Senior Accountant — Controller Support | Healthcare & Education

Senior Accountant — Controller Support | Healthcare & Education

Salary: PHP 50,000 per month
Schedule: Full-Time | Remote | U.S. Eastern Business Hours
Location: Philippines-based candidates only

Annual salary increases based on performance, reliability, quality of work, and client satisfaction.

We are hiring an experienced accounting professional to serve as a dependable right hand to the Controller, supporting U.S.-based operations in healthcare and education.

You will take ownership of assigned accounting functions, prepare accurate reconciliations, investigate discrepancies, and support month-end close and financial reporting. We need someone who understands the accounting behind the transactions, exercises sound judgment, and follows outstanding issues through to resolution.

Success in this role means delivering accurate, well-supported work on schedule, identifying problems early, and giving the Controller clear findings and proposed solutions.

Key Responsibilities

General Ledger and Account Reconciliations

• Maintain accurate general ledger records, account coding, and supporting documentation.
• Reconcile bank accounts, credit cards, cash activity, and assigned balance sheet accounts.
• Investigate unusual balances, missing transactions, duplicate entries, and discrepancies across systems.
• Prepare journal entries, accruals, prepayments, and correcting entries for Controller review.
• Maintain clear reconciliation schedules showing balances, supporting details, and outstanding items.
• Ensure transactions are recorded in the appropriate accounting period.

Month-End Close and Financial Reporting

• Take ownership of assigned month-end close tasks and meet established deadlines.
• Prepare supporting schedules and financial reports for Controller review.
• Review account activity, identify inconsistencies, and explain significant changes.
• Support cash reporting, expense analysis, and other financial reporting needs.
• Prepare organized documentation for external accountants, audits, and financial reviews.
• Keep the Controller informed of unresolved issues, proposed adjustments, and deadline risks.

Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Invoicing

• Manage assigned AP and AR responsibilities with accuracy and timely follow-through.
• Review vendor bills for proper coding, supporting documentation, duplicates, and approvals.
• Reconcile vendor statements and resolve invoice, credit, and payment discrepancies.
• Prepare payment schedules and support payment processing under established approval procedures.
• Prepare and review customer invoices, including pricing, terms, classifications, and required details.
• Record receipts, apply payments correctly, and reconcile customer balances.
• Review AP and AR aging reports, investigate outstanding balances, and coordinate follow-up.
• Reconcile billing and operational records to QuickBooks.

Controller Support and Process Improvement

• Research accounting questions and present clear findings with recommended next steps.
• Track open items and coordinate with the appropriate team members to resolve them.
• Maintain organized accounting records and documented procedures.
• Identify recurring errors, gaps in documentation, and opportunities to improve accounting processes.
• Follow established internal controls and approval requirements.
• Handle confidential financial, employee, healthcare, and education-related information with discretion.

Required Experience and Qualifications

• Five or more years of hands-on accounting experience, including general ledger reconciliations, journal entries, and month-end close.
• Experience supporting a U.S.-based business.
• Experience working directly with a Controller, Accounting Manager, Finance Manager, or external accountant.
• Strong professional proficiency in both QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop.
• Solid understanding of accrual accounting and how transactions affect the balance sheet and income statement.
• Demonstrated ability to independently prepare reconciliations, investigate discrepancies, and recommend appropriate corrections.
• Practical experience with accounts payable, accounts receivable, and high transaction volumes.
• Strong Excel skills, including lookup functions, SUMIFS, pivot tables, and comparisons across large datasets.
• Ability to produce organized, accurate work that is ready for Controller review.
• Strong written and spoken English, including the ability to explain accounting issues clearly.
• Dependable attendance, prompt communication, and consistent follow-through.
• Ability to manage competing deadlines and work independently while keeping the Controller informed.
• Full-time availability during agreed U.S. Eastern business hours.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
• Philippine CPA credential.
• Previous experience as a Senior Accountant, General Ledger Accountant, or in a comparable accounting role.
• Experience supporting organizations in healthcare, education, or both.
• Intuit QuickBooks certification.
• Experience reconciling data between accounting, billing, and operational systems.
• Experience improving accounting procedures and internal controls.

What We Offer

• Full-time remote work.
• Salary growth opportunities based on performance and client satisfaction.
• Direct collaboration with the Controller.
• Ownership of meaningful accounting responsibilities.
• The opportunity to contribute to financial reporting and accounting process improvements.

Please Read Before Applying

This position requires practical accounting experience and the ability to take ownership of work through completion.

You should be comfortable explaining how you prepared account reconciliations, determined appropriate journal entries, investigated accounting errors, and supported month-end close. You should also know when to resolve an issue independently and when to bring it to the Controller with supporting details.

Shortlisted candidates may be asked to complete a practical accounting assessment covering reconciliations, journal entries, and discrepancy analysis.

How to Apply

Please include:

1. Your resume and OnlineJobs.ph profile link.
2. Your years of accounting experience, including experience supporting U.S.-based businesses.
3. Your experience with QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop, including the work you personally performed in each.
4. A brief description of your month-end close responsibilities, including reconciliations, journal entries, and reports you prepared.
5. One example of an accounting discrepancy you investigated, the steps you took, and how it was resolved.
6. Your experience supporting a Controller or accounting leader and the responsibilities you owned independently.
7. Any healthcare or education accounting experience and relevant credentials.
8. Your availability during U.S. Eastern business hours and earliest start date.

Please do not include confidential information from current or former employers.

Work Requirements

• Philippines-based candidate.
• Reliable computer, stable high-speed internet, and a suitable home workspace.
• Consistent full-time availability and responsiveness during agreed working hours.

We are looking for an accounting professional who brings accuracy, initiative, and sound judgment, and whom the Controller can rely on to get the work completed thoroughly and on time.