Finance & Accounting Officer (Travel Agency)

MEDMARK TRAVEL Inc.; Makati; On-site; PHP 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

MEDMARK TRAVEL Inc. is looking for an experienced Finance & Accounting Officer to manage payroll, statutory compliance, and financial reporting. The role requires robust knowledge of Philippine accounting standards, tax rules, and government remittances.

The ideal candidate will have 6+ years in accounting, payroll, and compliance, with CPA or TESDA NC III being an advantage, and the ability to work independently while maintaining strict confidentiality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance or related field required.
• At least 6 years of hands-on experience in Philippine accounting, payroll, and statutory compliance.
• Experience in payroll processing, including salary computation, deductions, benefits, and 13th-month pay.
• Experience with SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG contributions, registrations, remittances, and reporting.
• Experience with BIR tax compliance, filings, withholding taxes, and related reports.
• Proven ability to monitor deadlines and ensure timely filings/payments of statutory obligations.
• Knowledge of SEC, DOLE, permits, licenses, renewals, and corporate compliance.
• CPA or TESDA NC III license is an advantage.
• Experience maintaining accurate records and supporting documentation.

Responsibilities

• Process payroll and ensure accurate deductions and benefits.
• Prepare and monitor SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG contributions.
• Ensure timely BIR tax filings and compliance.
• Maintain audit trail and confidentiality of financial data.
• Prepare weekly and monthly financial reports for management.
• Coordinate with external CPAs, auditors, and tax advisers.
• Reconcile bank statements, invoices, and accounts payable/receivable.

Skills

Payroll processing

Tax compliance

Financial reporting

Accounting records

Microsoft Excel

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA advantage

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

MEDMARK TRAVEL Inc. is seeking an experienced Finance & Accounting Officer to join its team.

This position is a full-time office job.

Requirements and Skills :

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Management, or a related field.

• At least 6 years of hands-on experience in Philippine accounting, payroll, and statutory compliance.

• Strong hands-on experience in payroll preparation and processing, including salary computation, statutory deductions, withholding tax, employee benefits, and 13th-month pay.

• Hands-on experience in preparing, processing, and monitoring SSS, PhilHealth, and Pag-IBIG contributions, including employee registration, monthly remittances, reporting, and compliance.

• Hands-on experience with BIR tax compliance, including preparation and filing of applicable tax returns, withholding taxes, certificates, and other required BIR reports.

• Ability to independently monitor all statutory deadlines and ensure timely filing and payment of SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG, BIR, and other government obligations.

• Working knowledge of SEC, DOLE, business permits, licenses, renewals, and other applicable corporate and government compliance requirements.

• Maintain an up-to-date compliance and financial calendar for management, ensuring that no statutory filing, payment, renewal, or corporate obligation is missed.

• CPA (Certified Public Accountant) or Certified Bookkeeper (TESDA NC III) certification is an advantage.

• Experience in bookkeeping and maintaining complete, accurate, and well-organized accounting records and supporting documentation.

• Experience handling invoicing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payments, petty cash, expense monitoring, and bank reconciliation.

• Reconcile accounting records with bank statements, sales records, invoices, receipts, and other supporting documents and promptly report any discrepancies to management.

• Monitor and review company income, expenses, payments, collections, bank transactions, petty cash, and supporting documents to ensure accuracy and prevent errors or irregularities.

• Prepare payment schedules and payment requests for management approval, ensuring that every payment has proper supporting documentation.

• Maintain a clear audit trail and proper documentation for all financial transactions.

• Maintain strict confidentiality of company financial information, employee salaries, client information, and other sensitive business records.

• Immediately report any discrepancies, unusual transactions, missing documentation, or potential financial irregularities to management.

• Prepare accurate weekly financial reports and provide management with regular updates on the company’s financial position.

• Prepare a monthly management summary covering the company’s financial position, cash flow, outstanding receivables and payables, upcoming statutory obligations, and any issues requiring management attention.

• Provide management with regular cash flow, income and expense reports, outstanding receivables and payables, and other financial information required for decision-making.

• Coordinate with the company’s external CPA, auditor, tax consultant, and other professional advisers and provide all required accounting and supporting documents.

• Maintain and review the accuracy, completeness, and transparency of all sales and financial transactions.

• Ensure that payroll, government contributions, taxes, and other statutory obligations are accurately calculated, properly documented, and paid on time.

• Knowledge of Philippine accounting, payroll, taxation, and statutory regulations and current compliance requirements.

• Strong understanding of internal financial controls and ability to identify and report discrepancies or potential irregularities.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, and Outlook.

• Strong English communication skills, both written and verbal.

• High level of integrity and strong ethical standards, with the ability to handle confidential financial, payroll, employee, and company information responsibly.

• Highly self-motivated, responsible, and able to work independently with minimal supervision.

• Strong attention to detail with a high level of accuracy and quality in all financial, payroll, and administrative work.

• Excellent organizational, time-management, and problem-solving skills.

• Able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and work effectively under pressure.

• Able to take full ownership of assigned responsibilities and ensure that all financial, payroll, tax, and statutory obligations are completed accurately and on time.

• Positive, professional, service-oriented, and personable attitude.

• Willingness to perform other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned by management.Experience handling government contributions and reports (SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG, BIR).

• CPA (Certified Public Accountant) or Certified Bookkeeper (TESDA NC III) license is an advantage

• Support accounting tasks such as invoicing, payments, petty cash, and expense monitoring

• Preparation financial reporting - weekly

• Maintain and audit the transparency and accuracy of all sales and financial transactions

• Perform other duties as may be assigned by management

• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

• Strong English communication skills, both written and verbal.

• Compliance with industry regulations, company policies, and safety standards,

• Strong attention to detail with emphasis on accuracy and quality,

• Efficient time management and adapt task prioritisation

• Highly self – motivated and able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously and complete tasks with minimal supervision,

• Able to maintain confidentiality of company and client information,

• Self happy, motivated, dynamic, and passionate person regarding working

• Good organisational and problem solving skills, ability to work under pressure,

• Service-oriented, personable, with above average interpersonal and communication skills,

• Experience with Microsoft Office ( Outlook, Word, Excel),

• Excellent Time Management & Multi-tasking skills