Cost Accountant (012-1162)

Looking for Philippines-based candidates

Job Role: Cost Accountant

Compensation range: $1,800 AUD - $2,300 AUD / Monthly

Engagement type: Independent Contractor Agreement

Work Schedule: This role is expected to align with the AU business hours (approx. 9 AM - 5 PM, Monday to Friday) for collaboration, but as a contractor, you’ll have flexibility in how you manage your time.

Who We Are: At Hunt St, we help Australian companies hire top remote talent in the Philippines. For this role, you will be engaged directly by the client as an independent contractor. We are not an outsourcing agency. All of our roles are 100% remote so you'll be able to work from home.

Who The Client Is: Our client is a healthcare company that develops integrated care solutions through digital health platforms, patient support services, and specialized therapeutic products. They focus on improving access to ongoing, personalized care by combining technology, clinical expertise, and innovative healthcare solutions.

Role Overview: The Cost Accountant plays a critical role in the Finance team, ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and timeliness of the organization's financial operations and reporting.

Reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer, this role is responsible for the end-to-end finance function across multiple entities, combining ownership of day-to-day financial operations with broader responsibilities for financial reporting, treasury, compliance, budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and process improvement.

This role also serves as the internal Finance Lead for the Inventory Management and Warehouse Management Software (WMS), partnering with Operations, Product, Warehouse, and Manufacturing teams to ensure all systems are connected, reconciled, and accurate.

The Cost Accountant will ensure financial transactions are processed accurately, controls are maintained, statutory obligations are met, and stakeholders receive meaningful financial information to support decision-making. As a hands-on finance professional, this role is expected to operate both strategically and operationally.

Key Responsibilities:

Finance Administration & Records Management

• Manage daily accounting functions across multiple entities.
• Monitor the finance inbox and respond to internal and external finance queries.
• Ensure all financial transactions are supported by appropriate documentation and processed in accordance with company policies and accounting standards.
• Maintain accurate financial records and organised documentation to support audit readiness and internal reporting.
• Act as the primary point of contact for day-to-day finance matters across the business.

Accounts Payable

• Review, code, and process supplier invoices against contracted terms.
• Coordinate and execute weekly payment runs for local and international suppliers.
• Manage purchase orders and ensure appropriate approval workflows are followed.
• Maintain supplier records and resolve invoice or payment disputes in a timely manner.

Accounts Receivable

• Manage customer invoicing, including high-volume RCTI creation and Stripe revenue payment processing.
• Monitor debtor balances and drive collections activity.
• Follow up outstanding payments and resolve customer account queries.
• Maintain accurate customer records and reporting.

Reconciliations & Expense Management

• Perform daily and monthly bank reconciliations.
• Reconcile corporate credit cards and employee expense claims.
• Ensure employee expenses comply with company policies and approval requirements.
• Process employee reimbursements in a timely manner.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies promptly.

Financial Accounting & Reporting

• Support the month-end and year-end close processes, including journals, accruals, prepayments, and adjustments.
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations and investigate variances.
• Maintain and manage the chart of accounts.
• Assist in preparing monthly management accounts and financial statements.
• Support audit processes and ensure records remain accurate, complete, and audit-ready

Finance Partner - Inventory Management & WMS lead

• Serve as the internal Finance Lead for the Inventory Management and Warehouse Management Software (WMS).
• Lead financial quality assurance across inventory control, unit costing, and yield management.
• Champion best-practice use of the IMS and WMS across the business, driving accuracy, consistency, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with Operations, Product, Warehouse, and Manufacturing teams to ensure seamless day-to-day system use.
• Ensure full integration between the IMS, WMS, and Xero, including POs, Bills, RCTIs, and all payment channels (Stripe, bank credits, and other)
• Identify and resolve cross-system discrepancies promptly, escalating where required.
• Support the ongoing development and optimisation of finance-related system workflows and integrations.

Requirements

Work Arrangement & Expectations:

This is a remote role that will be set up as an independent contractor engagement.

To ensure alignment and transparency, successful candidates will be expected to:

• Disclose any existing ongoing roles or client work
• Reflect this engagement on their LinkedIn profile (clearly marked as “Independent Contractor”)