Senior Accountant (CPA)

The Senior Accountant shall be responsible in handling various accounting tasks and reportorial requirements of the company and its subsidiary companies (inter-companies), and clients, following the general accounting standards and principles.

Qualifications

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy, Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of relevant accounting and finance experience
• Strong experience in financial reporting, general ledger, month-end/year-end closing, and full-cycle accounting.
• Proven experience handling multiple entities, inter-company transactions, and/or client accounts.
• Strong knowledge of Philippine accounting standards, tax regulations, and BIR compliance requirements.
• Experience in tax filing and compliance, including handling BIR-related matters, Letters of Authority (LOAs), and other government reportorial requirements.
• Experience coordinating and managing external financial audits and working with independent auditors.
• Familiarity with PEZA, BOI, and other government regulatory requirements is an advantage.
• Strong leadership and people-management skills, with the ability to supervise, review, and develop accounting staff.

Responsibilities:

• Obtains and maintains a thorough understanding of the financial reporting and general ledger structure.
• Ensures an accurate and timely preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports of inter-companies and clients.
• Be able to resolve complex accounting or financial issues.
• Supervises, directs, and reviews the work of the accounting staff.
• Oversees filing of tax returns.
• Oversees preparation of annual financial audit in conjunction with independent auditors.
• Handles and prepares all accounting-related reportorial requirements with different government agencies, and attend meetings, if necessary, e.g. BIR LOAs, PEZA, BOI etc.
• Make and implement recommendations to improve accounting processes and procedures.
• Maintains organized set of detailed records and files to document financial transactions.
• Perform other related tasks that may be assigned from time to time by the immediate superior