Senior Finance Manager – Management Accountant

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Philippines.

📋 Description

• Assume full responsibility for the month-end closing process, which encompasses journal entries, accruals, prepayments, balance sheet reconciliations, and consolidated financial reporting.

• Spearhead the transfer of financial closing and reporting tasks from external advisors to the internal finance team.

• Evaluate and refine closing procedures to shorten month-end closing periods.

• Generate consolidated profit and loss statements, balance sheets, and cash flow reports for various domestic and international entities, ensuring audit-ready documentation.

• Provide monthly management accounts along with commercially insightful commentary on business performance and profitability factors.

• Conduct budget versus actual and month-on-month variance analyses, probing into underlying reasons.

• Formulate and uphold annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and cash flow projections across multiple entities.

• Collaborate with executive leadership to assess operational margins, pinpoint financial risks, and convert financial data into growth strategies.

• Monitor, analyze, and report on SaaS metrics such as MRR, ARR, churn, customer retention, CAC, and LTV.

• Reconcile subscription, recurring billing, and usage data with management accounts in accordance with revenue recognition standards.

• Aid in post-acquisition financial integrations for acquired companies.

• Standardize accounting policies, chart of accounts, and financial frameworks.

• Deploy automation tools and establish strong internal controls.

• Mentor and enhance the bookkeeping and operational finance teams, defining procedures, responsibilities, and reporting deadlines.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 7+ years of progressive accounting and finance experience, including significant responsibilities in senior management accounting, finance management, or financial controlling roles.

• Proven track record in a B2B SaaS, subscription-based technology, or recurring revenue software environment.

• Demonstrated expertise in financial consolidations, multi-entity accounting, streamlining month-end closures, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.

• Extensive knowledge of subscription billing models, revenue recognition standards, and fundamental SaaS unit economics (MRR/ARR/Churn).

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

• Advanced Excel proficiency for intricate financial modeling.

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills in English for managing senior stakeholders.

• Professional qualifications such as CPA, CA, ACCA, or equivalent (desired but not mandatory).

• Experience in directly reporting to a CFO, Finance Director, or senior executive (desired but not mandatory).

• Familiarity with Australian accounting standards, tax compliance, and business frameworks (desired but not mandatory).

• Practical experience in fast-paced technology firms undergoing mergers and acquisitions (M&A) or international growth (desired but not mandatory).

• Knowledge of integrated SaaS billing systems, ERP platforms, and automated reporting tools (desired but not mandatory).

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage.

• Competitive salary and performance bonuses.

• Opportunities for professional development and advancement.

• Flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance.