Position Summary
The General Accountant is responsible for managing daily accounting operations, ensuring accuracy of financial records, supporting month-end close activities, and maintaining compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
Cash Management & Reconciliation
- Process and reconcile daily cash reports, including miscellaneous cash deposits, auto-posting, and lockbox reconciliations
- Reconcile system-posted cash versus unposted bank deposits across multiple clients
- Download and manage electronic check and EOB documentation for posting
- Create and maintain deposit batches in the system
- Perform data entry and maintain cash tracking in Excel spreadsheets
- Conduct daily reconciliation of cash postings and disbursements against bank activity and cash logs
Expense Management
- Review monthly employee expense reports for receipt support and policy compliance
- Ensure accurate coding of expenses to appropriate general ledger accounts
- Provide support and guidance to employees using the expense reporting system (e.g., Concur)
Financial Reporting & Close
- Generate monthly financial statements, ensuring income statements are completed by Day 5
- Prepare journal entries, including accounts payable, depreciation, and accruals for month-end closing
- Maintain and update general ledger accounts
- Prepare monthly workpapers and account reconciliations with supporting documentation by the 15th of each month
Bank Reconciliation
- Prepare and review bank reconciliations for all active accounts, ensuring accuracy and completeness
Accounts Payable, Payroll & Tax Support
- Provide support for accounts payable and payroll processing
- Ensure tax records are accurate and filed on time with relevant government agencies
Audit & Compliance
- Assist in preparing for and managing annual audits
- Ensure compliance with financial regulations, tax laws, and company policies
Stakeholder Coordination
- Communicate professionally with government agencies (e.g., BOI, PEZA), banking partners (e.g., BDO, BPI), and internal teams
Additional Responsibilities
- Assist with finance-related special projects as needed
- Maintain strict confidentiality of financial information
- Provide general support to the Accounting Department
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
- At least 3 years previous experience in finance-related roles (should be familiar with general accounting, Philippine tax, PEZA and BOI compliance, month-end reporting, financial controls, cash flow management, payroll processing and audit)
- Strong knowledge of approved accounting practices including financial statement information and preparation of financial reports and statistics
- Proficient in MS Excel
- Strong Microsoft Office skills for analysis and presentation of data
- Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations system or other ERP System a plus
- Proficiency in English
- Must have experience working in a multinational company environment
- Proficient in problem solving and prioritizing
- Work effectively with all levels of employees
- Excellent attention and orientation toward meticulous work; strong organizational/documentation skills
- Self-starter with attention to detail.
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to research issues displaying strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to maintain professional and positive attitude
