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Mid-Senior Level Accountant (Work from Home, Mid shift, Multiple seats)

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or higher (CPA or Enrolled Agent designation advantageous)
  • Experience in U.S. tax preparation for individuals, partnerships, corporations, and estates (senior: 5–10 years; mid: 2–5 years; CPA candidates considered)
  • Proficiency with tax software (UltraTax with Onvio or CCH) and QuickBooks Desktop/Online
  • Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills; ability to work autonomously and manage multiple deliverables

Responsibilities

  • Provide full-service preparation and/or thorough review of U.S. tax returns for individuals, partnerships, corporations, and estates, including advisory services (e.g., 1040, 1065, 1120, 1120S, 1041, 990, 5500)
  • Actively manages workload and deliverables; independently tracks tasks and identifies advisory opportunities; maintain ongoing client communication
  • Oversee accounting and bookkeeping services for clients (primarily QuickBooks Online) and prepare sales and use tax returns; assist clients in filing requisite forms
  • Support the PH accounting team with training materials, process documentation, onboarding new members, and collaborative process improvements with U.S. and PH colleagues

Key facts

  • Remote from: Philippines
  • Full time
  • Mid-level (2-5 years)
  • 0
  • English

Other skills

  • Record Keeping
  • Microsoft Office
  • Communication
  • Time Management
  • Teamwork
  • Critical Thinking
  • Organizational Skills
  • Willingness To Learn
  • Problem Solving

About the company

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Manila Recruitment

Human Resources, Staffing & Recruiting

Manila Recruitment is a full service recruitment consultancy providing executive, expert and technical recruitment support for the Filipino market. We are the leader in innovation for recruitment solutions in the Philippines since 2010. We were born from entrepreneurial roots, and carefully crafted into a full-service consultancy that delivers a suite of innovative headhunting and talent sourcing solutions. Our expertise is defined by an unparalleled understanding of the “big picture” business needs of our clients, and how recruitment solutions can only be tailored for optimum results when a holistic view is taken. The Manila Recruitment difference is rooted in our passion to scour the globe for cutting-edge developments in recruitment science. We get genuinely excited by developments in social sourcing strategies, web 3.0 tools for headhunters and areas of innovation that can help us deliver the best client and candidate experiences. We identify and deliver the latest international recruitment strategies specifically adapted for headhunting talent within the Filipino market. Producing unrivalled access to perfectly matched, previously undiscoverable talent for our clients. The recipe is simple, innovation, international best practice, combined with local market knowledge, a candidate database of over 40,000 and growing, and of course our greatest asset – simply the best team of passive talent sourcing, end-to-end recruitment consultants in the Philippines!

Company details

Company typeSME
IndustryHuman Resources, Staffing & Recruiting
Company size11 - 50

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Job description

This is a great opportunity to join a family-oriented company that treats employees equally and invests meaningfully in their professional growth. Significant support and development will be provided across all areas of U.S. taxation and accounting, with clear opportunities to progress into more senior and rewarding responsibilities over time. As the PH accounting team continues to expand, you will also have the unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact and help shape the future direction of the team.

Company Profile:

Our client was founded to provide high quality professional & personalized tax preparation, accounting and bookkeeping services for individuals, businesses, and non-profits at reasonable rates. The company is a very fast-growing medium-sized accounting firm, allowing them to better serve individual business needs while helping clients save time and money. They serve clients throughout the United States, where demand for highly skilled Philippines-based accounting professionals continues to grow rapidly.

The company has maintained a Philippines accounting team for approximately 5 years and has consistently expanded its PH headcount year after year. As the business continues to grow, they anticipate further long-term investment and expansion of their Philippines team into the future.

Our client’s core values are centered around family, long-term career positioning, and professional development. As they continue expanding their PH accounting team, employees will have opportunities to take on increasing levels of responsibility and participate in comprehensive training initiatives

They are reliable and responsive to clients’ U.S. tax and accounting needs as businesses and organizations evolve through various operational and financial changes. Their customized service approach allows clients to better control costs while receiving the appropriate level of professional engagement and support needed to preserve and strengthen the value of their businesses.

The company has a growing client base of over 1,500+ U.S. business clients and 2,000+ individual tax clients. With decades of experience, the company’s dedication to hard work has earned the respect of the business, individual, and financial community. They believe this reputation is a direct reflection of the quality, responsiveness, and professionalism of their team.

Finally, the company takes its responsibility to clients very seriously. Their commitment to every client includes delivering work accurately, professionally, and with the utmost integrity.

