Career Opportunities

Job Purpose:

The Senior Accounting and Tax Officer assists the Manager, Assistant Manager and/or Supervisor in daily deliverables to provide excellent service to clients.  They provide financial information to management by researching and analysing accounting data; preparing reports, submitting the reports to the client and are able to coach junior staff in the department

Key Responsibilities:

• Hands-on in preparing and maintaining full set of accounts with high complexity for multiple clients while ensuring high standard of compliance and accuracy.
• Prepares disbursement vouchers for payments
• Journal entries for month end Financial Statements
• Monthly Income Statement
• Balance Sheet
• Trial Balance
• Tax Filing
• and other relevant document
• To maintain good client relationship and attend to clients’ queries and requests in a timely and professional manner.
• Continuous and frequent liaison with clients for documentations, information or clarifications for management accounts preparation and audit purposes.
• Maintain timely and proper filing of documents and information with respect to each individual client’s to ensure audit trail of work done for efficient references.
• Periodic update of process documentation.
• Liaise with external parties such as auditors, tax agents, bankers and relevant authorities
• Perform other duties as assigned

Key Requirements:

• Degree holder in Accountancy;
• Pursuing or qualified in local professional examinations (CPA License);
• 3-4 years relevant experience in general accounting function in professional firms or multinationals;
• Sound knowledge in local tax (CIT, VAT, EWT, FWT, FBT) and accounting policy (PFRS); knowledge in International Accounting (IFRS) will be an advantage;
• Experience in preparation of financial statements and supporting schedules;
• Knowledge in Quick Books or any ERP System is an advantage;
• Good knowledge of local system (e.g. Viewpoint);
• Advanced Excel skill set and other Microsoft Office applications;
• Good command of both spoken and written English and Filipino.
• Stakeholder management:
• Internal
• External: Clients, local authorities, tax agents, auditors
• Attention to detail with a high degree of accuracy;
• Independent and able to work under pressure.