Aprio PH - Senior Accounting Onboarding Associate (QBO, Xero, Accounting Clean-ups)

Position Responsibilities

• Lead and support client onboarding engagements, including the design, implementation, and optimization of accounting technology stacks tailored to client needs.
• Provide hands-on accounting support for clients across multiple industries within professional services, ensuring accuracy, efficiency, and alignment with client operations.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in QuickBooks Online (QBO) and Xero, including system setup, customization, and troubleshooting.
• Perform comprehensive historical accounting clean-up, including diagnostics, reconciliations, and issue resolution to establish a strong and accurate accounting foundation.
• Manage and execute data conversions and file migrations, ensuring timely and budget-compliant delivery.
• Prepare and deliver accurate monthly financial statements on a timely basis.
• Reconcile tax returns to balance sheets and post necessary adjustments to ensure reliable opening balances for ongoing accounting work.
• Execute catch-up accounting work including, but not limited to:
• Bank and credit card coding and reconciliations
• Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable cleanup
• Payroll reconciliations, including historical payroll journal entries
• Investment account setup and reconciliation
• Clearing account setup and cleanup
• Set up and document ongoing accounting processes, including depreciation schedules, amortization schedules, and accrual/deferral schedules within workflow tools (ex. Karbon or Wrike)
• Create and maintain onboarding deliverables such as open item lists and month-end close schedules to support the monthly accounting team.
• Implement and customize third-party tools such as Bill.com, ensuring alignment with client workflows and internal processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide onboarding and advisory support focused on operational efficiency, scalability, and client satisfaction.
• Communicate directly with clients via email and meetings to request information, clarify questions, provide status updates, and manage expectations throughout the onboarding lifecycle.
• Provide regular progress updates to internal stakeholders and proactively escalate risks or issues as needed.

Qualifications

• Amenable to work US Timezone (8:00 PM - 5:00 AM Manila Time)
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting (required)
• Certification: CPA license is a plus
• Experience: Minimum of 3 years of experience in the BPO or professional services accounting environment
• Software Proficiency: Strong working knowledge of QuickBooks Online (QBO) and Xero (required)
• Technical Accounting Experience: Proven experience with historical accounting cleanups, including:
• Reconciling balances to tax returns
• Importing and validating transactions in QBO and Xero
• Reconciling all cash and liability accounts to statements
• Entering and reconciling payroll journal entries to payroll registers
• Reconciling investment and e-commerce accounts
• Entering trial balance journal entries
• Reviewing and cleaning up Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable
• Strong reconciliation knowledge involving clearing accounts, bank statements, prepaid expenses, accrued revenue, and accrued liabilities
• Analytical Skills: Ability to review and analyze financial statements and identify discrepancies or anomalies
• Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a hybrid environment using tools such as Teams and email; role requires frequent direct client interaction
• Organizational Skills: Strong time management, organization, and attention to detail…