Remote Employee BPO has an outstanding opportunity for you!
Role: Accounting Associate – Client Accounting Services
Compensation: Competitive Basic Salary
Benefits: HMO plus 2 free dependents and PHP 1,500 rice allowance
Work Schedule: 5-day work week, 12:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Philippine time
Work Setup: WFH
Position Overview:
We are seeking an Accounting Associate to support the day-to-day accounting function for a U.S.-based professional services client.
The Accounting Associate will work closely with Senior Accountant/Accounting Manager and will support monthly close, client billing, accounts receivable and collections, accounts payable, reconciliations, and project accounting.
This role requires someone who is highly organized, responsive, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a project-based professional services environment. Experience supporting U.S.-based companies is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain accurate and timely accounting records in accordance with established accounting policies and procedures.
- Record and classify financial transactions and maintain supporting documentation.
- Process accounts payable and maintain vendor records.
- Support client billing, including preparation and issuance of client invoices.
- Maintain accounts receivable records and AR aging schedules.
- Support proactive collections efforts, including tracking outstanding invoices, documenting client follow-up, and escalating delinquent accounts.
- Perform bank and credit card reconciliations.
- Support payroll accounting and related entries.
- Assist with month-end close, including reconciliations, accruals, journal entries, schedules, and supporting documentation.
- Support preparation of monthly financial statements and management reporting.
- Review employee time submissions for completeness and accuracy as they relate to client billing.
- Assist with setting up new projects based on client scopes of work, including project tasks, billing categories, and budgets.
- Assist with monitoring project activity against established budgets.
- Identify missing, incomplete, or potentially unbilled time and escalate exceptions to the Senior Accountant.
- Maintain accurate project and client information within accounting and project management systems.
- Assist with maintaining accurate project status, including inactive, on-hold, and completed projects.
- Identify accounting discrepancies and assist with timely resolution.
- Follow established accounting processes, internal controls, close calendars, and client service standards.
- Communicate proactively with the Senior Accountant regarding outstanding items, deadlines, and potential issues.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- 1–3 years of relevant accounting experience.
- Experience supporting U.S.-based companies preferred.
- Working knowledge of accrual accounting and month-end close.
- Hands-on experience with accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, bank reconciliations, credit card reconciliations, and journal entries.
- Exposure to project accounting, job costing, time-and-billing, or professional services accounting preferred.
- Experience working with accounting and/or project management systems. BigTime experience is highly desirable but not required.
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to identify discrepancies or incomplete information.
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
- Ability to manage deadlines and multiple priorities.
- Highly responsive, accountable, and proactive in communicating issues and following through on assigned responsibilities.
- Ability to work effectively within a remote, team-based environment.
Preferred Experience:
- Experience with project-based or professional services organizations such as consulting, architecture, engineering, real estate services, or legal services is preferred.
Experience or exposure to the following is particularly relevant:
- Project-based accounting
- Time and billing systems
- Project budget monitoring
- Accounts receivable and collections
- Billable-time reporting
- U.S. GAAP/accrual accounting
- BigTime or similar professional services software
