Senior Accounting Associate (Remote/WFH)

Thumbtack Philippines; Metro Manila; Remote; PHP 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Thumbtack Philippines is seeking a highly skilled Senior Accounting Associate based in the Philippines to work remotely on a Pacific Time schedule. You will be the primary contact for accounts payable and employee reimbursements across Thumbtack’s entities, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.

The role offers opportunities to evolve with changing systems, take on adjacent areas, and contribute to the scale of the finance function while maintaining strong attention to detail and

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of solid experience as an Accountant with a focus on Accounts Payable.
• Bachelor's degree in Accountancy, Finance, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of US GAAP principles and financial reporting.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
• Adaptability and learning agility; comfortable with ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Perform full cycle accounts payable for multiple entities, ensuring accuracy.
• Process payments on time in accordance with policies and deadlines.
• Reconcile vendor statements and resolve discrepancies.
• Collaborate with departments to gather required approvals and documentation.
• Own and review employee expense reports and reconciliations.
• Assist in month-end close and bank reconciliations per US GAAP.
• Support audits with documentation and explanations.
• Drive process improvements and participate in system changes.

Skills

Accounts payable

Communication

Time management

Critical thinking

Adaptability

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accountancy/Finance

CPA license preferred

Tools

NetSuite

Coupa

Navan

GSuite

Job description

About the Accounting Team

The Accounting Team is involved in all aspects of the business ensuring we properly capture, account for, and record all the activities that occur as they occur. We keep the books and records for the Company, help to ensure Thumbtack has appropriate policies and procedures in place, and provide the business with the information in order to make critical decisions in support of Thumbtack’s success.

About the role

We're looking for a highly skilled Senior Accounting Associate to join our Accounting team. This is a unique opportunity for a motivated professional based in the Philippines to work remotely on a Pacific Time (PT) schedule. You'll be the primary point person for all accounts payable and employee reimbursement activities for Thumbtack globally, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance. This role is crucial to our financial operations and requires someone with a strong attention to detail and a proactive, problem-solving mindset.

Thumbtack is growing quickly, and so is our finance function. Our systems and processes will change — you should expect this role's scope to evolve, and be genuinely excited to learn new tools, take on adjacent areas, and help implement new systems as we scale.

What you’ll do

• Perform the full cycle of accounts payable, including receiving, processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices for Thumbtack’s US, Canada, and Philippines entities

• Ensure timely and accurate processing of payments, adhering to company policies and deadlines.

• Reconcile vendor statements and resolve any discrepancies or issues.

• Collaborate with various departments to gather necessary approvals and documentation for invoice processing.

• Own the employee expense report processing tool and process expense reports reviews, approvals, accruals and reconciliations

• Aid in prepaid preparation and run monthly prepaid amortization in preparation for month end close

• Assist in the month-end and year-end close processes, specifically related to bank matching, accounts payable accruals, and reconciliations in accordance with US GAAP.

• Proactively identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy in any of the areas in your work.

• Support audit requests by providing relevant documentation and explanations.

• Assist with and/or complete ad hoc projects as requested. Research and document issues, special projects, AP automation, etc.

• Partner on finance systems changes - evaluating, testing, and implementing new tools or new functionality within existing ones (e.g., NetSuite, Coupa, Navan) — and take on new areas of ownership as the team's scope grows.

In order to be successful, you must bring

• At least 5 years of solid experience as an Accountant, with focus on Accounts Payable.

• Bachelor's degree in Accountancy, Finance, or a related field.

• Strong understanding of and experience applying US GAAP principles and financial reporting.

• Exceptional attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work independently and manage time effectively to meet deadlines.

• Critical thinking and the confidence to challenge the status quo

• Adaptability and learning agility - comfortable with ambiguity and shifting priorities, quick to pick up new systems, and eager to take on new areas of ownership as the business grows

• Must be able to work during Pacific Time (PT) hours (9 AM - 6 PM PT).

• A CPA license is preferred but not required

• Proficiency in accounting software (e.g., NetSuite, Coupa, GSuite, Navan) is a plus.

• Experience with accounts payable in a shared service entity is preferred.

• Experience with AI tools

• Experience with system implementations