Finance & Accounts Officer (028 - 1461)

Looking for Philippines-based candidates

Job Role: Finance & Accounts Officer

Compensation range: $1400 - $1600 AUD/ Monthly

Engagement type: Independent Contractor Agreement

Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday to Friday, available during Sydney business hours (AEST/AEDT)

Who We Are:

At Hunt St, we help Australian companies hire top remote talent in the Philippines. For this role, you will be formally engaged as an Independent Contractor (ICA). We are not an outsourcing agency. All of our roles are 100% remote, so you’ll be able to work from home.

Who The Client Is:

Our Client is a Sydney-based company that supplies commercial kitchen equipment and hospitality essentials to businesses across Australia. We are growing quickly, and we already work closely with talented team members across the Philippines who are a big part of how we operate day to day.

As we scale, we're building a strong, well-structured finance function. This role is a key first step and we can’t wait to meet you.

Role Overview:

We're looking for a detail-driven Finance & Accounts Officer to own the day-to-day financial operations of the business. You'll manage receivables, credit control and payables, keep our accounts reconciled and accurate, deliver clean month-end reporting, and communicate confidently with our customers and suppliers.

This is a role for someone who takes pride in tidy books, loves bringing structure to a growing business, and wants to grow alongside it.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Accounts Receivable & Credit Control

• Raise and issue customer invoices and credit notes accurately and on time

• Issue regular customer statements

• Monitor debtor balances and follow up overdue accounts

• Maintain clear, professional communication with customers about payments and account queries

• Apply and allocate incoming payments to the correct accounts

• Coordinate trade account applications and set-up for new customers

• Monitor customer credit limits and flag payment risks early

• Accounts Payable

• Process supplier and contractor invoices and bills, matching them to purchase orders and approvals, and resolve any discrepancies

• Prepare scheduled payment runs for approval

• Respond to supplier queries and keep supplier records up to date

• Reconciliations & Month-End

• Complete daily bank and credit card reconciliations

• Reconcile supplier statements customer accounts and credit notes

• Support the month-end close process, including accruals, prepayments and journal entries

• Prepare monthly sales commission calculations

• Prepare month-end reports and summaries

• Reporting & Process Improvement

• Maintain organised financial records and supporting documentation

• Build and update spreadsheets and trackers in Excel and Google Sheets

• Help document and improve finance processes as the department grows

• Maintain financial controls and support improvements to our finance systems

• Work alongside our external accountant

Required Skills and Qualifications:

Must-Haves:

• 2+ years' experience in bookkeeping, accounts or a finance officer role
• Hands-on experience with Zoho Books (preferred), or a similar cloud accounting platform
• Solid working knowledge of AR, AP, credit control, reconciliations and month-end processes
• Strong Excel and Google Sheets skills (formulas, lookups, pivot tables)
• Excellent written and spoken English, with clear, confident phone manner for customer and supplier conversations
• High attention to detail and a methodical, organised approach to work
• Self-motivated and comfortable working independently in a remote team
• Discretion and integrity when handling confidential financial, customer and supplier information
• Reliable home office setup with stable internet and communications

Nice-to-Have:

• Experience supporting Australian businesses
• Familiarity with Australian GST and BAS concepts
• Experience helping a growing business set up or improve its finance processes
• Accounting or finance-related degree or qualification

Benefits

• This is a remote role structured as an independent contractor engagement.

What we offer

• A friendly, supportive team that already works closely with Philippines-based colleagues

• Real ownership of the finance function and a chance to shape how it runs

• Room to grow your skills as the department expands What we expect: To ensure alignment and transparency, successful candidates will be expected to:

• Be available for meetings and collaboration during core AEST or AEDT business hours.

• Disclose any existing ongoing roles or client work.

• Keep all company, customer and supplier financial information confidential and follow our data security practices.

• Reflect this engagement on their LinkedIn profile (clearly marked as “Independent Contractor”).