Job Openings Bookkeeper

About the job Bookkeeper

Our benefits include:

  • Work directly with an international client

  • Performance evaluation at 6-months

  • 13th month pay

  • HMO (Maxicare)

  • 5 Service Incentive Leaves upon reaching 1-year of service/employment

  • Maternity Leave, Paternity Leave, SOLO Parent Leave, Magna Carta Leave, etc.

  • Education Benefit

  • Retirement Benefit

  • Shuttle Service

  • CO League (Swimming, jiu-jitsu, yoga, billiards, table tennis, prizes, events, training, outreach, etc.)

  • 24-Hour Management & Tech Support

  • Great hands-on support team and fun working environment

Position Description:

Position Title:  Accountant

Classification:  Associate

Salary Grade:  25000 - 28000 Peso / month

Reports To:  Account Manager, Client

Primary Relationships:  Client Team

Date(s):  December 2020 - January 2021


Background:

One of our construction partners in the US is looking for a Bookkeeper.  You will collaborate directly with the owner of the company and their internal staff.

As an Accountant, you will be required to operate in a number of different capacities. You will manage mostly business-related tasks for your client such as maintaining key accounting records, ledgers, recording transactions, and posting to various accounts.  

To do this role properly you should have good English, a warm and friendly personality, a detailed understanding of the full Microsoft Office suite and Google Suite, and be fast at solving problems. It's helpful that you are also excellent in task management, time management, and overall accountability.

Main Roles:

  • Set up and manage budgets with the CRM

  • Adjust budgets based on change orders

  • Record contracts

  • Coordinate and categorize expenses

  • Reconciliation and management of Quickbooks

Schedule:

  • Must feel comfortable working US business hours (CST)

Responsibilities:

  • Maintaining accounts

  • Ability to work on numerous issues concurrently

  • Accuracy and attention to detail

  • Aptitude for numbers and quantitative

  • Display professional communication via phone, text, and email

  • Set-up and manage the construction budget in our construction management software

  • Prepare regular reporting in both the budgeting software and our accounting software

  • Create regular reports on the budget, including spending, balances remaining, accounts payable, and outstanding bills

  • Support the construction manager/superintendent with any questions about budgets and outstanding payments to contractors

  • Prepare a monthly balance sheet and P/L within quickbooks, reconcile bank accounts within quickbooks

  • Prepare reporting for the operations manager for bank draws against construction loans

  • Ensure adherence to our contractor set-up and payment process and pay bills and invoices from subcontractors

  • Each subcontractor must provide us with a (1) W9, (2) driver's license photo, (3) executed contract/SOW, (4) signed & notarized lien release, (5) written approval of work from construction manager prior to being paid -- this person must ensure that these documents are collected and stored in our construction software before releasing payment.  

  • We will provide an email, google number for calls and texts so that it is easy for this person to collect these documents and communicate with construction managers and subcontractors.  Bonus if this person can notarize the lien release.

  • Check that the invoice amount matches the payment schedule on the contract.  If there are any questions or discrepancies, this person should work with the construction manager to resolve.

  • Once proper documentation has been received, send a check to the subcontractor.  We have software that would allow this person to cut and mail a check online (i.e. they don't have to physically mail a check from the Philippines

Requirements:

  • A minimum of 2-3 years as a bookkeeper or accountant

  • Bachelor Degree holder in finance, accounting, or similar field

  • Knowledge of Quickbooks

  • Knowledge of US Taxation with tax experience

  • Excellent English language skills (written and speaking)

  • Good time management and task management skills

  • Noticeable organizational and prioritization skills

  • Ability to work independently and meticulously

  • Proficiency in MS Office and Google Suite

  • Able to demonstrate initiative

 



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