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Senior Accountant – SaaS experience

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full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇵🇭 Philippines

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Oversee key accounting functions to ensure accurate, compliant, and timely financial reporting
  • Provide leadership and mentorship, distributing workloads and eliminating single points of failure
  • Take ownership of complex, senior-level accounting tasks using sound judgment and initiative
  • Partner with US-based counterparts during overlapping hours (PH early morning/US afternoon) to support strategic decision-making
  • Apply SaaS accounting best practices, including ASC 606 revenue recognition
  • Anticipate and resolve accounting issues proactively, especially during US overlap
  • Drive improvements in accounting processes, systems, and team performance
  • Contribute to financial strategies that support the company’s growth trajectory

Requirements

  • - 10+ years of progressive accounting or finance experience, including senior leadership roles
  • - Strong expertise in SaaS accounting and revenue recognition under US GAAP (ASC 606)
  • - Proven track record working effectively with US-based teams across time zones
  • - Demonstrated success in team leadership, delegation, and delivering measurable results
  • - Highly proactive with excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills
  • - CPA, CMA, or equivalent professional certification preferred
  • - Exceptional communication and collaboration skills across teams and geographies
  • - Willingness to work a partial night shift ending at 2:00 AM PH time to align with US morning schedules (10-11 AM PT / 1-2 PM ET)

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
accountingfinancial reportingSaaS accountingrevenue recognitionUS GAAPASC 606accounting processesfinancial strategiesproblem-solvingdecision-making
Soft skills
leadershipmentorshipteam leadershipdelegationproactivecommunicationcollaborationinitiativetime managementstrategic decision-making
Certifications
CPACMA