Head of Accounting

MAVI; Philippines; Remote; PHP 11,342,000 - 15,123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

USD-denominated compensation

Job summary

MAVI places experienced finance and accounting professionals into senior, high-ownership roles at high-growth US companies. This fully remote Head of Accounting role from the Philippines leads the accounting organization, sets standards, and drives close, policy, and system improvements to ready the business for audits, IPOs, or acquisitions.

You will report to the CFO or CEO, managing managers and specialists, and ensuring US GAAP-compliant financial statements while aligning with cross-border

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including leading managers or a multi-layer team.
• Experience as the senior accounting leader, or deputy to one, at a high-growth or complex company.
• US GAAP, PFRS, or IFRS experience with exposure to US/UK/Canada/Australia.
• Track record of building or rebuilding an accounting function's policies, controls, and team.
• Experience owning the external audit relationship.

Responsibilities

• Own the structure, roadmap, and hiring plan of the accounting organization.
• Lead Accounting Managers, Leads, and specialists.
• Set close cycle-time and quality targets for the team.
• Oversee conclusions on revenue recognition, leases, stock-based compensation, and debt/equity instruments.
• Own the accounting systems roadmap including ERP, revenue, and close automation.

Skills

Executive leadership

English proficiency

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

US GAAP knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Philippine CPA (preferred)

Tools

NetSuite

Sage Intacct

Microsoft Dynamics

Job description

MAVI places experienced finance and accounting professionals into senior, high-ownership roles at high-growth US companies. Founded in 2023 and backed by a $4 million seed round led by Harlem Capital, MAVI was recently featured in TechCrunch.

Our professionals join in-house finance teams in full-time, long-term roles, not short-term projects. The companies we work with range from venture- and PE-backed businesses to public companies and CFO advisory firms, including Athena Club, MotherDuck, and Within.

The work centers on judgment. As AI takes over more transactional accounting, the people who review the output, question it, and own the result matter more than ever. MAVI professionals work alongside US finance leaders, using AI tools to do more and applying the judgment to catch what those tools get wrong. At one client, an AR dashboard now used across the organization was built almost entirely by MAVI talent.

We stay involved throughout, from role alignment and interview preparation to onboarding and long-term career development.

The Role

We are seeking a Head of Accounting to lead the accounting organization of a high-growth US company, working remotely from Philippines.

You will set the standards, structure, and roadmap for the function, and lead the managers who run the close, revenue accounting, and accounting operations day to day. Reporting to the CFO or CEO, you will make sure accounting is ready for the company's next stage, whether a larger audit, an acquisition, or a new entity, before it is tested.

What You'll Own

Leadership and Policy

• The function. Own the structure, roadmap, and hiring plan of the accounting organization.
• The team. Lead and develop Accounting Managers, Leads, and specialists.
• Accounting policy. Set the company's accounting policies and act as final reviewer on judgment-heavy matters.

Reporting and Technical Accounting

• Financial statements. Stand behind consolidated financial statements under US GAAP in front of leadership, auditors, investors, and the board.
• Technical accounting. Oversee conclusions on revenue recognition, leases, stock-based compensation, and debt and equity instruments.
• Close performance. Set close cycle-time and quality targets and hold the team to them.

Controls, Audit, and Scale

• Controls and audit. Build a control environment fit for the next stage, and own the external audit relationship.
• Transactions. Lead the accounting workstream for fundraising, M&A diligence, and integration.
• Systems. Own the accounting systems roadmap, including ERP, revenue, and close automation.

What We're Looking For

• 10+ years of progressive accounting experience, including leading managers or a multi-layer team
• Experience as the senior accounting leader, or deputy to one, at a high-growth or complex company
• US GAAP, PFRS, or IFRS experience, with substantial exposure to clients or entities in the US, UK, Canada, or Australia
• A track record of building or rebuilding an accounting function's policies, controls, and team
• Experience owning the external audit relationship
• Substantial experience with a major ERP, such as NetSuite, Sage Intacct, or Microsoft Dynamics
• Strong written and spoken English, with executive-level presence
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field, or an equivalent professional qualification

Preferred

• Philippine CPA (PRC-licensed), US CPA, ACCA, or equivalent preferred; US CPA highly regarded
• Experience using AI tools in accounting workflows, with the judgment to review and correct AI-generated output
• Big 4 audit or technical accounting experience followed by industry leadership
• Experience with ASC 718, M&A accounting, or multi-entity consolidation
• SOX-readiness or IPO-readiness experience
• Experience at a venture-backed or PE-backed US company from Series B onward

Who This Role Is For

An accounting leader who wants to shape a function, not only run it: thinking a year ahead about what the business will need from accounting, and trusted by auditors and executives alike to make the final call.

Why Join Through MAVI

• Lead the full accounting organization of a high-growth US company
• Work directly with CFOs, CEOs, boards, and investors
• Full-time, long-term placement, with MAVI handling cross-border contracts, compliance, and payroll
• USD-denominated compensation aligned with experience and scope
• Progress toward Head of Finance and CFO opportunities through MAVI

Work Arrangement

This is a fully remote role with a single client company for the duration of the engagement. Full-time roles require a minimum of 4 hours of daily overlap with US Eastern Time (ET); part-time roles require a minimum of 2 hours.