Aprio PH - Accounting Manager, E-Commerce
At a glance
Manager-level Accounting role at Aprio. Makati City.
Pay not stated Accounting salary
financeroles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Review monthly, quarterly and annual statements, then deliver reconciled reports across entities and departments on time
- Guide the close workflow, validate team output and send U.S. leads a finished package ready for final review
- Oversee ledger upkeep, payables, receivables and billing, while correcting accounting setup and processing issues
- Coach accounting staff, set delivery expectations and coordinate staffing and project progress with U.S. leads
- Strengthen controls, manage annual U.S. 1099 filings and explain cash flow and working capital results to stakeholders
What you bring
- A bachelor’s degree in accounting is required for this role
- At least five years of progressive accounting work, with experience leading operations and team performance at supervisor or manager level
- Strong command of U.S. GAAP, including revenue recognition basics and multi-entity accounting
- Professional English communication skills for working with U.S. leads and stakeholders
Who this fits
This manager role suits an accounting leader who can review detailed close work, develop a team and work with U.S. client leads. The position is based in Makati City, Philippines, with a hybrid setup.
From the employer
Position Responsibilities:
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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.
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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.
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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.
Close Cycle Execution & Workflow Management
Team Leadership & Technical Training
Compliance, Portfolio & Advisory Support
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. Success Metrics
- 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.