Senior Accounting Associate - CaaS, Back Office Solutions

Position Responsibilities:

Perform the weekly and monthly accounting responsibilities of assigned clients, including bill processing, bank transaction coding, journal entries, reconciliations, and other accounting activities, while also reviewing the accuracy and completeness of work prepared by Associate Accountants.

Pull reports needed for monthly accounting work from various websites and client systems, as needed.

Verify and adjust system-generated journal entries based on client-specific accounting treatments and ensure correct GL and cost center coding.

Perform bank reconciliations and assist in creating, updating, and optimizing bank rules to improve transaction coding accuracy and efficiency.

Interpret payroll reports and record payroll entries, ensuring proper posting to salaries/labor, federal and state tax expenses, and withholding liability accounts.

Perform self-review and use Excel formulas and other tools to ensure accuracy, completeness, and efficiency.

Handle more complex or non-routine assignments, including client onboarding, cleanup and catch-up work, 1099 preparation, audit support, and the creation and maintenance of accounting workpapers.

Proactively coordinate with project reviewers to resolve issues and ensure client deliverables and requirements are completed accurately and on time.

Prepare and maintain process documentation and work with the Manager to identify and implement process improvements.

Provide accounting and technical support to Associate Accountants, including reviewing work, training, mentoring, and providing guidance as needed.

Support the Manager with team responsibilities, including capacity  and back-up planning, performance evaluations, staff concerns, new-hire interviews, employee onboarding, and team updates.

Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, client requirements, and applicable accounting standards.

Provide coverage for Associate Accountant responsibilities when needed and support the team in balancing workloads.

Serve as the team lead in the Manager’s absence to ensure team deliverables and client needs remain covered. 

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting.

CPA license is an advantage.

At least 2-3 years of experience in the BPO industry.

Experience with Sage Intacct, Restaurant365, QuickBooks Online (QBO), Factura.ai, and Microsoft applications as an advantage but BILL.com is a must.

Experience working with Restaurant, Franchise, and Hospitality clients is preferred.

Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with US-based project reviewers.

Strong accounting knowledge, attention to detail, and ability to independently review and assess accounting work.

Strong Excel skills, including the ability to build and use formulas to support accounting and review activities.

Experience handling multiple clients, complex accounting tasks, and competing priorities while meeting deadlines and maintaining quality.

Strong critical-thinking and problem-solving skills with the ability to work through unfamiliar or non-routine assignments.

Demonstrated ability to provide guidance, mentor junior team members, and support team leadership responsibilities.

Adaptable, collaborative, and able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.

Amenable to working the day shift from 6:30 AM to 3:30 PM PHT.

Work Setup: Hybrid, with the initial 2 months onsite, followed by 2 days onsite and 3 days working from home per week. Work location is either Clark or Makati.