthcare environment is an advantage.