Finance Associate - General Accountant

The General Ledger Accountant is responsible for the preparation of Journal Vouchers and adjusting entries in the accounting system and ensures that all transactions are correctly recorded in the books. The person will also handle preparation of accounting schedules and other assigned financial accounting functions. 

KEY FUNCTIONS/DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• General Accounting 
  • Ensures proper documentation before posting transactions in Accounting System 
  • Prepares Journal Vouchers to adjust entries and ensures that all transactions are correctly recorded in the books. 
  • Assists the in the preparation of monthly financial reports  (e.g. P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flows) 
  • Creates monitoring files/assists in preparing accounting schedules/ reports such as bank reconciliation, balance sheet reconciliation, intercompany recon, schedule of prepayments and accruals and other reports. 
  • Ensures that intercompany accounts are properly maintained by issued monthly intercompany statements 
  • Performs reconciliations with affiliates, if necessary  
• Other Financial Accounting and Regulatory Compliance Functions 
  • Assists in processing of payables to suppliers and internal customers 
  • Assists in the preparation/filing of tax returns and other reports for submission to regulatory bodies/agencies. 
  • Assists in processing of permits and dues to LGUs and other regulatory bodies (i.e. business permit, RPT, etc.) 
•  Administrative 
  • Receives and logs-in all incoming documents to Finance. 
  • Prepares transmittal slips and logs-out all outgoing documents and reports released by the department. 
  • Maintains the cleanliness and security of all files and documents, especially confidential ones, equipment and its peripherals, and the Finance office as a whole. 
  • Faxes and Photocopies documents as needed. 
  • Scans all new important and necessary documents and save the file in a network folder properly labeling it so that all documents have soft copies for easy reference. 
  • Requests for the office supplies requirements of Finance team. Monitor, control and safekeep supplies. 
  • Ensures all documents are properly safely kept and filed accordingly. Designing a filing system for easy retrieval of documents 
  • Checks and arranges all documents for Finance Manager's signature and return or advise owners of the documents once signed. 
  • Performs other functions that may be assigned from time to time 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors Degree in Accountancy or any related field  
• At least 1 year of related work experience in general accounting and payables processing in a corporate set-up   
• Has experience in accounts payable and handling accounting entries, primarily journal entries, and month end closing activities postings such as recurring entries, accruals and deferrals, etc.