Finance Specialist

Hours: Full-time Time-Zone: U.S. Central Time (CST) or significant overlap
Terms: Independent Contractor

Compensation: ₱65,000–₱70,000/month, based on experience
Start Date: ASAP

Hiring Process: Application → Interview → Take-Home Assessment → CEO Interview → References & Background Check
ABOUT THE ROLE

Anavah Talent is a fast-growing U.S.-based staffing and recruiting firm helping companies build remote teams across the Philippines, Latin America, and South Africa.

We’re looking for a Finance Specialist to support our day-to-day financial operations, including contractor payroll, invoicing, reconciliations, expense tracking, and financial records.

This is a hands-on role for someone who is highly organized, great with spreadsheets, comfortable working independently, and able to thrive in a fast-moving startup environment.

ABOUT YOU

You’re someone who genuinely enjoys working with spreadsheets, catches discrepancies, and takes pride in keeping things accurate and organized. You work independently, know when to investigate an issue, and communicate when something needs to be escalated.

You’re also comfortable in a startup environment where processes are constantly evolving. You adapt quickly, take ownership, and look for ways to make things better.

If you’re ready to take ownership of meaningful finance responsibilities while growing with a U.S.-based startup, we’d love to meet you.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Finance & Payroll Operations

- Support the twice-monthly contractor payroll process

- Review contractor timesheets and invoices for accuracy

- Verify contractor rates, hours, reimbursements, bonuses, deductions, and adjustments

- Identify and investigate discrepancies before payroll is processed

- Prepare payroll data and supporting reports for review

- Maintain accurate contractor financial records

- Track contractor rate changes and other compensation updates

- Assist with payment processing and payment tracking

- Maintain organized finance documentation and records

Invoicing & Accounts Receivable

- Prepare and review client invoices

- Verify billing information against contracts, hours, and supporting records

- Track outstanding invoices and payment status

- Maintain accurate accounts receivable trackers

- Investigate billing discrepancies and coordinate with the appropriate team member to resolve them

- Assist with recurring client billing and subscription tracking

Reconciliation & Financial Records

- Perform regular reconciliation of financial records and spreadsheets

- Compare invoices, payments, and internal records to identify discrepancies

- Maintain expense and reimbursement trackers

- Assist with month-end financial reconciliation

- Organize and maintain financial documents in Google Drive

- Ensure financial records are complete, accurate, and easy to retrieve

Spreadsheets & Reporting

- Maintain and improve Google Sheets and Excel trackers

- Build formulas, summaries, and reports to organize financial information

- Clean and validate financial data

- Identify inconsistencies or missing information in spreadsheets

- Prepare recurring finance reports for leadership

- Create simple dashboards or summaries when needed

- Look for opportunities to reduce manual spreadsheet work and improve accuracy

Process Improvement

- Follow existing finance SOPs and identify areas that can be improved

- Help document recurring finance processes

- Create or improve checklists, trackers, and templates

- Suggest practical improvements to finance workflows

- Help keep finance documentation organized and up to date

- Learn and adopt new tools and systems as the company grows

WORKING INDEPENDENTLY

You will be trusted to manage your responsibilities without constant supervision. We expect you to:

- Prioritize your workload and manage recurring deadlines

- Follow up on missing information

- Investigate issues before escalating

- Proactively communicate blockers or concerns

- Complete t