Accounting supervisor

Company Background:

Philux is a proudly Filipino manufacturer and retailer of furniture founded in 1980. What started as a husband and wife team with two carpenters has now become a two hundred-person team involved in production and retail, with an expansive workshop and seven showrooms across Metro Manila.

We are known for exquisitely crafted collections of furniture designs for residential living rooms, dining rooms and bedrooms, as well as hotels, restaurants and offices. Ranging from classic to contemporary, our pieces are strongly characterized by refined aesthetics and a unique feel, born out of a harmonious fusion between design and function.

Reports to: Head of Finance

Position Purpose:

The Accounting Supervisor is responsible for ensuring the company is keeping accurate financial records, operating in compliance with regulations, and maintaining efficient financial processes. He or she collaborates with various departments to support strategic decision-making and financial planning.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Secures financial operations by monitoring and approving financial processing, reporting, and auditing.
• Supervises staff accountants and clerical staff to assure that the department accomplishes accounting objectives by selecting, onboarding, assigning, managing, and mentoring employees.
• Develops and maintains sales and margin reporting.
• Meets accounting operational standards by contributing financial information to strategic plans and reviews, resolving problems, and identifying system improvements.
• Meets accounting financial standards by providing accounting department annual budget information, monitoring expenditures, identifying variances, and implementing corrective actions.
• Maintains cash flow by monitoring bank balances and cash requirements, and resource planning.
• Approves cash disbursements by verifying check amounts against invoices, and authorizing checks and wire transfers.
• Approves ledger entries by auditing transactions.
• Renews business insurance by scheduling values, including personnel and real property, vehicles, computers, equipment, media, and accounts receivable.
• Supports annual audit by providing information and answers to auditors.
• Verifies employee benefit invoices by verifying coverage and costs.
• Protects organization’s value by keeping information confidential.
• Maintains financial security by adhering to internal controls.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, and participating in professional organizations.
• Provides financial information to management by researching and analyzing accounting data and preparing reports.
• Prepares asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
• Documents financial transactions by entering account information.
• Recommends financial actions by analyzing accounting options.
• Summarizes current financial status by collecting information, preparing balance sheets, profit-and-loss statements, and other reports.
• Substantiates financial transactions by auditing documents.
• Maintains accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures.
• Reconciles financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information.
• Secures financial information by completing database backups and following internal controls.
• Prepares payments by verifying documentation and requesting disbursements.
• Answers accounting procedure questions by researching and interpreting accounting policy and regulations.
• Complies with national and local financial legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed action.
• Prepares financial reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing account information and analyzing trends.
• Maintains customer confidence and protects operations by keeping financial information confidential.
• Make sure that established financial policies of the company are properly implemented to ensure operational efficiency

• Performs tasks that may be assigned by management

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or related field.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) accreditation.
• Proven experience working as an Accounting Supervisor.
• Sound knowledge of accounting principles and practices.
• The ability to process large amounts of numerical data.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and accounting software.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong management and leadership skills.
• Detail-oriented.
• Strategic and analytical thinking
• Well organized