Senior Accountant (6-Month Contract)
About this role
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
