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The Backroom Offshoring Inc. is a KPO company experiencing strong dynamic growth and we want you to be part of it!
Located at One West Aeropark in Clark Pampanga, a world-class building with top facilities, a conducive work environment is guaranteed!
Purpose of the Position
This role is a key production role within the offshore pod. The Intermediate Accountant is responsible for efficiently preparing large volumes of compliance work to a high standard, enabling the Pod Senior Accountant to review, finalise, and provide advice.
The role is primarily focused on:
- Compliance delivery: Preparing GST returns, reconciliations, workpapers, trial balances, annual accounts, and income tax return supporting schedules accurately and on time, in line with RightWay processes and templates.
- Senior support: Producing tidy, review-ready files with clear notes, assumptions, and query lists to minimise rework and accelerate turnaround.
- Internal process discipline: Following workflow, quality standards, and data security requirements, and proactively improving how work is delivered.
- Development: Building technical capability in NZ accounting and tax compliance through coaching, feedback, and structured learning.
Key Relationships
- Pod Senior Accountant (NZ)
- Accounting Managers
- NZ leadership (as applicable)
- Offshore Team Leader and offshore team members
- Customers (limited/direct contact as required and appropriate)
- Suppliers/external contacts (rare; only as directed)
Key Accountabilities and Performance Measures
1) Compliance Production (Core of the Role)
Responsibilities:
- Prepare GST returns accurately and on time for designated clients, including supporting reconciliations and GST workpapers.
- Maintain accurate client ledgers: bank reconciliations, balance sheet reconciliations, coding integrity, journals, and preparation to trial balance.
- Prepare interim and annual accounts/workpapers to a review-ready standard (all schedules, reconciliations, fixed asset support, accruals/prepayments, etc.).
- Support income tax return preparation by compiling supporting schedules and required information (companies, individuals, trusts, partnerships) as directed by the Senior Accountant.
- Maintain the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering financial transactions.
- Work within RightWay templates and checklists to enable quick and consistent review.
Performance Measures:
- On-time delivery against workflow deadlines and pod targets
- Low rework rate (minimal repeated review points month-to-month)
- High-quality workpapers (clear, complete, easy to follow)
- Consistent productivity aligned with pod targets (e.g., utilisation/time budgets)
2) Pod Support & Communication
(Internal-first; client contact where needed)
Responsibilities:
- Escalate issues early (missing data, unclear treatment, time budget risks, technical uncertainty).
- Ask for help when needed, providing clear summaries of completed work and outstanding issues.
- Draft concise client queries (when requested) and assist with follow-ups using approved channels and templates.
- Maintain clear reviewer notes: assumptions, judgment calls, items to confirm, and next steps.
Performance Measures:
- Clarity and timeliness of internal communication
- Quality of query lists (reduces back-and-forth and speeds completion)
3) Internal Processes, Controls, and Information Security
Responsibilities:
- Follow workflows, naming conventions, workpaper standards, and quality checklists.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date timesheets and job/time records.
- Protect confidentiality and comply with security requirements (client data handling, access control, secure storage, approved tools only).
- Participate in team meetings, training, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Performance Measures:
- Process adherence (low exceptions)
- Strong file hygiene (correct saving, naming, version control)
- Security compliance (zero breaches)
4) Personal and Professional Development
Responsibilities:
- Take ownership of learning NZ compliance work (GST, financial statements preparation, workpaper standards, basic NZ tax concepts).
- Apply feedback from Seniors and Managers and demonstrate month-on-month improvement.
- Build efficiency by learning recurring client patterns, effective template use, and productivity shortcuts without compromising quality.
Performance Measures:
- Demonstrated skill growth and reduced review notes over time
- Increased independence on standard client work
Essential Skills and Attributes
- Strong accounting fundamentals (reconciliations, trial balance preparation, financial statement basics)
- High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
- Ability to work at pace while maintaining quality (production mindset)
- Motivated, coachable, and receptive to feedback
- Comfortable escalating early and asking questions when unsure
- Clear written communication (internal and limited external/client communication)
- Reliable time management and ability to meet deadlines and time budgets
- Team-oriented and effective in a remote/offshore collaboration model with NZ teams
Experience and Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy, Accounting Technology, or equivalent
- At least 2 years’ experience in public practice, shared services, or outsourcing/BPO accounting
- Experience with cloud accounting software (Xero preferred) and intermediate Excel skills
- Exposure to NZ accounting or tax compliance
- Willingness to work required NZ business-hour overlap as agreed (for pod collaboration and handovers)
Workplace Health, Safety, and Wellbeing
- Comply with health and safety policies and take reasonable care for personal and others’ health and safety.
Miscellaneous
- Other duties reasonably within capability may be required from time to time, with consultation where appropriate.
