Aprio PH - Accounting Manager, E-Commerce
Description
Position Responsibilities:
Close Cycle Execution & Workflow Management
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Fully Reconciled Financial Delivery: Oversees the preparation, performs a meticulous review, and ensures a timely delivery of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements, including consolidated, multi-entity, and multi-department reporting, in compliance with US GAAP or accrual accounting standards.
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Close Workbook Ownership: Enforces a workflow where all baseline team production is thoroughly taught, detail-reviewed, and validated by the manager. Delivers a completely reconciled, finalized close package to U.S. client leads that requires only a high-level, 15-to-30-minute final review.
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Transactional Oversight: Supervises daily core accounting functions executed by the team, including general ledger maintenance, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and billing cycles.
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Data Integrity: Manages chart of accounts structures, accounting treatments, and system configurations; resolves processing errors and manages systemic troubleshooting.
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Agile Optimization: Owns the authority to implement localized workflow adjustments and daily automation to drive team efficiency; collaborates with senior leadership for input on major platform changes or large process redesigns.
Team Leadership & Technical Training
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Primary Technical Resource: Serves as the definitive technical accounting authority for the immediate team; commits to ongoing learning of US GAAP and tech tools to actively teach, mentor, and upskill team members.
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Accountability & Feedback: Sets clear performance expectations, monitors staff resource allocation, and provides regular performance coaching to maintain delivery standards.
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Capacity Alignment: Partners with internal U.S. client leads to manage project progression, staffing capacity, and team performance metrics.
Compliance, Portfolio & Advisory Support
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Controls & Compliance: Implements internal control frameworks, reviews control effectiveness, executes remediation plans, and manages the year-end U.S. 1099 compliance and filing process.
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Financial Summaries: Translates complex financial results into clear narratives highlighting cash flow trends and working capital metrics to advise internal U.S. client leads and client stakeholders.
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Scope & Retention Management: Aligns baseline financial infrastructure to support growing client businesses; tracks deliverables against contractual commitments to identify scope creep and protect client retention.
Responsibilities
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting required; CPA, CMA, or CGMA preferred.
- Experience: 5–7+ years of progressive accounting experience, ideally within a shared services, BPO, or outsourced client accounting services (CAS) environment catering to U.S. clients.
- Industry Focus: Experience handling accounting for e-commerce, digital retail, or inventory-based businesses preferred; hands-on experience with Shopify and A2X is highly desirable.
- Leadership: Experience managing accounting operations and team performance at an Accounting Supervisor or Manager level.
- Technical Knowledge: Strong knowledge of US GAAP, including foundational revenue recognition and multi-entity environments.
- Systems Proficiency: Advanced proficiency in financial systems (e.g., QBO, Xero, NetSuite, AI-native finance tools) and financial reporting applications.
- Communication: Professional English communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with internal U.S. client leads and stakeholders.
- On-time completion of close cycles and submission of fully reconciled financial packages.
- Reduction of U.S. client lead review time to under 30 minutes due to the accuracy of submitted work.
- Team performance metrics, including technical proficiency, error reduction, and staff retention.
- Client retention and adherence to defined service level expectations.
- Successful implementation of localized automation and process efficiencies.
Skills
As published by lever · 21 questions · 9 written answers
Basics
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Short answers (3)
- Current Salary (Accurate range)
- Expected salary range (gross amount):
- How much notice will you need to provide before joining Aprio? (Please indicate number of days or months)
Pick from a list (9)
- Are you currently residing in the Philippines?
- Are you committed to work onsite during weekdays for your initial 3 months from your start date?
- Are you committed to work on a hybrid set up? 2 days onsite either in Makati or Pampanga and 3 days work from home after completing 2 months consistent onsite work?
- Are you committed to working at night and/or shifting schedule?
- Do you currently work for a member firm of the Aprio Firm Alliance or PS+?
- Have you previously been employed by Aprio?
- Do you hold Filipino citizenship?
- Will you require Aprio to sponsor a visa or work permit for you to legally work in the Philippines in the future?
- Do you have pending final interviews and/or offers with other companie/s already?
Written answers (9)
- Working Address:
- Present Address:
- Permanent Address:
- Do you have any concerns or challenges that might impact your performance during the probationary period with Aprio? If yes, please explain if there are any reasons why you might be unable to meet the job requirements.
- Do you have a part-time jobs and/or businesses? If yes, kindly declare the Shift, Nature of your role, Company name:
- Are you acquainted with or related to any current Aprio employees? If yes, please provide their name and your relationship to them.
- Education Course and Year Graduated
- Do you possess any of the professional licenses or certifications mentioned in the job description? If yes, please specify.
- Other benefits aside from Basic Salary e.g. Non taxable allowance, HMO, Reitrement Plan etc.