PH-Senior Finance & Accounting Coordinator

About Greenpeace:

Founded in 1971, Greenpeace gives voice to a fragile Earth by promoting solutions, advocating change, and inspiring action. The organisation has employed non-violent methods to campaign for environmental justice since its inception. Today, Greenpeace operates in over 40 countries, with headquarters in Amsterdam.

Greenpeace in Southeast Asia

Greenpeace Southeast Asia (GPSEA) offers dynamic and meaningful opportunities for professional growth. It is driven by a diverse and committed team who uphold the highest professional standards of the world’s leading environmental campaigning organization. By working alongside passionate and skilled colleagues, you will help to tackle some of the planet’s most urgent environmental challenges,

Operating from our offices in Bangkok, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, and Manila, we lead globally significant campaigns shaped by regional and national contexts, offering challenging opportunities to address pressing ecological issues. We are financially supported by tens of thousands of people across the region. To remain independent we have a policy of not accepting funding from companies and governments and therefore only accept donations from individuals and private foundations.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Greenpeace Southeast Asia is an equal opportunity employer with a longstanding commitment to providing a work environment that respects the dignity and worth of each individual. We recognize and value the benefits and strengths that diversity brings to our employees and the whole organization and we thrive in an environment that encourages respect and trust. We do not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. Selection will be in accordance with objective, job-related criteria and the appointment will be on the basis of the applicant’s merits and abilities.

The Senior Finance and Accounting Coordinator in Philippines will take full responsibility to manage and maintain the records of all transactions aligned with Philippines Financial Accounting Standards, GPSEA SOP & Policy and Philippines taxation.

He/she will manage the Finance team to ensure adherence to GPSEA Financial SOPs and is accountable for the completeness, accuracy, and compliance of all transactions with GPSEA SOPs

This is a permanent position open for Greenpeace staff only based in Manila.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible to support Philippines staff to enable them to comply with GPSEA financial standard operational policies and procedures


• Responsible to maintain and manage the Finance System (Accounting System, Expense claim, Purchase Order and Invoice Systems) with accuracy, timely and proper records keeping


• Responsible for the organization’s compliance with withholding (WHT) tax reporting and annual tax return


• Responsible for supervising all financial transactions/purposes to support the GPPH office smoothly in operations and meet organization objectives


• Become project partners by providing guidance to Budget holders/Project leaders starting from planning, monitoring and preparation of donor’s report as necessary


• Ensure that the information of Account Code, Budget Code, description in the Cash Book and Supplier Code have been recorded properly and uploaded on a weekly basis in the system


• Prepare necessary monthly adjustment transactions with proper authorization such as fundraising income, revenue recognition, interoffice to other GP Offices, amortization, accrual estimation, etc. as scheduled


• Responsible for Fixed Asset records (new asset and disposal) in the SUN System and manage the Asset Number


• Responsible for submitting monthly withholding tax report and annual tax return


• Manage Finance Officer and Administrative Officer, ensure that their tasks are performed as scheduled


• Supervise Finance Officer and Administrative Officer to ensure that GPSEA SOP and Policy has been implemented


• Responsible for creating and updating the user, the authorization pool, activating the Budget Code and setting the Budget Code with the group in the Finance system


• Responsible for creating Supplier Code


• Manage the asset data in the Sun System to match the asset information with Finance system including the new and disposed assets


• To lead, motivate, coach, train, manage the Finance Officer and Administrative Officer in delivering the objective


• Provide the Finance Induction for the new staff


• Provide any information and documents needed from other NRO


• Liaise with the auditors in providing the data and information


• Liaise with the suppliers in providing the tax document as needed


• Reconcile the bank transaction with the transaction in the SUN system and provide any adjustment needed


• Responsible for Account Allocation for balance sheet accounts monthly or earlier as needed


• Provide the balance sheet accounts schedule and ensure that the balance is tangible


• Timely reporting the withholding tax and annual tax return


• Provide data and information requested by third parties (auditor, tax, bank, suppliers, staff, etc) with coordination with Senior Finance & Admin Manager


• All transactions have been recorded in SUN System in accordance with the schedule


• Accurate financial information such as Trial Balance, General Ledger, Balance Sheet and Schedule Report

Skills and Experience:

• Preferably Bachelor in Accounting or Finance


• Minimum 7 years’ experience in Finance, Accounting and Taxation.  


• Experience in Advance reconciliation is an advantage

Key Competencies:

Functional

• Knowledge and/or experience in Accounting


• Knowledge and/or experience in Financial analysis and reporting


• Knowledge and/or experience in financial accounting tools and methodologies, including Microsoft Excel, Pivot table function


• Demonstrate fair ability to communicate, both written and spoken English


• Team player, ability to handle multitasks


• Keen on details


• Ability to learn fast, works well under pressure, meets deadlines.


• Knowledge and/or experience in time management and administration


• Knowledge and/or experience in problem solving by identifying and analyzing issues in a structured and timely manner
  

Organizational

• Professionalism: Knowledge and/or experience in managing conduct and emotions in a way that represents the values and realizes the objectives of the organization


• Teamwork and Communication: Knowledge and/or experience in working with others and presenting information, ideas and positions in a clear manner that can easily be understood across diverse and multi-culture audiences.


• Quality: Knowledge and/or experience in meeting and surpassing requirements by setting high standards for the conditions of output.

Deadline: 26 February 2026