Senior Finance Manager / Management Accountant (AU client)

Peartree Preschool; Philippines; On-site; PHP 1,004,000 - 1,228,000; Full time

Job summary

Peartree Preschool is seeking a Senior Finance Manager / Management Accountant to own the end-to-end financial close, multi-entity consolidation, and reporting. You will lead the transition of close activities from external advisers to the in-house finance function, streamline processes, and reduce close timelines while ensuring audit-ready documentation.

Partnering with executive leadership, you will deliver monthly management accounts with insightful commentary, manage budgets and rolling

Qualifications

• Minimum 7+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience.
• Experience in B2B SaaS or subscription-based software.
• Strong ownership of financial consolidations and multi-entity accounting.
• Expertise in SaaS metrics and revenue recognition.

Responsibilities

• Take end-to-end ownership of month-end close, consolidations, and reporting across entities.
• Lead transition of close/reporting from external advisers to internal finance.
• Audit and streamline close workflows to reduce timelines.
• Produce consolidated P&L, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.
• Deliver monthly management accounts with insightful commentary and variance analysis.
• Develop budgets, rolling forecasts, and multi-entity cash flow projections.
• Track SaaS metrics (MRR, ARR, churn) and ensure revenue recognition alignment.
• Support post-acquisition integrations with harmonised policies and controls.

Skills

Financial reporting

Consolidations

Month-end close

Budgeting

Variance analysis

SaaS metrics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Automated reporting tools

Job description

Position: Senior Finance Manager / Management Accountant

Salary: PHP 90,000 - PHP 110,000 /month

Working Hours & Conditions: Observing AU business hours

Holidays: Observing AU holidays

ROLE OVERVIEW

Our client is an end-to-end B2B SaaS platform delivering specialized workforce management software designed for operational precision across scheduling, compliance, time tracking, invoicing, and payroll. Operating in a high-volume, multi-entity environment undergoing rapid international expansion and strategic acquisitions, the organization is bringing its core finance operations fully in-house to support scalable long-term growth. Working closely with executive leadership, this critical role goes beyond traditional accounting to take complete ownership of financial consolidations, month-end close optimization, SaaS performance metrics, and commercial analysis. We are seeking a proactive leader with a Financial Controller mindset who can independently challenge assumptions, eliminate operational bottlenecks, and bring clear financial visibility to strategic executive decisions.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Financial Close, Reporting & Multi-Entity Consolidation:
  • Take end-to-end ownership of the month-end close cycle, including journal entries, accruals, prepayments, balance sheet reconciliations, and consolidated financial reporting.
  • Lead the strategic transition of financial close and reporting activities from external advisers to the internal finance function.
  • Audit and streamline close workflows to significantly reduce month-end closing timelines from 2-3 weeks.
  • Prepare accurate, consolidated profit and loss statements, balance sheets, and cash flow reports across multiple domestic and international entities while maintaining audit-ready documentation.
• Management Accounting & Commercial Analysis:
  • Deliver monthly management accounts supported by deep, commercially relevant commentary on business performance and profitability drivers.
  • Perform budget-versus-actual and month-on-month variance analyses, actively investigating root causes rather than merely reporting numbers.
  • Develop, maintain, and refine annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and multi-entity cash flow projections.
  • Partner with executive leadership to evaluate operational margins, identify financial risks, and translate complex financial data into actionable growth strategies.
• SaaS Performance Metrics & Revenue Recognition:
  • Track, analyze, and report on key SaaS metrics, including MRR, ARR, churn, customer retention, customer acquisition cost (CAC), and customer lifetime value (LTV).
  • Reconcile complex subscription, recurring billing, and usage data with core management accounts in full alignment with revenue recognition principles.
• Acquisitions & Process Transformation:
  • Support post-acquisition financial integrations, harmonizing accounting policies, chart of accounts, and financial frameworks across acquired businesses.
  • Audit existing financial workflows, identify manual bottlenecks, and implement modern automation tools and robust internal controls.
  • Coach and uplift existing bookkeeping and operational finance team members, establishing clear procedures, responsibilities, and reporting deadlines.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience: Minimum 7+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including substantial senior management accounting, finance manager, or financial controller responsibilities.
• Industry Background: Proven experience operating within a B2B SaaS, subscription-based technology, or recurring revenue software business.
• Core Technical Competencies: Demonstrated ownership of financial consolidations, multi-entity accounting, month-end close streamlining, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• SaaS Expertise: Deep working knowledge of subscription billing models, revenue recognition standards, and core SaaS unit economics (MRR/ARR/Churn).
• Education & Skills: Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline; advanced Excel skills for complex financial modeling; and exceptional written and verbal English communication skills for senior stakeholder management.

DESIRED (NOT REQUIRED)

• Professional qualification such as CPA, CA, ACCA, or equivalent.
• Direct reporting experience to a CFO, Finance Director, or senior executive.
• Exposure to Australian accounting standards, tax compliance, and business frameworks.
• Practical experience navigating fast-paced technology businesses undergoing mergers and acquisitions (M&A) or international expansion.
• Familiarity with integrated SaaS billing engines, ERP platforms, and automated reporting systems.