Finance Officer

IDP Education Limited; Makati; Hybrid; PHP 420,000 - 620,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

13 & 14th Month Pays

Medical

Life Insurance

Vacation and Sick Leaves

Hybrid Work Set Up

Job summary

IDP Education Limited in the Philippines is seeking a Finance Officer to handle essential operational accounting tasks for the local business, reporting to the Finance Manager. The role collaborates with operational teams and global shared services to ensure accuracy and compliance.

The ideal candidate has a finance or accounting degree, strong Excel skills, familiarity with Oracle, and a customer-focused, proactive approach. Hybrid work setup and employee benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or equivalent and post-graduate certifications in Finance / Accounting preferred.
• Excellent customer service attitude and showing positive work behaviors and an excellent team player
• Operating proactively with minimal supervision
• Very reliable and consistent performer
• Able to effectively handle multiple priorities
• Embraces change and process improvement with positive attitude
• Ability to develop and maintain internal and external relationships
• Good English Skills
• Ability to use Excel effectively and efficiently
• Knowledge of Oracle systems

Responsibilities

• Perform accounts payable - ensuring documentation approvals, vendor payment, reconciling supplier statements
• Manage expense reimbursement process – ensure compliance to company policy
• Retain vendor contracts and check that vendor payments are aligned to contracts
• Perform routine checks and reviews of financial transactions, supporting documents, and approvals to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with company policies and accounting procedures
• Conduct internal finance reviews and audits, including checking selected transactions, reconciliations, supporting documents, and process compliance, and escalate discrepancies or control issues to the Finance Manager
• Identify and report potential control weaknesses, process gaps, unusual transactions, or discrepancies and assist in implementing agreed corrective actions
• Assist with petty cash control and reconciliation – check and retain supporting documents and approvals
• Prepare manual invoices to bill clients, working with global IDP colleagues
• Assist with Banking of cash collected, monitor/control receipt issue with admin and IELTS teams
• Prepare monthly tax including WHT, VAT submissions and liaise with revenue department contacts for routine matters
• Interest in developing financial analysis skills, reviewing revenue and expense trends
• Assist in the group accounts and local Philippines accounts close off at month end / year end – calculating accurate accruals, and general ledger entries
• Assist Finance Manager ensure accuracy and completeness of group accounts compared to local Philippines accounts by performing reconciliations and other analysis
• Provide requested documentation and support during internal and external audits, including preparing audit schedules, retrieving supporting documents, responding to routine audit queries, and following up on agreed audit actions.
• Undertaking any other duties as directed by the Finance Manager

Skills

Customer service

Team player

Proactive work style

Multitasking

Relationship building

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor degree or equivalent

Post-graduate certifications in Finance/Accounting

Tools

Excel

Oracle

Job description

About the role

Finance Officer is responsible for performing important operational accounting tasks for the IDP Philippines business. The role works closely with the Finance Manager, Philippines operational colleagues and global shared services to fulfill duties.

Key responsibilities

• Perform accounts payable - ensuring documentation approvals, vendor payment, reconciling supplier statements

• Manage expense reimbursement process – ensure compliance to company policy

• Retain vendor contracts and check that vendor payments are aligned to contracts

• Perform routine checks and reviews of financial transactions, supporting documents, and approvals to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with company policies and accounting procedures

• Conduct internal finance reviews and audits, including checking selected transactions, reconciliations, supporting documents, and process compliance, and escalate discrepancies or control issues to the Finance Manager

• Identify and report potential control weaknesses, process gaps, unusual transactions, or discrepancies and assist in implementing agreed corrective actions

• Assist with petty cash control and reconciliation – check and retain supporting documents and approvals

• Prepare manual invoices to bill clients, working with global IDP colleagues

• Assist with Banking of cash collected, monitor/control receipt issue with admin and IELTS teams

• Prepare monthly tax including WHT, VAT submissions and liaise with revenue department contacts for routine matters

• Interest in developing financial analysis skills, reviewing revenue and expense trends

• Assist in the group accounts and local Philippines accounts close off at month end / year end – calculating accurate accruals, and general ledger entries

• Assist Finance Manager ensure accuracy and completeness of group accounts compared to local Philippines accounts by performing reconciliations and other analysis

• Provide requested documentation and support during internal and external audits, including preparing audit schedules, retrieving supporting documents, responding to routine audit queries, and following up on agreed audit actions.

• Undertaking any other duties as directed by the Finance Manager

About you

• Bachelor degree or equivalent and post-graduate certifications in Finance / Accounting preferred

• Superior customer service attitude and showing positive work behaviors and an excellent team player

• Operating proactively with minimal supervision

• Very reliable and consistent performer

• Able to effectively handle multiple priorities

• Embraces change and process improvement with positive attitude

• Ability to develop and maintain internal and external relationships

• Good English Skills

• Ability to use Excel effectively and efficiently

• Knowledge of Oracle systems

Benefits

• 13 & 14th Month Pays

• Medical

• Life Insurance

• Vacation and Sick Leaves

• Hybrid Work Set Up

About us

IDP is the global leader in international education services, delivering global success to students, test takers and our partners, through trusted human relationships, digital technology and customer research. An Australian-listed company, we operate in more than 50 countries around the world.

Our team is comprised of over 7,000 people of various nationalities and cultural backgrounds. Proudly customer-first, our expert people are powered by global technology. Together, we offer unmatched services, helping local dreams become realities, all over the world.