General Accountant

Drake Business Services Asia Philippines Inc. is looking for a General Accountant who will oversee the delivery of finance and accounting day-to-day operations, including general accounting and finance reporting in a timely and accurate manner following legal and company standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accountancy; CPA is an advantage
• With at least 5 years of experience in general accounting
• Knowledge of general accounting principles, theories, concepts as well as regulatory requirements and internal financial systems
• Able to respect and ensure strict confidentiality of employee and payroll data
• Proficient in English, both written and verbal
• Proficient in Microsoft products and tools
• Highly detail-oriented
• Ability to handle pressure and high regard to accountability

Key accountabilities

Management

• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the finance and accounting department
• Direct the finance team to enable them to deliver account payable, account receivable, and other finance and accounting activities
• Manage the financial services and accounting functions to ensure accuracy of the team’s deliverables
• Evaluate the effectiveness of current accounting processes and relevance of policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and accounting standards

General Accounting

• Manage and complete monthly reconciliations of the general ledger and subsidiary ledgers
• Manage monthly and yearly closing of books
• Responsible in reviewing, analyzing, and reconciling of all balance sheet and profit and loss accounts

Financial Reporting

• Prepare and submit financial statements for each business unit and other financial reports needed for decision-making
• Provide reports of operating expenditures and budget report for each unit/department

Tax and Statutory Reporting

• Compute and prepare monthly and quarterly tax returns and schedules
• Validate reports and payment of monthly government mandated remittances
• File annual business permit renewal
• Ensure compliance to government tax and statutory regulations and requirements
• Prepare and file reports required by BIR, including:
  • 1601-C (Withholding Tax on Compensation)
  • 1601-E (Expanded Withholding Tax) with Monthly Alphalist
  • 2550-M/Q (VAT Returns) with Quarterly VAT Relief (List of Sales and Purchases)
  • 1702-Q (Income Tax Return)
  • 0605 (Annual Registration Fee)
  • 1900 (Reporting of Books of Accounts)
  • 1604-CF (Annualization of Withholding Tax on Compensation)
  • 1604-E (Annualization of Expanded Withholding Tax)

If you think you're a good fit, send us your CV today!