Senior Management Accountant (Xero experienced)
- Compensation
- 120K–190K / mo
- Location
- Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Category
- Finance
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- CPA or CA qualified (or equivalent international qualification).
- 7–12 years of management accounting experience, ideally within construction, infrastructure, energy, or project-based businesses.
- A minimum of 3 years' experience with the Xero accounting package
- Demonstrated experience in quarterly and annual forecasting — revenue, cost, and resource dimensions.
- Strong project accounting background: job costing, WIP management, margin analysis, and progress billing.
- Proven experience producing board-level or executive business reports with narrative insights, not just financial statements.
- Experience supporting strategic planning processes and building financial models for business decision-making.
- Proficiency in Xero and advanced Excel / Google Sheets.
- Hands-on experience managing or working with Procore–Xero integration (or similar construction/project management to accounting integrations).
- Excellent written and spoken English — able to communicate clearly with Australian leadership.
Nice to have
- Experience in construction, engineering or project-based environments will be highly regarded
- Experience in the energy infrastructure, renewables, or EPC/D&C sectors.
- Familiarity with EPC/D&C contract structures and progress claim processes.
- Experience building finance systems and processes in a start-up or scale-up environment.
- Financial systems implementation or migration experience.
- Experience working in an offshore / remote finance role supporting an Australian business.
Full description
Position: Senior Management Accountant
Salary: PHP 120,000 to PHP 190,000/month depending on experience
Working Hours & Conditions: Mondays to Fridays; 9:00AM to 5:00PM Australian Standard Time
Holidays: Australian Holidays
OVERVIEW:
The company is seeking a Senior Management Accountant to join our team as a full-time offshore professional based in the Philippines. This is a high-impact, strategic finance role that goes well beyond traditional management accounting — you will own the full finance function, drive quarterly and long-range forecasting, support strategic planning, and be a true commercial partner to the Australian leadership team.
You will take responsibility for revenue, cost, and resource forecasting across the company's growing portfolio of energy infrastructure projects — substations, powerlines, BESS, solar, and wind — while producing the business intelligence reports that guide executive decision-making. You will also be the integration owner between Procore (project management) and Xero (accounting), ensuring seamless financial data flow across the business.
As the company is still a new business, we are looking for someone to build alongside us — designing and owning our finance systems from the ground up, and growing into a Finance Manager or Head of Finance role as the business scales.
RESPONSIBILITIES:1. Bookkeeping, Payroll & Transactional Finance
- Manage day-to-day bookkeeping including accounts payable, accounts receivable, and bank reconciliations.
- Process supplier invoices, employee expense claims, and credit card reconciliations.
- Maintain the general ledger and chart of accounts, ensuring accurate and timely data entry.
- Prepare and lodge BAS/GST returns and manage payroll tax obligations.
- Manage payroll processes and ensure compliance with relevant awards, employment agreements, and statutory obligations including PAYG, superannuation, payroll tax, and WorkCover.
2. Monthly Business Reporting
- Prepare and deliver comprehensive monthly business reports including profit and loss, balance sheet, and cash flow statements.
- Produce an executive-level business performance report each month with clear narrative, insights, and recommendations — not just numbers.
- Deliver variance analysis against budget and forecast with actionable commentary for leadership.
- Produce project-level financial reporting across the full infrastructure project portfolio.
- Present financial performance insights to the Director and senior leadership team.