Junior Bookkeeper
Treant
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇵🇭 Philippines
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Junior
About the role
- Handle data entry for AR transactions and customer payments
- Perform regular follow-ups on outstanding and delinquent accounts
- Communicate with customers via email and phone regarding overdue balances
- Make outbound calls as needed (depending on delinquent accounts; may range from 3–5 calls per day or per week)
- Track, allocate, and document payments accurately
- Monitor AR aging and flag issues for review
- Assist with accounts payable, including invoice entry and payment tracking
- Post journal entries and support general ledger maintenance
- Perform account reconciliations (bank, AR, AP as assigned)
- Support month-end closing activities
- Maintain accurate and organized financial records
- Work closely with the senior Bookkeeper to ensure accuracy and consistency
- Follow established accounting processes and timelines
- Assist in preparing basic reports and summaries as needed
Requirements
- Strong bookkeeping foundation, with exposure to end-to-end bookkeeping (AR, AP, journals, reconciliations, GL)
- Very good communication skills (spoken and written English is critical)
- Comfortable making collection calls when needed
- High attention to detail and accuracy in data entry
- Organized, persistent, and proactive with follow-ups
- Able to work well in a team and take direction from an existing Bookkeeper
- Familiarity with accounting software and spreadsheets (QuickBooks or similar is a plus)
- Key Competencies
- Excellent communication and customer follow-up skills
- Strong sense of urgency, especially for collections
- Detail-oriented with strong data accuracy habits
- Dependable, consistent, and able to handle repetitive tasks
- Comfortable working within set schedules and processes
- Professional and calm when handling payment-related conversations
Benefits
- Health Insurance (Maxicare HMO) after 3 months probationary period
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
data entryaccounts receivableaccounts payablejournal entriesaccount reconciliationsfinancial record maintenancemonth-end closinginvoice entrypayment trackingbookkeeping
Soft skills
communication skillsattention to detailorganizational skillspersistenceproactivityteamworkdependabilitycalmness under pressurecustomer follow-upstrong sense of urgency