Senior Accountant at Sourcefit

Position Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Accountant who is organized, motivated, and committed to helping clients understand their financials. The ideal candidate will alleviate clients' burdens by providing accurate, timely accounting services and avoiding mistakes. You will play a critical role in ensuring the financial health of multiple clients by maintaining accurate financial records, performing complex reconciliations, and providing insightful financial analysis. You will work closely with a team that values collaboration and mutual success.

Job Details:

• Location: Remote/Work from home
• Work Hours:
• Standard working hours are 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Manila Time.
• Must be available for occasional meetings during U.S. Pacific Standard Time,
• Holidays:
• Will follow select U.S. holiday calendar, which includes 4 to 5 holidays per year.
• Work Environment:
• Must have a professional, distraction-free home office setup with a reliable high-speed internet connection.
• Must be willing to work onsite at one of our office locations (Eastwood, Bridgetowne, Pampanga, or Cebu) if work-from-home arrangements are disrupted or unavailable.

About the Client

Our client is a dynamic and forward-thinking accounting firm dedicated to breaking the cycle of unnecessary stress in small business operations. Their mission is to cultivate long-term success by providing exceptional accounting services that make their clients' lives easier. They pride themselves on consistency, accuracy, and acting as trusted advisors who bring solutions, not problems.

The client's team is small but fierce, composed of high achievers who show up daily with intention, purpose, and professionalism. They align themselves with core values that emphasize:

• Teamwork: Working together to exceed client expectations by delivering high-quality and professional work with exceptional customer service 100% of the time.
• Making a Difference: Striving to make a positive impact on businesses and transform entrepreneurs' lives, enriching the community and themselves.
• Reliability: Committed to taking responsibilities seriously and ensuring clients can count on them.
• Humanity and Humility: Treating others with respect and compassion, no matter what.
• Trustworthiness: Acting with integrity and keeping promises, prioritizing honesty and transparency both at work and in personal lives.

Why Apply

• Professional Growth: Opportunities for continuous learning and self-improvement, with the potential to advance to leadership roles.
• Supportive Team Environment: Collaborate with a team that values mutual success and high achievement.
• Meaningful Impact: Make a difference by helping clients understand their financials and contributing to their long-term success.
• Core Values Alignment: Be part of a team that lives by values of teamwork, making a difference, reliability, humanity and humility, and trustworthiness.
• Long-Term Employment: The client is committed to building long-term relationships with their employees, celebrating both those who excel in their current roles and those who seek advancement.

Responsibilities

1. Client Onboarding and Clean-Up

• Fix issues and reconcile accounts for new clients.
• Complete client notes and create review sheets for clients' financials.
• Ensure new clients' books are ready for ongoing monthly work within seven business days of initiating their onboarding.

• Provide technical accounting expertise to the team.
• Answer team technical and client-specific accounting questions, promoting knowledge sharing.

• Respond promptly to client emails or delegate tasks to appropriate team members.
• Ensure all client communications are acknowledged within the same business day with thoughtful and helpful replies.
• Aim for 90% of client requests to be resolved without requiring a follow-up inquiry.

• Prepare and review monthly financial statements for assigned clients.
• Conduct annual comparisons and percentage of income comparisons by month.
• Cross-check financial data against clients' other applicable software/systems.
• Review balance sheets and corresponding accounts such as Sales Tax, Payroll, Accounts Receivable/Payable, Inventory, etc.
• Provide feedback to ensure a 10% or less rate of recurring errors.

• Identify exceptions, errors, and opportunities for improvement in clients' financial records.
• Suggest process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting is mandatory.
• Experience:
• Minimum of 7 years of accounting experience.
• Prior experience working with a CPA firm or accounting firm handling multiple clients is essential.
• Experience with U.S. companies and a strong understanding of U.S. GAAP and accounting principles.
• Technical Skills:
• Proficiency in QuickBooks Online is a must.
• Experience with QuickBooks Desktop is a plus.
• Experience with accounting software that integrates with QBO such as Bill.com.
• Accounting Expertise:
• Strong understanding of complex accounting concepts such as deferred revenue, work-in-progress accounts, project-based accounting, and complex journal entries.
• Ability to handle tasks including posting and reconciling financial transactions, bill payments, creating customer invoices, sales tax filing, and payroll processing.
• Soft Skills:
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple accounts simultaneously.
• Committed to long-term employment and growing with the company.