Senior Accountant (6-Month Contract) [2640-067600]
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Company Overview
LevelUp is a specialist agency providing outsourcing solutions to agencies, software vendors, and website owners. For over seven years, we have successfully collaborated with a variety of companies, providing valuable technical, operational, and back-office support. We have a large team of skilled and passionate professionals who are committed to delivering high-quality work for our clients.
Position Overview
We are seeking a Senior Accountant to join our US client's accounting team on a 6-month contract through the year-end close and audit season. Reporting to the Accounting Lead, this role covers accruals, month-end and year-end close, audit preparation, and financial statement preparation. We are looking for someone with a sharp eye for detail who can navigate complex Excel workbooks, trace numbers back to their sources, and solve problems independently before escalating.
Role Details
• Contract: 6 months, starting ASAP, with the possibility of extension based on performance
• Location: Remote, Philippines-based
• Schedule: 9:00 PM - 6:00 AM Philippine Standard Time
Reference: 2640-067600
Responsibilities
- Own the monthly accruals process, reviewing POs and contracts in Coupa to determine what to accrue.
- Support month-end and year-end close, ensuring the books are accurate, complete, and closed on time.
- Prepare interim and year-end audit support, pulling documentation and building workbooks that back up the financial statements.
- Assist in preparing financial statements, ensuring every figure ties out and resolving discrepancies such as rounding differences.
- Prepare the annual stock option roll forward, using Carta reports to calculate weighted average stock prices and other figures for the financial statements.
- Use prior-year work papers to investigate how balances were built and replicate them for the current year.
- Support revenue-related work where needed.
Requirements (Must-haves)
- Senior Accounting Experience: 4+ years of progressive accounting experience, including work at a senior level or in external audit. Solid core accounting knowledge and a track record of handling complex projects, such as multi-step calculations in large workbooks that feed the financial statements, with minimal supervision.
- US GAAP: Working knowledge of US GAAP and experience supporting US-based companies.
- Close & Accruals: Hands-on experience owning accruals and supporting month-end and year-end close, including reviewing POs and contracts.
- Audit & Financial Statements: Proven experience preparing audit support and financial statements, with meticulous attention to detail to ensure every number ties out.
- Excel Proficiency: Intermediate Excel skills, including pivot tables and VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, plus the ability to follow complex formulas and workbooks built by others.
- Problem-Solving Skills: Demonstrated ability to investigate discrepancies, rebuild numbers from prior-year work papers, and find answers independently.
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Accountancy or a related field.
- Availability: Able to work US business hours for the full duration of the contract.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with Coupa or a similar procure-to-pay platform.
- CPA (Philippines or US).
- Working knowledge of NetSuite as an ERP system.
- Experience with equity accounting, stock option roll forwards, or Carta.
- Experience working for a hosting, SaaS, or subscription-based company, including exposure to revenue accounting.
More Information
- This is a fully remote position with a standard 40-hour fixed-schedule work week.
- Ability to work a strict US Central Time shift (PH 9:00 PM – 6:00 AM, Monday to Friday) with no flexibility on hours.
- We have a company culture that focuses on the well-being of its team members, with a good work life balance and respectful work environment.
- Benefits: Basic Philippines government-mandated benefits (13th-month pay, SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG), remote setup support, and holiday observance of Philippine holidays.
- Equipment provided
Skills
As published by lever · 20 questions · 9 written answers
Basics
Resume/CV, Full name, Email, Phone, Current location, Current company
Short answers (6)
- What is your current/previous Monthly Basic Gross Salary in PHP? (Excluding allowances, bonuses, and 13th-month pay. Format: e.g., 20,000)
- What's your expected monthly gross salary in Php? (Required format: e.g., 20,000)
- How many years of experience do you have in the role you’re applying for?
- For a referral, please indicate the name of the referring LevelUp employee.
- What is your standard notice period, and is there any flexibility to start sooner?
- Are you currently living in the Philippines on a full-time basis and legally authorized to work in the Philippines? If not, please explain.
Pick from a list (5)
- Where did you first encounter this job opportunity?
- What was the final step that made you decide to apply?
- Do you require a visa or any type of sponsorship to work in the Philippines?
- If selected for this role, are you able to reliably commit to the required schedule: Monday to Friday, 9pm to 6am Philippines Standard Time?
- Do you have a dedicated, distraction-free workspace with a stable internet connection suitable for professional video conferencing?
Written answers (9)
- Do you intend to take on additional employment or paid work while employed in this role (including freelance/contract work)? If yes, please describe the expected timing and hours per week.
- What attracts you to apply for a 6-month contractual role?
- Describe your experience handling end-to-end month-end and year-end close processes. How many years of experience do you have executing this under US GAAP?
- This role requires executing the monthly accruals process by reviewing contracts and POs. What experience do you have utilizing procurement tools like Coupa or similar platforms to determine monthly accruals?
- What experience do you have with equity accounting or stock option roll forwards? Have you worked with equity software like Carta?
- We are looking for an independent operator who can research and resolve issues using historical files and resources before asking for assistance. Can you give a specific example of a time you were faced with ambiguous accounting data and how you resolved it independently?
- Please describe your proficiency level in Excel. Have you ever audited or reconstructed a complex, multi-step spreadsheet built by someone else?
- Describe your experience preparing interim/year-end audit support (e.g., PBC schedules, pulling documentation) and assisting with financial statement preparation. Have you ever directly tied out financial statements or built supporting workbooks for external auditors?
- Have you ever had to inherit a complex spreadsheet or prior-year work paper built by someone else, figure out how a balance/calculation was built, and recreate it independently? Briefly describe your approach.