Financial Controller Senior Accounting Manager

About Us

AbroadWorks is a fast growing global enterprise with established operations in the United States, India, and the Philippines. We specialize in providing both service-based solutions and advanced tech to help North American organizations in finding, onboarding, and managing global talent easily.

Our Offerings

Global Staffing Services: Currently, the majority of our revenue is generated through our comprehensive global staffing services, which cater to the diverse needs of our clients.

Technology Solutions: Looking ahead, our strategic focus is to expand our footprint in the software sector, leveraging our technology to improve global human capital and talent management processes.

Job Title: Financial Controller / Senior Accounting Manager

Location: Fully Remote, Philippines

Salary: $7.00 - $9.00 per hour based on experience

Schedule: Monday to Friday, Easter Standard Time

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Description

As a Financial Controller / Senior Accounting Manager, you will be responsible for bookkeeping ownership, monthly close, accounts payable, cash flow oversight, and financial integrity.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance with 7+ years of progressive accounting experience.
• Demonstrated ownership of monthly close, balance sheet integrity, accounts payable, and cash flow mechanics.
• Strong experience with QuickBooks Online, including multi-entity environments, and advanced Excel skills such as PivotTables, SUMIFS, lookups, and reconciliation models.
• Strong understanding of cash, accrual, and hybrid accounting methods, including timing differences, payment cycles, and internal controls.
• Ability to operate independently with minimal direction.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for regular interaction with clients, client CPAs, and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to exercise judgment in issue severity, escalation, and resolution.
• Fully remote availability with Eastern Time working hours and a dedicated private workspace.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Sage Intacct. CPA or equivalent certification.
• Experience in professional services, healthcare, or multi-location environments.
• Experience reviewing or overseeing other accountants or bookkeepers.
• Proven ability to clean up inconsistent or poorly maintained books.
• Comfort making judgment calls around timing, classification, and prioritization.
  
  

Responsibilities

• Post routine and non-routine accounting transactions for assigned clients\
• Own end-to-end monthly close, including journal entries and reconciliations
• Perform bank, credit card, loan, and balance sheet reconciliations
• Ensure transactions are accurately coded, documented, and recorded at the source
• Maintain audit trails and defensible balances
• Ensure financials are GAAP-aligned, internally consistent, and analytically sound
• Identify and correct historical errors, misclassifications, and structural issues
• Maintain balance sheet integrity month over month
• Own or oversee accounts payable processes, ensuring timeliness, accuracy, approval, and cash alignment
• Monitor vendor balances, aging, and duplicate or erroneous payments
• Improve AP workflows, documentation, and consistency
• Maintain accurate cash flow visibility and support cash forecasting
• Monitor timing differences, recurring versus non-recurring expenses, and liquidity risks
• Flag cash flow risks, anomalies, and trends proactively
• Review work produced by junior bookkeepers or analysts when applicable
• Serve as final quality review before CFO review
• Resolve routine issues independently and escalate material issues with context and recommendations
• Enforce accounting standards, naming conventions, and close checklists
• Serve as primary accounting contact for assigned clients
• Communicate with clients, client CPAs, tax advisors, and internal teams
• Explain accounting issues, close results, and cash movements in plain language
• Coordinate with client CPAs on year-end, tax, and technical accounting matters
• Improve efficiency, documentation, and repeatability across client books
• Assist with clean-ups, client transitions, and onboarding
• Work across QuickBooks Online, Xero, and supporting tools
• Help standardize SOPs, templates, and internal workflows
• Support variance explanations, trend analysis, and cash movement narratives
• Ensure accounting outputs are decision-ready and presentation-ready
  
  

Successful candidates for this role are expected to possess the following attributes:

• Must have excellent English communication skills.
• Has the ability to complete projects in a timely manner and quickly adjust to changing circumstances and embrace new technologies, processes, or methods.
• Great logical and verbal reasoning skills.
• Exceptionally detail-oriented.
• Exceptional problem-solving and information-processing skills.
• Ability to think outside the box.
• A great work ethic and interest in learning new concepts and growing with the job.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Must have their own work device (preferably a desktop or laptop) and a stable internet connection.
• Must be comfortable with using a time-tracking software for payroll purposes.
• Must be willing to undergo a background verification check during the final stages of the hiring process.
  
  

Successful candidates for this role will be rewarded with the following benefits:

• A total of five paid vacation days per year (additional days can be taken unpaid).
• A 5% raise per year guaranteed (additional raises or bonuses may be given for outstanding performance).
• A paid 15-minute break for every 4 hours of work.
• Healthcare benefits after 2 months of full-time work.
• Vacation days increase by 1 vacation day per year. I.e. after one year of employment, the total paid vacation days on year 2 would be six, on year 3 seven, etc.
  
  

Our main focus is to build an energized and motivated workforce where our employees are happy and satisfied with their jobs and growth opportunities.

We are looking forward to making you a part of our team!

Thank you for your time and interest.

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