Accountant with Big 4

5 days ago

Cebu City, Central Visayas, Philippines Unified Accounting & Tax, LLP Remote Full-time

About the job:

  • Permanent Work-From-Home setup
  • Full-Time
  • With PTO, Birthday Leave
  • Choice of HMO or Insurance
  • Annual Merit Increase
  • Semi-annual Performance Bonuses
  • Employee Ownership Program

Our client is seeking a detail-oriented Senior Accountant/ Accountant to support its accounting and financial reporting activities. The role will work with the finance leadership team, including the VP/Corporate Controller, in a business focused on data center development. The ideal candidate is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with Big 4 experience, strong public accounting and audit knowledge, and the ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with a team.

Duties include but are not limited to:

  • Ensures the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions

  • Prepares and records asset, liability, revenue, and expenses entries by compiling and analyzing account information

  • Maintains general ledger by transferring subsidiary accounts, preparing a trial balance, and reconciling entries

  • Summarizes financial status by collecting information and preparing balance sheet, profit and loss, and other statements

  • Perform monthly, quarterly, and annual close responsibilities and ensure team members are on track during close

  • Partner with cross-functional teams across the organization to ensure optimum process and efficiency

  • Ensure deadlines and controls are met in accordance with our policies and procedures

  • Manage proper deliverables to external auditor on annual audits and quarterly reviews

  • Lead internal audit engagements

  • Completes external audit by analyzing and scheduling general ledger accounts and providing information for auditors

  • Avoids legal challenges by complying with legal requirements

  • Secures financial information by completing database backups

  • Protects organization’s value by keeping information

  • Assist with month end close and other projects as needed

  • Interact with various levels of management and peers

  • Plan, schedule and organize work independently with minimum supervision to complete tasks within designated timelines

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree and more than 5 years of experience in finance or accounting or a related area

  • Certified Public Accountant, preferred

  • Must have work experience in a Big 4 company

  • General knowledge of accounting/financial/operational principles

  • With progressive accounting experience

  • Experience with NetSuite, QuickBooks or any other large-scale ERP is preferred

  • Extensive knowledge of U.S. GAAP

  • Experience developing financial reports and metrics

  • Good interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact with various management levels

  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to a changing, fast-paced environment

  • Strong Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills

  • Superior attention to detail and ability to successfully manage multiple competing priorities while maintaining a view of the big picture

  • Demonstrated ability to influence others through effective verbal and written communication

  • Demonstrated ability to drive projects across an organization

  • Strong organizational and time management skills

  • Candidate must be willing to work on a PST Schedule

Engagement Details

Expected start date: Mid-November 2026 at the earliest.

Expected duration: At least 6 months

Work arrangement: Full-time; remote / home-based

System requirements:

  • Computer Processor: Intel 8th generation or newer/AMD Ryzen 2000 series or newer

  • Memory/RAM: 16 GB

  • Computer OS: Windows 11 and future enterprise operating systems

  • Computer Memory/RAM: At least 16.00 GB for both primary and back up computers

  • Computer OS: Windows 10

  • With licensed MS Office and extra monitor

  • Internet speed must be running on a 20+ Mbps wired plan (at least 10 Mbps for back up connection)