Cost Accountant | Night Shift | Temp WFH

eClerx; Philippines; On-site; PHP 670,000 - 1,228,000; Full time

Job summary

eClerx in the Philippines seeks an experienced accounting professional to analyze financial records, prepare journal entries, and support year-end audits. You will review cost accounting data, reconcile inventories, and enhance cost models while ensuring GAAP compliance.

The role requires CMA or a comparable certification, SAP/SAP EPM proficiency, and strong Excel/Office skills. Willingness to work US night shifts and PH holidays is essential; on-site in Alabang when office resumes, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus 3 years of accounting, finance, audit, economics, statistics or mathematics experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR Bachelor’s degree plus 2 year of Gallo accounting, finance, audit, economics, statistics or mathematics experience; OR Bachelor’s degree plus 2 year of public audit or accounting experience.
• Public Accounting experience.
• Experience with MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Word at an intermediate level.
• Experience with SAP or comparable business system.
• Experience with SAP EPM.
• Experience reading, analyzing and interpreting general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations.
• Experience writing reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.
• Experience effectively presenting information and responding to questions from groups of managers and customers.
• Experience defining problems, collecting data, establishing facts, and drawing valid conclusions.
• Experience interpreting an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and dealing with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Experience working with mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions, and applying them to practical situations.
• CMA, or comparable professional certification
• Must be willing to work night shift schedules (US hours) and during PH Holidays.
• Must be able to work in Alabang, Muntinlupa when work in the office resumes (temp WFH).

Responsibilities

• Analyzes records of financial transactions to determine accuracy and completeness of entries.
• Prepares journal entries, reconciles inventory balance sheet accounts, prepares LIFO inventory valuations for year-end audits.
• Analyzes cost accounting practices, processes, and data, makes recommendations for improvement.
• Provides input for and audits the accuracy of cost master data.
• Maintains and improves cost models and schedules.
• Analyzes manufacturing variances, determines business drivers, creates P&L commentary for actual variances.
• Coordinates cost accounting matters with other departments, locations, and divisions.
• Works independently and in cooperation with others to identify and drive implementation of process improvements for areas of responsibility.
• Utilizes technical systems to effectively and efficiently perform tasks.
• Maintains detailed documentation and procedures for areas of responsibility.
• Interacts with external auditors and vendors.
• Responsible for understanding and complying with applicable GAAP accounting principles and policies.
• Conducts special financial and business-related studies as requested.
• Maintains satisfactory attendance, to include timeliness.
• Responsible for understanding and complying with applicable quality, environmental and safety regulatory considerations. If accountable for the work of others, responsible for ensuring their understanding and compliance.

Skills

Financial analysis

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Problem solving

GAAP knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance/economics

CMA or comparable professional certification

Tools

SAP

SAP EPM

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

• Analyzes records of financial transactions to determine accuracy and completeness of entries.
• Prepares journal entries, reconciles inventory balance sheet accounts, prepares LIFO inventory valuations for year-end audits.
• Analyzes cost accounting practices, processes, and data, makes recommendations for improvement.
• Provides input for and audits the accuracy of cost master data.
• Maintains and improves cost models and schedules.
• Analyzes manufacturing variances, determines business drivers, creates P&L commentary for actual variances.
• Coordinates cost accounting matters with other departments, locations, and divisions.
• Works independently and in cooperation with others to identify and drive implementation of process improvements for areas of responsibility.
• Utilizes technical systems to effectively and efficiently perform tasks.
• Maintains detailed documentation and procedures for areas of responsibility.
• Interacts with external auditors and vendors.
• Responsible for understanding and complying with applicable GAAP accounting principles and policies.
• Conducts special financial and business-related studies as requested.
• Maintains satisfactory attendance, to include timeliness.
• Responsible for understanding and complying with applicable quality, environmental and safety regulatory considerations. If accountable for the work of others, responsible for ensuring their understanding and compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus 3 years of accounting, finance, audit, economics, statistics or mathematics experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR Bachelor’s degree plus 2 year of Gallo accounting, finance, audit, economics, statistics or mathematics experience; OR Bachelor’s degree plus 2 year of public audit or accounting experience.
• Public Accounting experience.
• Experience with MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Word at an intermediate level.
• Experience with SAP or comparable business system.
• Experience with SAP EPM.
• Experience reading, analyzing and interpreting general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures or governmental regulations.
• Experience writing reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.
• Experience effectively presenting information and responding to questions from groups of managers and customers.
• Experience defining problems, collecting data, establishing facts, and drawing valid conclusions.
• Experience interpreting an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and dealing with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Experience working with mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions, and applying them to practical situations.
• CMA, or comparable professional certification
• Must be willing to work night shift schedules (US hours) and during PH Holidays.
• Must be able to work in Alabang, Muntinlupa when work in the office resumes (temp WFH).