Accounting Manager/Assistant Controller | Work From Home | Night Shift

We’re Hiring: Accounting Manager/Assistant Controller

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Role:Accounting Manager/Assistant Controller
Work Arrangement: Work from Home
Location: Philippines - Makati, Ortigas, Pampanga, Cebu
Schedule: Night Shift

Job description:

We are seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented Accounting Manager or Assistant Controller with strong hands-on bookkeeping and month-end close experience, prior experience in a CPA firm environment, and a solid understanding of accounting for construction, professional services businesses, and manufacturing. This role is ideal for someone who can manage day-to-day accounting operations while also supporting higher-level financial reporting, job costing, work-in-process analysis, time and billing workflows, and process improvement.

The successful candidate will be comfortable working in a fast-paced, service-oriented environment and will bring both technical accounting knowledge and practical, roll-up-your-sleeves experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee and support daily accounting operations, potentially including accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, collections, credit card and bank reconciliations, reconciliations of payroll-related accounts including 401(k), FSA, and similar accounts, payroll support, and general ledger maintenance, and reconciliations of all balance sheet accounts
• Prepare, review, and maintain accurate financial statements, management reports, reporting packages, and supporting schedules on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis; participate in the creation and implementation of new reporting packages to improve visibility and leadership decision-making.
• Manage month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
• Understanding of inventory and how it flows through the GL and how to reconcile inventory.
• Maintain strong bookkeeping practices and ensure that transactions are properly recorded, classified, reconciled, and supported.
• Support construction accounting activities, including job costing, project cost tracking, WIP schedules, revenue recognition, change orders, cost-to-complete analysis, and project profitability reporting.
• Support professional services accounting workflows, including time entry, project billing, utilization reporting, labor cost allocation, and client invoicing.
• Experience with construction billing practices, including schedule of values and AIA billings.
• Assist with preparing budgeting, forecasting, cash flow reporting, and financial analysis, as directed by the CFO to support decision- making.
• Develop, document, and improve accounting policies, procedures, internal controls, and workflow efficiencies.
• Assist with standardizing accounting and reporting processes across the Company, including the development of process documents, template workpapers, standardized calculations, and preparation of reporting packages.
• Support sales tax, payroll tax, 1099 reporting
• Assist with accounting system improvements, reporting enhancements, and integrations between accounting, project management, payroll, timekeeping, and billing platforms.
• Maintain confidentiality, accuracy, and professionalism in all financial matters.
• As growth is experienced potential to mentor new staff and delegate and train tasks as they are being transitioned.
• Understanding of properly applying cash payments and receipts for clients records, and high scrutiny of ensuring that client records are correct.
• Experience implementing new software integrations and ensuring they are properly recording transactions.

Qualifications and requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field preferred; equivalent hands-on experience will be considered.
• Prior experience working in a CPA firm or public accounting environment, either in audit or CAS strongly preferred.
• Strong bookkeeping foundation with experience handling transactional accounting as well as month-end close and financial reporting.
• Reconciliation of credit card data, continuous process improvement and automation.
• Experience in construction accounting, including job costing, WIP reporting, project billing, cost tracking, and project profitability analysis.
• Experience with professional services accounting, including time entry, time-based billing, labor allocation, utilization reporting, and client/project profitability.
• Strong understanding of GAAP-based accounting, accruals, reconciliations, financial statements, and internal controls.
• Ability to analyze financial information, identify issues, explain variances, and recommend practical solutions.
• Strong Excel skills and comfort working with accounting systems, reporting tools, and operational platforms.
• Willingness to learn and master new tasks such as Work in progress schedule
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Strong communication skills
• High attention to detail, accuracy, confidentiality, and professional judgment.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with construction, project-based, or job-cost accounting software.
• Strong experience with Quickbooks and understanding how to maintain other integrated softwares
• Experience with systems such as QuickBooks, NetSuite, Procore, Bill.com, payroll platforms, and other software integrations.
• Experience preparing or supporting WIP schedules, AIA-style billing, progress billing, or time-and-material billing.
• Experience working with small to mid-sized businesse

Perks & Benefits (Work From Home):

• Comprehensive health and life insurance on your 16th day of employment, covering 1 free dependent on the 16th day of employment

• Flexible leave credits which may be used for vacation, emergency and sick leaves

• Quarterly perks boxes for WFH staff, offering groceries and snacks to keep you fueled  Superb and exciting Mid-Year Parties – with items to give away and cash prizes!

• Endless opportunities for career advancement

• Annual Performance Review with Salary Increase

• We set you up for success with a company-provided PC/Laptop and fiber internet connection

• Tech-on-wheels Support

• Participate and join our CS Social Clubs and Special Interest Groups to connect with colleagues

• International career growth and connections

• Unlimited cash incentives for hired referrals

• Mental Wellness Employee Assistance program through Lifeworks

• In-house psychiatrist available to support employees' well-being

• Become part of the Employee Share Units program

• Cloudstaff Dream Points - To be used for bidding useful items like appliances, kitchenettes etc.

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