Government Accountant

• Reconcile fiscal year 2026 balances and clear a reconciliation backlog
• Reconcile Bisan general ledger balances to bank statements, subsidiary ledgers, and third-party support
• Document reconciliations in clear, reviewable workpapers
• Research reconciling items and draft proposed adjusting journal entries with support for client approval
• Produce a reconciled year-end trial balance ready for financial statement preparation and audit
• Work with finance staff at government-owned entities to reconcile and resolve open balances across multiple fiscal years
• Prepare audit schedules from auditor request lists and help answer auditor questions
• Pull reports, trace transactions, and use Bisan general ledger, banking, fixed asset, and reporting functions
• Show client staff how to record journal entries, run reconciliations, and produce reports in Bisan; client staff make all postings
• Help the U.S. team build working knowledge of Bisan
• Join weekly client calls and regular check-ins with the Engagement Manager
• Maintain the open-items list, contribute to monthly status reports, and track time accurately
• Support a national government finance ministry funded by a multilateral development bank and reporting under U.S. governmental accounting standards (GASB)

• At least 1 year of hands-on use of Bisan ERP’s financial modules, including journal entries, bank reconciliation, financial reports, and transaction drill-down
• At least 3 years of accounting experience under U.S. GAAP, including work for U.S.-based clients or a U.S. firm’s offshore team
• Working knowledge of GASB fund accounting, including governmental and proprietary funds, interfund balances, and component units
• Demonstrated ability to clear reconciliation backlogs and resolve aged or unexplained balances
• Experience preparing audit schedules and responding to external auditor requests
• Advanced Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables, and reconciliation templates
• Fluent written and spoken English
• Confidence explaining accounting steps to client staff
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a closely related field
• Confidentiality agreement and background check required
• A quiet home office, reliable broadband with a backup connection, and backup power
• Philippine CPA license, or progress toward a U.S. CPA or CMA (preferred)
• Experience with U.S. state or local government clients, or with GASB 34 financial statements (preferred)
• Familiarity with federal grants compliance, including Uniform Guidance and 2 CFR 200 (preferred)
• Experience on projects funded by the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, or other development partners (preferred)
• Experience training ERP end users or supporting an ERP implementation or data cleanup (preferred)
• Familiarity with other public-sector ERPs such as Tyler, OpenGov, or Caselle (preferred)
• Shortlisted candidates must complete a brief practical exercise

• Fully remote work arrangement
• Monday to Friday schedule
• Work only on a CKH-provided or CKH-approved secure device
• Reliable broadband with a backup connection and backup power requirements
• CKH IT security and remote work policy support
• Potential contract extension and future engagements
• Short trips to the client site possible but not expected