You might have seen this Accounting Staff role offered up on our bi-weekly job listings on social media, or even on our main career page. However, from the wording alone, you might know if you should apply for it. We here at John Clements Consultants, Inc. want to cast a brisk yet detailed spotlight on one of the most promising positions that our job agency offers.
Read on for not only important information on accounting staff responsibilities, but how much they earn, and what the role’s long-term prospects are like.
Accounting Staff Credentials
A Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting is preferred from an applicant who’s interested in the job, but a degree in Finance or even Business in general are acceptable for beginning your career in this field.
What Accounting Staff Do
Accounting Staff duties range from general accounting to bookkeeping to maintaining accounting records and files. Depending on the firm they join, they may have to be capable of tax filing, PEZA reports, costing calculations, and collection updates. Managing these invoices and other documents to a high standard is a must.
Once you’ve got a good rhythm with all these data collection and summation duties expected of an Accounting Staff position, you should find opportunities to evaluate the systems to improve the monetary operations of your firm. If you don’t feel like you have the expertise for it yet, you could approach your boss to request further skill development allowances. Your sterling record from performing the above actions excellently will serve as proof that you’ll be worth the additional education investment.
How Much Do Accounting Staff Make?
Accounting Staff salaries can range from ₱25,000 to ₱35,000 a month. Although, some areas in Visayas and Central Luzon can see these figures go up to ₱41,000 and as high as ₱54,000. As you can see, it’s more than possible to earn a living with the salaries accounting staff make, but you can potentially attain even greater heights if you manage to stand out and excel.
Accounting Staff Career Paths
Although it’s an entry-level position, Accounting Staff roles do have career paths. How high you can go in a company may be dependent on how expansive their accounting department. Typically, after about two or more years of experience and with a strong body of work behind you, you may be eligible for an Accounting Manager or Accounting Analyst position. Controller and Audit Manager roles could also be open to you if your firm has or decides to instate such positions in its hierarchy.
These mid-level positions are hard-earned, and you can earn a fine salary from them as you supervise and manage people amidst your own increased accounting responsibilities. Moving up from here is a little more difficult. If you manage to go above and beyond what is expected of you while providing consistent quality outcomes, senior-level positions like Audit Director and Senior Accountant may lie in your future. From there, you could climb the last few rungs of this ladder to achieve the rank of Chief Financial Officer or partner.
If these higher-level opportunities are not readily available in the firm you currently work for, whether that be due to the size of the sector or a sluggish successor pipeline, then you might want to consider tapping into your considerable experience to find work at a company wholly devoted to accounting or financial analytics.
Where Do I Start?
If this Accounting Staff job and its potential for growth sound interesting to you, then begin your journey in this field with these open job offers on JCCI’s Career Portal in the following territories:
Should you have more questions about the role, our expert recruiters will be sure to answer any you might have once your application process is underway.
