Cost Accountant

Private Advertiser; Makati; On-site; PHP 400,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Private Advertiser is seeking a Cost Accountant to manage daily accounting tasks, including preparing financial statements and reporting. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical and numerical skills, excellent communication and coordination abilities, and will excel in Excel-based analysis.

Responsibilities include monitoring marketing and sales expenses, performing variance analyses, ensuring controls compliance, and verifying invoicing accuracy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in Cost Accounting, General Accounting, AR & AP.
• FMCG experience is ideal but not required.
• Proficiency in MS Excel.
• Experience in inventory management and process improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze Marketing expenses: Approved Cost Estimate vs. Actual Expenses.
• Monitor and analyze Sales expenses: Budget vs. Actual expenses.
• Coordinate with Departments to validate Expenses.
• Prepare variance analysis to identify key variances in Marketing and Sales spending.
• Ensure compliance with internal financial controls and accounting standards.
• Verify completeness and accuracy of invoices related to Marketing expense before submission.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Numerical skills

Communication

Coordination

MS Excel

Inventory management

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance/Business Administration

Job description

We are seeking for a Cost Accountant to manage daily accounting tasks such as preparing financial statements and reporting. Our ideal candidate must have strong analytical and numerical skills, great attention to detail, and with excellent communication and coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze Marketing expenses: Approved Cost Estimate vs. Actual Expenses.

• Monitor and analyze Sales expenses: Budget vs. Actual expenses

• Coordinate with Departments to validate Expenses.

• Prepare variance analysis to identify key variances in Marketing and Sales spending.

• Ensure compliance with internal financial controls and accounting standards.

• Verify completeness and accuracy of invoices related to Marketing expense before submission.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or any related field

• Proven work experience, with at least 3-5 years in Cost Accounting, General Accounting, AR & AP.

• Experience in FMCG is ideal but not required.

• Proficiency in MS Excel.

• Has experience on inventory management (including inventory count process) and related process improvement initiatives.