Senior Staff Accountant

Karbon; Cebu City; Remote; PHP 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-from-home allowance

Rice subsidy

Meal allowance

Laundry allowance

15 paid time off days per year

7 Sick leave days per year

Internet subsidy

Discretionary bonus program

Job summary

Karbon is seeking a Senior Staff Accountant to join our global Finance team. Based remotely from Cebu or Manila, you will partner across departments to ensure accurate month-end close, financial reporting, and strong internal controls.

You will manage journal entries, cash reconciliations, vendor onboarding, audits, and process improvements in a fast-paced SaaS environment, with opportunities for growth and exposure to international operations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant work experience in accounting.
• Strong initiative, judgment, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in SaaS or high-tech industries is a plus.
• Experience with NetSuite is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to month-end close by preparing journal entries and reconciling accounts.
• Perform daily cash reconciliations and report cash activity to leadership.
• Process accounts payable invoices and code them in the accounting system.
• Manage vendor onboarding and serve as primary contact for vendors.
• Support external financial statement audits and tax compliance.
• Drive process improvements for financial operations and internal controls.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on ad-hoc projects.

Skills

Accounting

NetSuite

Financial reporting

Auditing

Job description

About Karbon

Karbon is the global leader in AI-powered practice management software for accounting firms. We provide an award-winning cloud platform that helps tens of thousands of accounting professionals work more efficiently and collaboratively every day. With customers in 40 countries, we have grown into a globally distributed team across the US, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the Philippines. We are well-funded, ranked #1 on G2, growing rapidly, and have a people-first culture that is recognized with Great Place To Work certification and on Fortune magazine's Best Small Workplaces List.

About the Role

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented individual to join our team as a Senior Staff Accountant. This person will be a critical member of a Finance/Accounting team that will help scale the company by building and fostering key business partnerships across the organization. In order to succeed in this position, you will be a team player, a problem solver and passionate about solving business and financial challenges. The Staff Accountant role is a remote position supporting a global team. Qualified candidates must live in Cebu or Manila. We offer competitive compensation, benefits, and opportunities for professional growth and development.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the month-end close process by preparing journal entries and account reconciliations for completeness and accuracy.
• Perform daily cash reconciliations and report on cash activity and other metrics to Accounting and Finance leaders.
• Process accounts payable vendor invoices and appropriately code and enter them into the accounting system.
• Manage new vendor onboarding and be the primary point of contact for our Company’s vendors.
• Evaluate and identify ways to continuously improve the monthly accounting close process through various system and process enhancements.
• Review monthly credit card statements and prepare associated journal entries.
• Review and process employee expense reports in accordance with the business travel and expense policies.
• Assist with the preparation of documentation and support for external financial statement audits and tax compliance.
• Establish and drive business process and financial system improvements that will enable more efficient financial operations and collaboration within the Company.
• Support and help maintain strong internal control policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to help with ad-hoc projects as required.

About You

• 5+ years of relevant work experience in Accounting
• Demonstrates strong initiative, sound judgment, and creativity
• High-tech industry experience within SaaS
• Knowledge and experience with NetSuite a plus
• Exceptional attention to detail, highly organized, with strong multitasking abilities
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
• Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment while maintaining high standards of quality and accuracy
• Able to thrive in an ambiguous environment

Why work at Karbon

• Industry-leading benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and up to three eligible dependents. Also:
  • Work-from-home allowance
  • Rice subsidy
  • Meal allowance per working day
  • Laundry allowance
• 15 paid time off days per year (which includes 5 Karbon Days per year)
• 7 Sick leave days per year
• Internet and work-from-home subsidy
• Discretionary bonus program
• Work with (and learn from) a very experienced team
• Be part of a startup team that will continue to grow around you
• Flexible approach to work environment (we believe in trust and autonomy)
• A culture of open communication, consistent feedback, and full transparency into company results, metrics, and financial position

Please be aware that Karbon will only contact you via email from our domain, karbonhq.com. If you receive an email from any other domain, please do not click any of those links.

Karbon embraces diversity and inclusion, aligning with our values as a business. Research has shown that women and underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single criteria. If you've made it this far in the job description but your past experience doesn't perfectly align, we do encourage you to still apply. You could still be the right person for the role!

We recruit and reward people based on capability and performance. We don’t discriminate based on race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion, physical or cognitive ability, and other diversity dimensions that may hinder inclusion in the organization.

Generally, if you are a good person, we want to talk to you.

If there are any adjustments or accommodations that we can make to assist you during the recruitment process, and your journey at Karbon, contact us at [e-mail] for a confidential discussion.

At this time, we request that agency referrals are not submitted for this position. We appreciate your understanding and encourage direct applications from interested candidates. Thank you!