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Senior Bookkeeper

Location

Philippines

Posted

3 days ago

Salary

₱90K - ₱115K / month

Seniority

Senior

Bachelor Degree5 yrs expEnglish

Job Description

Senior Bookkeeper

Pear Tree.

• Responsible for the financial operations, reporting rhythm, cash visibility, and key operational controls across family investment trust, Australian operating company, Australian health & wellness business with physical product / inventory, personal family budget • Work directly with the owner and external Australian accountant using Xero, ApprovalMax, and Unleashed • Run the close, the cash, the controls, and the value-creation moves cleanly across the entities plus the family budget

Job Requirements

  • 5–8 years finance + ops experience for SMEs / owner-operated businesses
  • Deep, current Xero across multi-entity setups (including a trust)
  • Strong Australian tax context — BAS, GST, super, STP, FBT — adds value to expense categorisation, not just records what's given
  • Demonstrated cashflow operator — managed weekly cashflow with granular detail; can point to tangible improvements (DSO, late fees, working capital)
  • Google Sheets fluency — can extend an existing model, not just build from scratch
  • Inventory exposure — reorder points, EOQ, S&OP rhythm
  • Analytical and proactive — pushes insights without being asked

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