Senior Bookkeeper

5 days ago

Cebu City, Central Visayas, Philippines Outsourced Staff Remote Full-time ₱279,000 - ₱446,000/year

Accounts Receivable & Collections

  • Raise and issue customer invoices accurately and on time
  • Monitor debtors daily and proactively follow up overdue invoices — including by phone directly with clients, not just email reminders or statements
  • Confirm payment arrangements with clients where required, and escalat genuine disputes rather than letting them run
  • Allocate receipts and maintain accurate customer account records

Accounts Payable & Bookkeeping

  • Process supplier invoices, and schedule and process payments
  • Perform bank reconciliations across accounts within agreed timeframes
  • Investigate and resolve discrepancies before they compound
  • Maintain the general ledger and day-to-day bookkeeping records to a high standard of accuracy

BAS & Compliance

  • Prepare Business Activity Statements (BAS) accurately and on time each period, liaising with the company's external accountant/tax agent as required for review and lodgement
  • Apply correct GST treatment to transactions
  • Maintain audit-ready, well-documented financial records

Forecasting & Budgeting

  • Prepare and maintain cash flow forecasts that reflect the real timing of receivables and payables, not just historical averages
  • Build and maintain budgets, and report actual performance against budget
  • Flag emerging cash flow or budget risks early, before they become a problem for Brad and Matt

Ownership & Daily Discipline

  • Own the finance function's daily rhythm — reconciliations, collections calls and reporting cadence — without needing to be prompted or chased
  • Communicate clearly and proactively with Brad and Matt on the state of the numbers, including when the news isn't good
  • Query unclear instructions or figures rather than guessing

Working Hours

  • Part-time, 20 hours per week, aligned to Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST/AEDT) business hours, working the same calendar as the Australian-based leadership team