Senior Accountant (Start ASAP)

Northwestern University; Philippines; On-site; PHP 502,000 - 837,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution in the Philippines is seeking a finance officer to ensure timely and accurate financial reporting, manage compliance with government regulations, and maintain financial records. The ideal candidate will assist in maximizing working capital and ensuring all accounts are current. Strong experience in financial management and reporting, as well as knowledge of accounting compliance, is essential for this role. This position offers a dynamic work environment focused on financial integrity and transparency.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial reporting and management required.
• Knowledge of compliance with accounting standards is essential.
• Ability to manage various financial assets and liabilities.
• Prepare reports needed by management.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely release of financial reports.
• Assist in maximizing working capital.
• Ensure all accounts are updated and compliant with regulations.
• Bank reconciliation
• Cash investment (short/long term)
• Due to/from related parties
• Prepayments and other current assets
• Investment properties
• Property and equipment
• Investments in stocks
• Investments in subsidiaries
• BIR tax compliance
• Record review before posting
• Post transactions at each cut-off
• Filing and updating permanent files
• Year-end working papers custody

Skills

Financial reporting

Financial management

Bank reconciliation

Compliance with accounting standards

Investment properties

Job description

Essential duties

• To ensure timely release and presentation of fair financial reports to its stakeholders - management, government agencies such as the BIR, SEC, SSS, HDMF,
• To assist in maximizing working capital and cash
• To ensure all accounts are updated
• To assist in the preparation of reports needed by the management

Specific functions

• Financial reporting
• Financial management
• Ensuring correct reports and compliance with accounting standards
  • Bank reconciliation
  • Short-term or long-term cash investment
  • Due to/rom related parties
  • Prepayments and other current assets
  • Other non-current assets - deposits, deferred tax assets
  • Investment properties
  • Property and equipment
  • Investment in shares of stocks
  • Investment in subsidiaries
• Compliance with government agencies
  • BIR- Income tax
  • BIR - EWT
  • BIR- VAT
  • BIR - WHT COMPENSATION
  • BIR -others
• Review function
• To ensure all transactions recorded from all source documents are reviewed prior to posting
• To ensure that all transactions are posted every cut off period
• Filing of documents
  • Updating of permanent files for deposit documents
  • Updating of permanent files - ITR, FS received by SEC, GIS, AOI and by Laws
  • Filing and safekeeping of year-end working papers