Job Title: Staff Tax Accountant

Location: Fully Remote, Philippines

Salary: $6.00 - $8.00 per hour based on experience

Schedule: Monday to Friday, Eastern Standard Time

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Description:

As an Accountant, you will play a key role in managing bookkeeping accuracy and end-to-end U.S. tax compliance. This role requires strong technical expertise, excellent QuickBooks Online proficiency, and the ability to follow structured workflows to deliver accurate, timely financial and tax outputs that support client decision-making.

Requirements:

3–5+ years of accounting/tax experience; public accounting experience strongly preferred (required for advanced tax work).
Strong QuickBooks Online proficiency and ability to review/QA bookkeeping with minimal supervision.
Strong knowledge of U.S. federal/state tax laws and ability to independently prepare and review individual, corporate, and partnership returns.
Working knowledge of multi-state sales/use taxes and core accounting principles.
Ability to work in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments with strong communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities:

Review bookkeeping files, oversee monthly close, and ensure accurate reconciliations.
Prepare and file sales/use, liquor, occupancy, and other state/local taxes.
Prepare and review U.S. individual, S-Corp, and partnership tax returns.
Prepare workpapers and maintain internal workflow documentation.
Support payroll tax reviews, 1099s, year-end reconciliations, and adjusting journal entries.
Identify tax issues through financial statement review; assist with depreciation, QBI, passive rules, and multi-state tax considerations.
Assist with IRS/state notice responses and year-end planning/projections.
Support onboarding of new clients and collaborate on advanced tax strategy cases.

Successful candidates for this role are expected to possess the following attributes:

Must have excellent English communication skills.
Has the ability to complete projects in a timely manner and quickly adjust to changing circumstances and embrace new technologies, processes, or methods.
Great logical and verbal reasoning skills.
Exceptionally detail-oriented.
Exceptional problem-solving and information-processing skills.
Ability to think outside the box.
A great work ethic and interest in learning new concepts and growing with the job.
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
Must have their own work device (preferably a desktop or laptop) and a stable internet connection.
Must be comfortable with using a time-tracking software for payroll purposes.
Must be willing to undergo a background verification check during the final stages of the hiring process.

Successful candidates for this role will be rewarded with the following benefits:

A total of five paid vacation days per year (additional days can be taken unpaid).
A 5% raise per year guaranteed (additional raises or bonuses may be given for outstanding performance).
A paid 15-minute break for every 4 hours of work.
Healthcare benefits after 2 months of full-time work.