Senior Staff Accountant (Remote)

Outsource Recruiter; Philippines; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 840,000; Full time

Job summary

Outsource Recruiter seeks an accounting professional to own the monthly close for a professional services client. You will ensure GAAP-compliant accruals, maintain GL integrity, and deliver timely schedules with documentation.

You will analyze project costing and revenue recognition, improve workflows, and collaborate with payroll and time-tracking systems to drive accuracy and efficiency across the close process.

Qualifications

• Strong accrual accounting and GAAP knowledge; professional services experience is a plus.
• Proven ability to run month-end close with supporting documentation.
• Advanced Excel skills: pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, handling large datasets.
• Proficiency in QuickBooks Online/Desktop.
• Familiarity with time-tracking and payroll systems (Harvest/Tsheets, ADP/Paychex/Gusto).

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end monthly close with reconciliations and accruals.
• Ensure general ledger accuracy and clean audit trails.
• Pull, clean, and analyze large datasets using Excel for close and reporting.
• Validate time, costs and allocations with project management/time-tracking tools.
• Support payroll-related accounting workflows with payroll systems.
• Produce financial analysis and insights to support decision‑making.
• Identify process gaps and implement improvements (templates, checklists, controls).

Skills

Accrual accounting

GAAP knowledge

Month-end close

Time management

Communication & collaboration

Tools

QuickBooks Online

QuickBooks Desktop

Xero

Harvest

Tsheets

ADP

Paychex

Gusto

Job description

Own core accounting operations for a professional services environment, with a strong focus on month-end close, GL accuracy, and financial analysis. Work across project/time-tracking data and accounting systems to produce clean, supportable financials and improve accounting processes.

About the Employer:

The client is an accounting services firm that supports clients by building strong financial foundations, maintaining accurate books, and delivering reliable financial insights to guide business decisions.

Company core values:

• Collaboration and teamwork
• High standards and accountability
• Client-first service mindset
• Technology-forward execution

Objective of this role:

• Deliver a consistent, on-time monthly close with complete supporting schedules and documentation.
• Maintain a high-integrity general ledger aligned with GAAP and accrual accounting standards.
• Strengthen financial visibility through analysis (project costing, revenue recognition, and profitability insights where applicable).
• Improve accounting workflows and controls to increase efficiency and reduce errors.

Responsibilities:

• Apply strong accrual accounting and GAAP principles (rev rec, direct labor, project costing as relevant).
• Manage monthly close end-to-end, including reconciliations, accruals, and support schedules.
• Ensure general ledger accuracy, proper coding, and clean audit trails.
• Pull, clean, and analyze large datasets using Excel to support close and reporting (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP).
• Work with the team's project management/time tracking tools (e.g., Double and Harvest/Tsheets-type systems) to validate time, costs, and allocations.
• Support payroll-related accounting workflows through coordination with payroll processing tools (ADP/Paychex/Gusto) as needed.
• Produce financial analysis and insights to support decision-making (trends, variances, project performance).
• Identify process gaps and implement improvements (templates, checklists, controls, automation where possible).

Required skills and qualifications:

• Strong accrual accounting and GAAP knowledge (professional services experience is a plus).
• Demonstrated experience running month-end close with supporting documentation.
• Must have strong proficiency in QuickBooks Online (QBO) / QuickBooks Desktop (QBD).
• Experience with Xero is nice to have.
• Familiarity with: Time tracking tools (Harvest/Tsheets-type systems), Payroll processing systems (ADP, Paychex, Gusto)
• Advanced Excel proficiency: pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, cleaning and sifting through large datasets.
• Strong time management and prioritization; can meet deadlines consistently.
• Adaptable and able to learn new tools/processes quickly.Team player with clear communication and collaboration habits.

Preferred skills and qualifications

• Accounting experience in professional services (revenue recognition, direct labor, project costing).
• Experience working with project management systems such as Double (or similar).
• Process improvement mindset (building close checklists, standardizing reconciliations, improving controls/accuracy).
• Ability to produce clear, actionable financial insights (variance analysis, margin/profitability by project).