Remote Senior Finance Officer - Global Accounting

Emapta; Metro Manila; Remote; PHP 949,000 - 1,339,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent WFH

HMO coverage

De Minimis allowance

Salary advance

Upskilling via Emapta Academy

Gym access

Lifestyle perks

Referral incentives

Annual leave 20 days

Career growth

Job summary

Emapta Philippines is seeking a Senior Finance Officer to uphold financial integrity, strengthen reporting accuracy, and support strategic decision-making across diversified investments. This permanent WFH role offers a global career path with cross-border collaboration and growth opportunities.

You will lead month-end close, AP/AR controls, GST compliance, and financial reporting, while enabling cash flow monitoring, audits, and variance analysis.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of experience in accounting, finance, bookkeeping, or a related role.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and Australian Accounting Standards.
• Proficiency in general ledger (GL) management, journal entries, and account reconciliations.
• Experience managing month-end and year-end close processes.
• Solid understanding of Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR) functions.
• Experience preparing and reviewing financial reports, supporting schedules, and variance analysis.
• Knowledge of GST, BAS/IAS workpapers, and statutory compliance requirements.
• Experience supporting external audits and maintaining audit-ready documentation.
• Understanding of payroll accounting, payroll journals, and payroll funding processes.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, SUMIFS, data validation, and financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Review and, when required, record financial transactions, including sales, expenses, and bank movements.
• Review and update general ledger entries to ensure accurate account coding.
• Maintain supporting documents, including receipts, invoices, and approval records.
• Identify unusual entries, misclassifications, and transactions requiring month-end adjustments.
• Review supplier invoices for accuracy, approvals, GST compliance, and GL coding.
• Monitor the Accounts Payable aging schedule and elevate overdue or high-priority payables.
• Review customer invoices and, when required, record customer payments.
• Monitor the Accounts Receivable aging schedule and coordinate collection follow-ups with site teams to resolve discrepancies.
• Maintain audit-ready documentation, schedules, and supporting records.
• Track auditor requests and maintain a log of audit queries and outstanding items.
• Monitor daily cash balances, expected cash inflows and outflows, and short-term cash requirements.
• Track supplier payment cycles, customer collection trends, inventory balances, and prepaid accounts while escalating potential cash flow risks.
• Perform reconciliations for bank, AP, AR, cash, and related accounts.
• Match transactions to supporting documentation.
• Validate subledger-to-general ledger reconciliations.
• Identify items requiring accruals, adjustments, or follow-up.
• Maintain the month-end close (MEC) checklist to improve reporting efficiency.
• Prepare month-end supporting schedules and review financial reports.
• Update weekly and monthly financial dashboards.
• Track revenue and expense trends, identify variances, and report significant findings for month-end review.
• Maintain fixed asset registers, accruals, prepayments, and supporting schedules.
• Ensure supporting schedules reconcile with the general ledger.
• Organize digital records and maintain document version control for audit and compliance.
• Upload approved payroll payment files.
• Monitor payroll funding requirements.
• Maintain payroll schedules and prepare payroll journal entries.
• Ensure accurate GST coding.
• Review BAS and IAS workpapers.
• Support timely tax payments and statutory compliance requirements.

Skills

GL management

Journal entries

Month-end close

AP & AR

GST compliance

Excel advanced

Audit support

Payroll accounting

Financial reporting

Variance analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Job description

Emapta Philippines is seeking a Senior Finance Officer to uphold financial integrity, strengthen reporting accuracy, and support strategic decision-making across diversified investments. This permanent WFH role offers a global career path with cross-border collaboration and growth opportunities.

You will lead month-end close, AP/AR controls, GST compliance, and financial reporting, while enabling cash flow monitoring, audits, and variance analysis.