Government Accountant

About This Role

Working as a Government Accountant for a single international public-sector engagement, this role supports a national government finance ministry that reports under U.S. governmental accounting standards (GASB) and uses Bisan ERP. The work focuses on reconciling balances, preparing audit schedules, and assisting ministry staff with Bisan. This position is based in the Philippines and is dedicated to candidates with hands-on Bisan ERP experience and a background in U.S. governmental accounting.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile general ledger balances in Bisan to bank statements, subsidiary ledgers, and third-party support
• Document each reconciliation in a clear, reviewable workpaper
• Clear backlogged monthly and year-end reconciliations, research reconciling items, and draft proposed adjusting journal entries with support for client approval
• Produce a reconciled year-end trial balance ready for financial statement preparation and audit
• Work with finance staff at government-owned entities to reconcile and resolve open balances across multiple fiscal years, including amounts due to and from the primary government
• Prepare audit schedules from the auditor’s request list for the accounts you reconcile, and help answer auditor questions
• Pull reports, trace transactions, and use Bisan’s general ledger, banking, fixed asset, and reporting functions to support the work
• Show client staff how to record journal entries, run reconciliations, and produce reports in Bisan
• Help the U.S. team build working knowledge of Bisan
• Join a weekly client call and regular check-ins with the Engagement Manager
• Maintain the open-items list, contribute to monthly status reports, and track time accurately

Requirements

• At least 1 year of hands-on use of Bisan ERP’s financial modules, including journal entries, bank reconciliation, financial reports, and transaction drill-down
• At least 3 years of accounting experience under U.S. GAAP, including work for U.S.-based clients or a U.S. firm’s offshore team
• Working knowledge of GASB fund accounting, including governmental and proprietary funds, interfund balances, and component units
• Demonstrated ability to clear reconciliation backlogs and resolve aged or unexplained balances
• Experience preparing audit schedules and responding to external auditor requests
• Advanced Excel skills, including lookups, pivot tables, and reconciliation templates
• Fluent written and spoken English, and confidence explaining accounting steps to client staff
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or a closely related field

Nice to have:

• Philippine CPA license, or progress toward a U.S. CPA or CMA
• Experience with U.S. state or local government clients, or with GASB 34 financial statements
• Familiarity with federal grants compliance (Uniform Guidance, 2 CFR 200)
• Experience on projects funded by the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, or other development partners
• Experience training ERP end users or supporting an ERP implementation or data cleanup
• Familiarity with other public-sector ERPs, such as Tyler, OpenGov, or Caselle

Important Details

• Schedule: Monday to Friday, about 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM Philippine Time, with occasional early-morning or evening calls
• Contract: approximately 12 to 14 months, with potential extension and future engagements
• Work conditions: quiet home office, reliable broadband with a backup connection, and backup power; work only on a CKH-provided or CKH-approved secure device, following CKH’s IT security and remote work policies
• Other conditions: confidentiality agreement and background check are required; short trips to the client site are possible but not expected

Application Process

• Send your resume with a short note/cover letter describing your Bisan experience (which modules you used, in what role, and for how long) and your experience with U.S. GAAP or GASB clients
• Shortlisted candidates will complete a brief practical exercise

About the Company

CKH Group is a full-service CPA and advisory firm based in Atlanta, Georgia, ranked among INSIDE Public Accounting’s Top 500 firms. Its Government Accounting practice serves cities, counties, special districts, and other public entities. The firm has a presence in Atlanta, South Africa, Ukraine, Poland, Azerbaijan, Germany, Spain, and Greece.