Accounts Payable & Receivable Specialist at Celeste

📍 Location: 100% Remote (Philippines-based)

⏰ Schedule: Full-time (40 hours a week) | AU Business Hours

💼 Role Type: Independent Contractor

💸 Rate: Approximately ₱460 – ₱530 per hour (depending on experience)

We're hiring an Accounts Payable & Receivable Specialist to support the APAC finance operations of a globally operating automotive company with subsidiaries across the Asia-Pacific region.

This role is primarily transactional — roughly 70–80% of your time will be high-volume AP and AR processing — but it's far from just data entry. You'll be the one keeping cashflow accurate, dealer payments on time, and the finance team's books clean. You'll work closely with the Regional Finance Manager and a Senior Finance Analyst, and interact regularly with dealership finance teams and external suppliers across time zones.

If you're detail-obsessed, comfortable working autonomously, and can hold your own in a fast-moving environment — this one's worth a look.

• Post AP invoices in SAP after 3-way matching to purchase orders.
• Prepare fortnightly payment run files for review and upload by the Senior Finance Analyst.
• Reconcile bank statements daily and accurately code manual transactions to the correct GL accounts.
• File invoices and maintain a retrieval system that actually works.
• Correspond with vendors on payment disputes and outstanding amounts.
• Manage and maintain Supplier and Agent Master Data files.
• Provide a weekly cashflow snapshot and support the Regional Finance Manager with cashflow reporting.
• Request and reconcile monthly AP statements from dealers.

• Complete daily processing of cash receipts and allocate to the correct customer accounts.
• Weekly review of aged receivables — flag risks of non-payment before they escalate.
• Proactively follow up overdue balances with dealers in a structured, professional manner.
• Send bi-weekly AR statements to dealers.
• Review bank payments and assist the UK AR team with remittance allocation.

• Assist the APAC team with finance purchase requests — selecting correct GL accounts and cost centers.
• Support the Regional Finance Manager in validating vendor banking information.

• Prepare month-end AP/AR accruals, reclassification entries, and balance sheet reconciliations in line with close timelines.
• Perform ad hoc analyses as required by the business.
• Assist with year-end AP and AR balance reviews.

• Legally eligible to work in the Philippines as an Independent Contractor
• 2–3 years of relevant experience in accounts payable, accounts receivable, or general accounting
• Diploma or degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business (preferred, not required)
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills — required
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills; proficient across the full Microsoft Office suite
• Experience with ERP software (SAP preferred; Oracle, Odoo, or similar also considered)
• Comfortable handling multi-currency transactions
• High attention to detail with strong time management and organizational skills
• Self-driven — able to work independently without close supervision
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where processes are still evolving
• Owns a reliable laptop/computer with stable, high-speed internet

• Background in Automotive or Industrial industries
• Hands-on SAP experience
• Experience working with Australian stakeholders and AU business hour deadlines
• Comfortable proactively contacting dealers and agents regarding payment follow-ups
• Exposure to multi-currency or cross-border AP/AR environments