Remote Accounts Assistant - Fast-Paced SME Finance

optiBPO; Philippines; Hybrid; PHP 360,000 - 480,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

In-house medical team

HMO coverage

Growth opportunities

Job summary

optiBPO in the Philippines is hiring an Assistant Accountant to handle transactional accounting tasks, including journal entries, accounts payable, and monthly close for a UK-based team working remotely.

You will support the Finance Manager and wider team with day-to-day processing, reconciliations, and accurate financial records, focusing on improving processes in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• MS365 (non-negotiable).
• Sage 50 experience (strongly preferred).
• Solid finance experience in SMEs (£5m–£10m turnover).
• Understanding of full finance cycle: AP, AR, credit control, reconciliations, reporting, compliance.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Strong ownership mentality and adaptability.

Responsibilities

• Sales Ledger: daily invoicing, credit notes, invoice queries, Stripe and Sage Pay transaction processing.
• Purchase Ledger: daily invoice processing and coding, resolving queries, statement reconciliation.
• Support weekly/monthly payment runs
• Support daily banking and reconciliations
• Full ownership of employee expense claim (with manager approvals)
• Full ownership of credit card reconciliation and filling
• Support manufacturing division for all of the above – small turnover of <500k per year.
• Monthly close: Ledger reconciliations.
• Monthly journals: prepayments

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Ownership mentality

Adaptability

Team collaboration

Tools

MS365

Sage 50

Job description

optiBPO in the Philippines is hiring an Assistant Accountant to handle transactional accounting tasks, including journal entries, accounts payable, and monthly close for a UK-based team working remotely.

You will support the Finance Manager and wider team with day-to-day processing, reconciliations, and accurate financial records, focusing on improving processes in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.