Finance Manager and CPA Accountant

Creathink Solutions.Inc; Taguig; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Creathink Solutions.Inc in Manila, Philippines, is seeking a Finance Manager and CPA Accountant to lead multi-entity close, forecasts and compliance duties. The role reports to the CEO and collaborates with operations, procurement, and external accountants to ensure accurate reporting.

The ideal candidate holds a Philippine CPA licence with 5+ years of full-set accounting, including senior review experience, and hands-on Odoo accounting.

Qualifications

• Active Philippine CPA licence or recognised equivalent, independently verifiable.
• At least five years of full-set accounting experience, including two years in a senior, review or supervisory role.
• Practical Australian accounting experience, including GST and BAS preparation, monthly close and external-accountant coordination
• Inventory-based distribution, wholesale, import or ecommerce accounting experience, including landed costs and stock reconciliation.
• Proven cash forecasting, management reporting and financial control capability; strong spreadsheets and ERP skills
• Clear written and spoken English, proactive ownership and reliable Australian business-hours coverage
• Hands-on Odoo Accounting experience, including transaction reconciliation and month-end workflows
• Experience with Inventory, Purchase, Sales and multi-company workflows is highly valued

Responsibilities

• Own multi-entity month-end close, reconciliations, intercompany accounting and management reports with clear variance explanations
• Maintain a rolling 13-week cash forecast, budgets and visibility of receivables, payables, tax and committed inventory purchases
• Reconcile inventory to the general ledger; investigate landed costs, cost of goods, foreign currency and stock valuation differences
• Personally perform and oversee transaction reconciliations across bank accounts, Shopify, payment gateways, refunds, customer receipts, supplier payments and clearing accounts; investigate and resolve discrepancies
• Prepare GST, BAS and tax workpapers for authorised adviser review and lodgement; maintain the compliance calendar
• Improve Odoo finance processes, review bookkeeping work and partner with operations and sales on margins, purchasing and collections

Skills

English proficiency

Ownership

Financial control

Cash forecasting

Education

Philippine CPA licence

Tools

Odoo Accounting

Job description

Finance Manager and CPA Accountant

About the role

Reports to the CEO. Reviews and coordinates bookkeeping and finance administration, with the final reporting structure confirmed at appointment. Works closely with Operations, Procurement, Commercial, external accountants and Odoo specialists.

Key responsibilities

• Own multi-entity month-end close, reconciliations, intercompany accounting and management reports with clear variance explanations
• Maintain a rolling 13-week cash forecast, budgets and visibility of receivables, payables, tax and committed inventory purchases
• Reconcile inventory to the general ledger; investigate landed costs, cost of goods, foreign currency and stock valuation differences
• Personally perform and oversee transaction reconciliations across bank accounts, Shopify, payment gateways, refunds, customer receipts, supplier payments and clearing accounts; investigate and resolve discrepancies
• Prepare GST, BAS and tax workpapers for authorised adviser review and lodgement; maintain the compliance calendar
• Improve Odoo finance processes, review bookkeeping work and partner with operations and sales on margins, purchasing and collections

About you

• Active Philippine CPA licence or recognised equivalent, independently verifiable
• At least five years of full-set accounting experience, including two years in a senior, review or supervisory role
• Practical Australian accounting experience, including GST and BAS preparation, monthly close and external-accountant coordination
• Inventory-based distribution, wholesale, import or ecommerce accounting experience, including landed costs and stock reconciliation
• Proven cash forecasting, management reporting and financial control capability; strong spreadsheets and ERP skills
• Clear written and spoken English, proactive ownership and reliable Australian business-hours coverage
• Mandatory: hands-on Odoo Accounting experience, including transaction reconciliation and month-end workflows
• Experience with Inventory, Purchase, Sales and multi-company workflows is highly valued
• Preferred: someone who has helped build or scale a multi-company group and establish its finance processes, intercompany controls and consolidated reporting