Senior Accountant - U.S. CPA Firm | Remote | No Overnight Shift

Senior Accountant - U.S. CPA Firm
Remote Philippines | Flexible Schedule | Long-Term Independent Contractor

You are a strong accountant who can take a client through a complete monthly close, produce reconciled and well-supported financial statements, and improve the process so the next close is faster and more reliable. You do not wait to be told that a balance is wrong. You investigate, ask clear questions, and own the result.

About Us: We are a growing U.S. CPA firm providing accounting, financial reporting, tax, and strategic-finance support to privately owned businesses and nonprofit organizations. We are hiring directly in the Philippines, not through a staffing agency. You will initially work directly with the firm owner, a U.S. CPA, and join a small team where strong work has a visible impact.

What You Will Own:
-Complete monthly closes for an assigned portfolio of U.S. clients.
-Bank, credit-card, accounts-receivable, accounts-payable, payroll, and other balance-sheet reconciliations.
-Month-end journal entries and schedules for accruals, prepaids, fixed assets, debt, deferred revenue, equity, and other material accounts.
-Preparation and review of monthly financial statements, variance analysis, open-items lists, and concise client questions.
-Investigation of unusual, stale, duplicated, unsupported, or incorrectly classified balances and transactions.
-New-client onboarding, historical accounting cleanup, and conversion of incomplete accounting records when needed.
-Documentation of recurring procedures, close checklists, and workpapers.
-Practical improvements to accounting workflows, templates, reporting, and software integrations.
-Review of work completed by less-experienced accountants as the team grows.

Required Qualifications:
-At least four years of progressive accounting experience.
-At least two years of direct experience supporting U.S. companies or U.S. accounting firms.-
-Demonstrated personal ownership of complete month-end closes.
-Strong knowledge of accrual accounting, U.S. GAAP, and balance-sheet reconciliations.
-Advanced hands-on experience with QuickBooks Online.
-Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills.
-Experience managing multiple clients or legal entities at the same time.
-Excellent written and spoken English.
-Strong judgment, attention to detail, problem-solving ability, and willingness to raise issues early.

Preferred Qualifications:
-Experience in a U.S. CPA firm or outsourced client-accounting practice.
-Philippine CPA license or QuickBooks ProAdvisor certification.
-Experience reviewing another accountant’s work.
-Experience with restaurant, hospitality, nonprofit, or other multi-entity accounting.
-Familiarity with systems such as ---------- , ADP, Gusto, Ramp, Expensify, MarginEdge, Restaurant365, or similar applications.

Engagement and Compensation:
-Long-term independent-contractor engagement.
-Forty hours of reserved capacity per week.
-This role should be your primary professional commitment and cannot be combined with another full-time job.
-Fully remote from anywhere in the Philippines.
-Flexible working schedule with no mandatory full overnight shift.
-Participation in agreed meetings and compliance with U.S. client deadlines are required.
-Gross monthly contractor fee of $2,400/month based on experience and demonstrated ability.

Selection Process:
1. Review of your résumé and written application.
2. Short accounting and QuickBooks skills assessment.
3. Brief structured interview.
4. Final interview to discuss your work and accounting conclusions.

How to Apply: Apply through the platform or contact method listed with this posting. A traditional cover letter is not required.

Include your résumé and answer the following questions in your own words:
1. How many years have you worked directly with U.S. companies or U.S. accounting firms?
2. How many clients or legal entities did you personally close during a typical month, and what was the usual close deadline?
3. Describe one balance-sheet error or unexplained balance you personally found. How did you investigate and correct it?
4. Describe one accounting process you personally improved and the result.
5. What are your current work commitments, earliest start date, and expected monthly contractor fee?

We will discuss your answers during the interview. Applications that do not provide specific answers to these questions will not be reviewed.