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT:

Overall purpose and responsibilities of the role:

The Senior Level Accountant will provide full-service preparation of tax returns, as needed, or when not preparing provide thorough and final detail review/quality review of tax returns in consideration of tax needs and compliance requirements for individuals, partnerships, corporations, and estates, including general advisory services.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Tax Services

  • Provides thorough and final detail review of tax returns in consideration of U.S. tax needs and compliance requirements for individuals, partnerships, corporations, and estates, including general advisory services, (e.g. 1040, 1065, 1120, 1120S, 1041, 990, 5500), tax projections and planning, tax notices, etc.
  • Provides full-service preparation of tax returns, as needed, or when not reviewing or managing (e.g. 1040, 1065, 1120, 1120S, 1041, 990, 5500)
  • Completes ad-hoc client related or internal firm projects, advises small business owners on tax compliance, recordkeeping and other matters as needed
  • Actively manages workload for themselves and staff, independently tracks deliverables and identifies additional advisory opportunities with existing clients
  • Maintains continued client communication and manages client relationships as needed

Accounting Services

  • Oversees professional accounting and bookkeeping services provided by staff to business owners, executives, and independent professionals, primarily on QuickBooks Online

Firm Support

  • Supports the operation of the PH accounting team through development of additional training materials, process documentation, onboarding new team members, special projects, etc.
  • Organizes ideas and feedback and collaborates with U.S. and PH colleagues to continually improve the PH team operations

MID-LEVEL ACCOUNTANT

Overall purpose and responsibilities of the role:

The Mid-Level Accountant will provide full-service preparation and/or review of tax returns in consideration of tax needs and compliance requirements for individuals, partnerships, corporations, and estates, including general advisory services, in addition to performing accounting roles for clients.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Tax Services

  • Provides full-service preparation and/or review of tax returns in consideration of U.S. tax needs and compliance requirements for individuals, partnerships, corporations, and estates, including general advisory services, (e.g. 1040, 1065, 1120, 1120S, 1041, 990, 5500), tax projections and planning, tax notices, etc.
  • Completes ad-hoc client related or internal firm projects, advises small business owners on tax compliance, recordkeeping and other matters as needed
  • Actively manages workload, independently tracks deliverables

Accounting Services

  • Provides professional accounting and bookkeeping services to business owners, executives, and independent professionals, primarily on QuickBooks Online. Prepares sales and use tax returns and assisting clients in filing requisite forms.

Firm Support

  • Supports the operation of the PH accounting team through development of additional training materials, process documentation, onboarding new team members, special projects, etc.
  • Organizes ideas and feedback and collaborates with U.S. and PH colleagues to continually improve the PH team operations

Requirements

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT:

Skills & Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or an advanced degree (preferred)
  • CPA or Enrolled Agent designation is advantageous
  • At least 5 – 10 years of experience in U.S. tax preparation for individuals, partnerships, corporations, and estates.
  • Experience working in fund accounting services or any accounting services with US Tax preparation (preferred).
  • Open to newly passed CPA candidates, provided they have a strong academic background and demonstrate solid foundational accounting knowledge.

Critical Skills & Experience

  • A “Doer”, not afraid to roll up sleeves
  • Hands on, not a delegator for deliverables reports and tools
  • Tax Software is Ultra Tax with Onvio or experience with CCH - preferred
  • QuickBooks Desktop/QuickBooks Online expertise is required
  • Technology savvy , proficient user of MS Office tools
  • Strong communication skills to share ideas and feedback with U.S. and PH colleagues
  • Capacity to continually learn and not afraid to ask questions
  • Organizational skills to manage multiple deliverables, deadlines and see ideas into executable solutions
  • Strong logic and reasoning skills - an effective “problem solver”
  • Comfortable approaching ambiguity and exercising discernment

Ideal Candidate Profile

  • Seeking long-term career growth and stability
  • Interested in building a career rather than short-term job hopping
  • Strong individual contributors (not initially focused on people managers)
  • Autonomous and able to independently manage billable client work
  • Strong communicators with high critical thinking and problem-solving skills
  • Comfortable working in ambiguous environments

MID-LEVEL ACCOUNTANT:

Skills & Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or an advanced degree (preferred)
  • CPA or Enrolled Agent designation is advantageous
  • At least 2 – 5 years of experience in U.S. tax preparation for individuals, partnerships, corporations, and estates.
  • Experience working in fund accounting services or any accounting services with US Tax preparation (preferred).
  • Open to newly passed CPA candidates, provided they have a strong academic background and demonstrate solid foundational accounting knowledge.

Critical Skills & Experience

  • A “Doer”, not afraid to roll up sleeves
  • Hands on, not a delegator for deliverables reports and tools
  • Tax Software is Ultra Tax with Onvio, or experience with CCH - preferred
  • QuickBooks Desktop/QuickBooks Online expertise is required
  • Technology savvy , proficient user of MS Office tools
  • Strong communication skills to share ideas and feedback with U.S. and PH colleagues
  • Capacity to continually learn and not afraid to ask questions
  • Organizational skills to manage multiple deliverables, deadlines and see ideas into executable solutions
  • Strong logic and reasoning skills - an effective “problem solver”
  • Comfortable approaching ambiguity and exercising discernment

Ideal Candidate Profile

  • Seeking long-term career growth and stability
  • Interested in building a career rather than short-term job hopping
  • Strong individual contributors (not initially focused on people managers)
  • Autonomous and able to independently manage billable client work
  • Strong communicators with high critical thinking and problem-solving skills
  • Comfortable working in ambiguous environments

Job Type: Full-Time Permanent

Schedule: Monday to Friday, 6 pm – 2 am PH Time; there is flexibility as well, as candidates may opt to start as early as 4:00 PM Manila Time, depending on preference and alignment with business needs.

Location: Work from home

Industry: Accounting/Financial

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