Finance Assistant, Mandarin Speaking

Spreetail
Manila, Philippines
RemoteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have experience in financial operations and Mandarin language proficiency.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with experience in financial operations and cross-functional collaboration
    — “Liaise with internal and external stakeholders on invoice calculations, queries, and contract terms.”
  • Individuals fluent in Mandarin and comfortable with high-volume data processing
    — “Fluent in English and Mandarin, spoken and written, to a business standard.”
  • Those with a strong attention to detail and invoice production experience
    — “Check every billing file and invoice for formula accuracy, internal consistency, and alignment with the contract before it moves forward.”

Things to consider

  • Remote work requires dual monitors and stable internet, which may be a constraint for some candidates
    — “You are required to provide your own dual monitors”
  • Candidates must align with UK hours despite being based in Manila
    — “Able to work UK hours (8:15–17:15)”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with consolidating data from multiple sources in your resume
    — “Pull billing and cost data from multiple systems and teams each week and consolidate it into a sensible, well-organised format.”
  • Emphasize your ability to work under tight deadlines and as a final check before financial actions
    — “Highly intelligent, diligent, and detail-obsessed, comfortable being the final check before money moves.”
  • Showcase your Mandarin communication skills with direct customer interaction experience
    — “Communicate directly with Chinese-speaking customer contacts in Mandarin to clarify billing details and resolve issues.”
  • Demonstrate your technical skills in MS Excel with large datasets and formulas
    — “Highly proficient in MS Excel (formulas, lookups, and large data sets).”
  • Demonstrate your understanding of financial concepts like P&L and billing processes
    — “Understanding of a P&L and how billing feeds into it.”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • accurate and timely billing
  • resolution of customer queries
Typical background
financeaccounting

Skills & requirements

Required

BillingCost AnalysisContract ManagementInvoice Creation

Preferred

Customer Service

Stack & domain

MS ExcelFluent In English And MandarinHighly IntelligentDiligentDetail-obsessedComfortable Being The Final Check Before Money MovesConfident Working With A Variety Of Internal And External StakeholdersHighly Proficient In MS ExcelFinance

About the role

Original posting from Spreetail via Lever

Spreetail propels brands to increase their ecommerce market share across the globe while improving their operational costs. Learn how we are building one of the fastest-growing ecommerce companies in history: www.spreetail.com.  

How you will achieve  success::

  • Produce detailed invoices for Platform Services customers, with supporting documentation in line with contracted terms.
  • Pull billing and cost data from multiple systems and teams (Outbound, Operations, Warehouse) each week and consolidate it into a sensible, well-organised format.
  • Check every billing file and invoice for formula accuracy, internal consistency, and alignment with the contract before it moves forward, including a final sense check for anything that looks unusual.
  • Submit billing files and invoices for internal approval, then issue approved invoices directly to customers.
  • Liaise with internal and external stakeholders on invoice calculations, queries, and contract terms. Work closely with Platform Services account managers to investigate and resolve customer billing queries. Communicate directly with Chinese-speaking customer contacts in Mandarin to clarify billing details and resolve issues. 

What experiences will help you  in this role::

  • Highly intelligent, diligent, and detail-obsessed, comfortable being the final check before money moves. Able to work to tight, non-negotiable deadlines.
  • Confident working with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
  • Experience working with high volumes of data across multiple sources. Experience creating invoices or other customer-facing financial documents. Understanding of a P&L and how billing feeds into it.
  • Highly proficient in MS Excel (formulas, lookups, and large data sets). 
  • Fluent in English and Mandarin, spoken and written, to a business standard. Able to work UK hours (8:15–17:15) 

This is a remote position and requires candidates to have an available work-from-home setup

Desktop/Laptop system requirements:

  • 4th generation or higher, at least Intel i3 or equivalent processor;
  • at least 4GB RAM;
  • Windows 10 and above or MAC OSX operating system 
  • You are required to provide your own dual monitors

A strong and stable internet connection (A DSL, cable or fiber wired internet service with 10 Mbps plan or higher for primary connection)

PC Headset

A high-definition (HD) external or integrated webcam with at least 720p resolution.

Please be aware of scammers. Spreetail will only contact you through Lever or the spreetail.com domain. Spreetail will never ask candidates for money during the recruitment process. Please reach out to careers@spreetail.com directly if you have any concerns. Emails from @spreetailjobs.com are fraudulent.

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Source: Spreetail careers (Lever)

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