The Accountant will oversee daily accounting operations, month-end closing, tax compliance, and management reporting. This role plays a key part in ensuring financial transparency and supporting management in decision-making through accurate, timely, and insightful financial data.
- General Ledger & Month-End Closing
Record daily journal entries and maintain general and subsidiary ledgers.
Prepare and reconcile key accounts (bank, cash, intercompany, deposits, and advances). Lead month-end closing and produce P&L, Balance Sheet, and Cash Flow reports by WD+5 for each outlet/brand.
Reconcile POS sales (dine-in, KTV rooms), delivery platforms (GrabFood, Foodpanda), vouchers, discounts, tips, and service charges. Monitor cash overages/shortages, voids, and refunds; enforce front-of-house cash control procedures. Reconcile electronic payments (GCash, Maya, QRPH, cards) with bank settlements.
- Inventory, COGS & Costing
Coordinate monthly stocktakes; investigate variances, wastage, and inter-branch transfers. Maintain item master data and recipes/BOM in coordination with the Cost Control team. Validate supplier pricing and yields; prepare COGS and gross margin analysis per brand and category.
- Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Treasury & Fixed Assets
Process supplier invoices with 3-way matching (POGRNInvoice); manage payment schedules and petty cash. Track Accounts Receivable (corporate clients, aggregators) and monitor collection status. Maintain fixed asset register, including capitalization, depreciation, and disposals.
- Compliance & Taxation (Philippines)
Ensure full compliance with BIR regulations (VAT, expanded/withholding tax).
Coordinate payroll inputs and statutory remittances (SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG) with HR/Payroll. Support annual audits, inventory observations, and government renewals.
Prepare weekly sales, cash flow, and margin dashboards per outlet.
Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling for new outlets or expansion projects. Provide ad-hoc analyses and recommendations to management.
- Process & Systems Improvement
Develop and standardize accounting and internal control SOPs (cash handling, stock counts, documentation).
Recommend process and system improvements (accounting, POS, inventory) to increase efficiency and accuracy.
- Other tasks as assigned by the Management.
Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA (PH) preferred.
- Accountant: 24 years of full-cycle accounting experience (F&B or retail preferred).
- Senior Accountant: 46+ years of experience, including month-end closing and audit exposure.
- Strong understanding of Philippine accounting and tax compliance (BIR VAT, EWT).
- Proficient in accounting systems (QuickBooks, Xero, SAP B1, or NetSuite) and POS/aggregator platforms.
- Advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, Power Query is a plus).
- High level of accuracy, integrity, and confidentiality.
- Excellent English communication and interpersonal skills.
