Accountant – Accounts Receivable & Manufacturing

ACCOUNTANT – ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE & MANUFACTURING

Australian Manufacturing Group | Full Time | Remote – Philippines

Salary: PHP 80,000 – PHP 110,000 per month, depending on experience

ABOUT US

We are a growing Australian manufacturing and distribution group operating across multiple locations.

We are strengthening our finance team and looking for an experienced accountant who combines strong accounting skills with confidence dealing directly with customers.

This is a hands-on role with a strong focus on accounts receivable, customer collections, month-end accounting, balance sheet reconciliations and manufacturing/inventory accounting.

You will work closely with our CFO and Australian management team and have genuine ownership of your work.

ABOUT THE ROLE

A major focus of this role will be taking ownership of our customer accounts and overdue debtors.

We need someone who is genuinely comfortable picking up the phone and speaking directly with customers – not just sending reminder email s.

You will follow up overdue accounts, understand why invoices haven't been paid, resolve disputes and documentation issues, work with our internal sales and operations teams, agree next steps with customers and follow issues through until they are resolved.

This is not purely a collections role.

You will also work across the broader finance function, including month-end, balance sheet reconciliations and inventory/manufacturing accounting.

Because we are a manufacturing business, previous experience working in manufacturing, distribution or another inventory-based business is important. You should have a practical understanding of how inventory flows through a business and impacts the financial accounts.

Most importantly, we are looking for someone who is confident, curious and proactive.

If something doesn't reconcile or doesn't make sense, we want you to investigate why – not simply report that there is a problem.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Take ownership of overdue customer accounts and collections

• Proactively call and email customers regarding outstanding invoices

• Build strong working relationships with customers

• Investigate disputed invoices, missing purchase orders, credits, delivery issues and other reasons for non-payment

• Work with customers, sales, operations and finance to resolve issues and get accounts paid

• Agree and actively follow up customer payment commitments

• Maintain clear collection notes and follow-up actions

• Allocate and reconcile customer receipts

• Reconcile accounts receivable to the general ledger

• Investigate unapplied receipts, credits and customer account discrepancies

• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and investigate variances

• Assist with month-end journals, accruals and prepayments

• Investigate unusual or unexplained general ledger balances

• Assist with inventory and stock reconciliations

• Investigate inventory movements, adjustments and discrepancies

• Assist with inventory-to-general-ledger reconciliations

• Understand the accounting flow from purchasing and raw materials through production, finished goods and cost of goods sold

• Support monthly management reporting and cash flow reporting

• Work with the broader team to improve finance processes and controls

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• Accounting degree or equivalent qualification

• At least 4 years of relevant accounting experience

• Previous experience in a manufacturing, distribution or inventory-based business

• Practical experience with inventory accounting and reconciliations

• Strong accounts receivable and customer account reconciliation experience

• Experience preparing balance sheet reconciliations and supporting month-end close

• Good understanding of general ledger accounting

• Confidence speaking directly with customers by phone

• Excellent spoken and written English

• Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills

• Experience using an ERP or accounting system

• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail

• Able to work independently, ask questions and take ownership of issues

HIGHLY DESIRABLE

• Manufacturing accounting experience

• Experience with BOMs, WIP, inventory movements or product costing

• Odoo ERP experience

• Experience with SAP, NetSuite, Dynamics or another ERP

• Experience working with Australian businesses

• Knowledge of Australian GST/BAS

• CPA, CA or equivalent qualification

ABOUT YOU

We're not looking for someone who just works through a task list.

If a customer hasn't paid, you're comfortable picking up the phone, finding out why and working with them to resolve it.

If an account doesn't reconcile, you want to understand what's causing the difference.

If something doesn't make sense, you ask questions.

You enjoy solving problems and following them through to resolution.

You'll work closely with our CFO and people across finance, sales and operations, so we're looking for someone who communicates well, builds relationships and takes genuine ownership of their work.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Long-term, stable full-time opportunity

• Direct exposure to the CFO and Australian management team

• Genuine responsibility and ownership

• Exposure to a multi-location Australian manufacturing business

• Opportunity to develop your manufacturing and management accounting experience

• Opportunity to contribute ideas and improve systems and processes

• Supportive team environment with room to grow

HOW TO APPLY

Please send:

1. Your CV

2. Your expected monthly salary in PHP

3. Your notice period or earliest available start date

4. A short 60–90 second video introduction telling us:

• A little about yourself
• Your accounting and manufacturing/inventory experience
• Your experience speaking with customers and handling collections

Please also answer the following questions:

1. MANUFACTURING & INVENTORY

What manufacturing, distribution or inventory-based businesses have you worked in?

Briefly describe the inventory accounting you have been responsible for, including any experience with stock reconciliations, WIP, costing or inventory-to-GL reconciliations.

2. CUSTOMER COLLECTIONS

A customer owes AUD $85,000 across several overdue invoices.

When you speak with them, they tell you one invoice cannot be paid because it is missing a purchase order and another relates to goods they say have not been delivered.

What would you do next?

3. BALANCE SHEET RECONCILIATION

You are preparing a month-end reconciliation.

The general ledger shows a balance of $250,000 but the supporting schedule totals $190,000.

How would you investigate the $60,000 difference before making any adjustment?

4. COMMUNICATION

This role involves regular phone calls with Australian customers.

Tell us about your experience handling collection calls, discussing overdue accounts and resolving customer issues over the phone.

Please answer all four questions with your application.

We look forward to hearing from you.