[Hiring] Accountant @CKH Group

Role Description

CKH Group is hiring a full-time, Philippines-based Government Accountant with hands-on Bisan ERP experience and a background in U.S. governmental accounting. The role is dedicated to a single international public-sector engagement for approximately 12 to 14 months, with potential extension and future engagements. You will support a national government finance ministry, funded by a multilateral development bank, that reports under U.S. governmental accounting standards (GASB) and runs its general ledger in Bisan ERP. The work covers:

• Reconciling fiscal year 2026 balances and clearing a reconciliation backlog;
• Helping government-owned component units reconcile open balances;
• Preparing audit schedules;
• Helping ministry staff use Bisan.

You will be the team member who works in Bisan every day, reporting to a U.S.-based Engagement Manager.

Qualifications

• 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.

Requirements

• 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.

Benefits

• Fully remote, Monday to Friday, about 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM Philippine Time, with occasional early-morning or evening calls.
• A 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.
• A confidentiality agreement and background check are required.
• Short trips to the client site are possible but not expected.

How to Apply

Send your resume with a short note/cover letter describing:

• Your Bisan experience: which modules you used, in what role, and for how long.
• Your experience with U.S. GAAP or GASB clients.

Shortlisted candidates will complete a brief practical exercise.