Aprio PH - Accounting Associate (Implementation)

Position Responsibilities:

• Work on a team to support client needs and tailor accounting to the client’s needs and for optimum efficiency for our accounting team.  
• Provide regular updates on status of project and/ or accounting cleanup projects and ensure the delivery of quality projects on time.  
• Effective communication with team.  
• Support client accounting in technology and eCommerce industries 
• Accounting cleanup, diagnosis, and solutions. 
• Complete accurate and timely production of monthly financial statements. 
• Compare tax returns to balance sheets and make adjustments as needed to get a good starting point for our accounting work. 
• Catch up accounting work - bank coding, cleaning up A/P, reconciling payroll and entering historical payroll JEs, setting up investment assets properly so that they can be reconciled by our team monthly, setting up clearing accounts and cleaning up e-commerce sales and reconciliations. 
• Create open item spreadsheets and monthly close spreadsheets for the monthly accounting team to use in their ongoing work. 
• Communicate with the client via email when items are needed, or there are questions on cleanup or processes. 

Qualifications:

• Amenable to work from 3:00 PM – 12 MN Manila time  
• Bachelor's degree in accounting, or related field.  
• At least 2 years of experience using Quickbooks Online and Xero. 
• Demonstrate an understanding of accounting principles and best practices utilizing financial statements, expense management tools, and chart of accounts.  
• Experience with historical accounting cleanup including: reconciling to tax returns; importing transactions to QBO and Xero; reconciling all cash and liabilities to statements; entering payroll journal entries and reconciling to payroll registers; reconciling investment accounts to statements; reconciling e-commerce accounts and recording revenue; entering trial balance journal entries; reviewing Accounts Receivable and Payable to ensure accuracy;   
• Knowledge and reconciliation experience with clearing accounts, bank statements, prepaid expenses, accrued revenue, and accrued liabilities. 
• Proficient in analyzing financial statements and adept at identifying discrepancies. 
• Problem solver with effective communication skills. 
• Excellent organization and time management skills. 
• Self-motivated individualwith the ability to work independently. 
• Strong multitasking skills, adept at handling tasks for multiple clients, and quickly adjusting priorities.