Accountant

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Taguig, Philippines for ACCOUNTANT.

As an Accountant, you will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day financial activities, ensuring full compliance with regulatory and statutory requirements, and delivering accurate, timely financial reporting to both local and regional leadership. The ideal candidate would be detail-oriented and proactive Accountant, and will play pivotal role in maintaining the financial integrity of our operations in the Philippines.

Are you a results-driven finance professional and do you want to be part of our international network? Then we are looking for you!

Tasks & responsibilities

• Oversee overall finance operations and supervise accounts payables and receivables
• BIR Filing and payment for Company’s Income Tax Return annually (BIR Form 1702RT) and Quarterly (BIR Form 1702Q)
• Ensures correct and accurate filing of Expanded Withholding taxes Quarterly (1601EQ) and Monthly (0619E)
• Ensures correct and accurate filing of Monthly VAT (2550M) and Quarterly VAT (2550Q) remittances
• Responsible for signing BIR 2307
• Checking and filing the Audited Financial Statements to BIR and SEC
• Leads the Annual External, Internal Finance Audit, and BIR Tax Audits
• Per diem verification and consolidations of Inspections
• Assists in creating finance-related contracts, agreements, demand letters, and/or legal
• Act as the company’s Corporate Treasurer
• Assists in Job Hiring and interviews for the Finance department and other departments as needed
• Ensures monthly bank reconciliation activities
• Ensures proper filing and documentation of finance-related files, records, and documents
• Day-to-day recording of transactions in the books of accounts and maintaining bank balance records
• Monthly submission of Financial Reports to the management and to the Asia Finance Team
• Monthly cash flow projections, target collections, accounts receivables, and accounts payables updates to the Managing Director
• Quarterly submission and presentation of financial reports to the Managing Director
• Annual Budget Reporting to management and to the Asia Finance Team
• Ensures Interim and Year-End Reconciliation to Intercompany Parties
• Serves as the main contact or representative of the Philippines to the Group and regional Finance Team
• Any other task delegated by Managing Director/RT Asia Finance Head

Requirements

• Bachelor’s/College Degree in Finance/Accountancy
• CPA would be advantageous
• Minimum five (5) years of total work experience in a supervisory or managerial capacity
• Must be knowledgeable in BIR audits, financial audits, and financial reporting
• Must be knowledgeable in budget principles, tax policies, and other BIR regulations relevant to compliance and audit reporting
• Must have strong leadership skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills of English language
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Must have good critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel specifically in formulas

Our Company

Peterson and Control Union are sister companies who operate as independent service companies. We are a risk management and logistics service company, non-stock listed, and family owned.

The specialist activities comprise of inspection and certification of food, animal feed, textiles, minerals, forest products, biomass, biofuels and oil and gas related equipment, as well as integrated 4PL logistics for these markets.

On this site you find information about both Peterson and Control Union and what we do. Want to learn more about our company and the opportunities we offer in the region? Visit Control Union Philippines to discover more about our work and how you can be part of our team.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit their resume and cover letter to philippines_hr@controlunion.com. Please include ” Accountant – Name of Applicant ” in the subject line.

Disclaimer: Please do not expect our team to respond if you do not meet the specified requirements.