Eastwood Libis, QC, PH

Project Accountant

Position Summary:

The Project Accountant is an integral role within our organization, entrusted with the responsibility of managing project-level finances using Northspyre. With a focus on accurate financial recording and analysis, the ideal candidate will harness their expertise in these software platforms alongside Excel to ensure financial clarity and efficiency across all projects. This role is central to our financial health, demanding a candidate who is adept in navigating modern financial software and ensuring precise financial management.

Job Details:

  • Work from home
  • Monday to Friday | 9 AM to 6 PM EST
  • *Following US Holidays

Accounting Responsibilities:

  • Handling project-level finances through Northspyre, facilitating precise budgeting, and financial tracking for each project.
  • Preparing financial statements, reports, and summaries to provide clear financial insights to the management team.
  • Utilizing Excel for data analysis, budget forecasting, and financial reporting.
  • Coordinating with project managers and other financial team members to ensure consistency in financial recording and analysis.
  • Identifying financial discrepancies, resolving issues, and implementing improvements to prevent future financial errors.
  • Provide necessary financial data to team members, ensuring accurate estimation and analysis for ongoing and future projects.

Administrative Responsibilities

  • Assist the owner with email management, including sorting, prioritizing, and responding to important communications.
  • Handle scheduling, meeting coordination, record keeping, and other administrative tasks for the team.

Qualifications:

  • At least 3 years’ experience in bookkeeping or a related financial management role.
  • Experience in Construction Accounting is preferred.
  • Proficiency in QuickBooks and Excel is required; experience with Northspyre is highly desirable.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen attention to detail.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to foster effective collaboration with the financial team and project managers.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines, demonstrating a high level of organizational skills.
  • Eager to learn new software and tools. Open to attending training sessions and workshops to enhance skills.
  • Strong ability to research and implement new processes and tools to improve operational efficiency.

by Carl Trinidad

Procurement Analyst

Position Summary:

The Supply Chain Analyst/Procurement Analyst plays a crucial role on the Operations Team and is responsible for maintaining sufficient inventory to meet customer demands on time. The ideal candidate is entrepreneurial, resourceful, strategic, and organized, while highly adaptable to a constantly evolving environment.

Job Details:

  • Work from Home
  • Monday to Friday | 10 PM to 7 AM Philippine Time

Responsibilities:

  • Develop, maintain, and execute supply plans for components needed to support sales forecasts.
  • Optimize and reconcile inventory levels across all contract manufacturer and fulfillment partner locations.
  • Issue purchase orders for components and ensure materials arrive on time to support planned production.
  • Coordinate transportation of goods to and from manufacturing facilities to warehouses.
  • Identify and mitigate disruptions and delays and facilitate quality issue resolution across the entire supply chain.
  • Collaborate daily with Quality, Product Development, Customer Experience, Finance, and all other cross functional teams as well as outside Suppliers and Manufacturing Partners.
  • Support new product development initiatives to ensure production readiness.
  • Champion and support ongoing MRP implementation initiatives.

Who You Are

  • Multi-Tasker. You can handle multiple projects and levels of work simultaneously.
  • Determined. You don't mind digging deep to get the job done, even if the task isn't always fun or exciting.
  • Adaptable. Things change quickly at our company, and we plan to remain small. Adapting quickly to these changes is critical.
  • Analytical. You're informed by data. You understand how to utilize qualitative information to support impactful decisions.
  • Kind. Relationships are key to our operational success and ensuring these relationships are fruitful is essential.
  • Self-Starter. You don't require direction to pick up and go, but rather you see the problems in front of you that need to be addressed.
  • Team-Player. You recognize the importance of team skills like accountability, responsibility, collaboration, and shared success.

Qualifications:

  • Extensive experience managing the day-to-day and long-term inventory levels of fast-moving products along with meeting deadlines and deliverables.
  • Experience working in the direct-to-consumer space, unwavering support of the company's customer experience mentality required for startup success.
  • Experience with ERPs such as NetSuite.
  • A basic understanding of inventory accounting.
  • Solid experience using Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel
  • Experience in manufacturing, production management, and vendor management.
  • Great communication skills

by Carl Trinidad

Network Engineer (Part-time)

Job Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled Network Security Engineer specializing in Palo Alto firewalls to join our team. The ideal candidate will work with a full-service Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) supporting the networking and cybersecurity needs of our global clients. This role involves handling tickets primarily related to Palo Alto firewalls, routing issues, and ISP outages while maintaining a focus on security policies. The candidate will also be responsible for monitoring alerts and providing on-call support during weekends.

Job Details:

  • Friday to Sunday | 12 hours per shift, 2 days per week.
  • Work from home

Responsibilities:

  • Firewall Management and Security Operations:
    • Manage and maintain Palo Alto firewalls, including configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
    • Leverage Panorama for centralized firewall management across multiple client environments.
    • Handle Prisma Access-related tasks as part of broader firewall management responsibilities.
    • Assist with security policy configuration and address break-fix issues.
  • Network Troubleshooting:
    • Provide Level 1 and Level 2 support for networking issues, focusing on routing, switching, and connectivity.
    • Respond to ISP outages and coordinate with US-based ISPs for ticketing and issue resolution.
    • Use basic CCNA-level knowledge to handle Layer 2 networking tasks, including switch troubleshooting and MAC address tracing.
  • Weekend On-Call Support:
    • Monitor and respond to alerts generated by the client’s monitoring systems during weekends.
    • Notify clients of outages or critical issues within 30 minutes as per SLA requirements.
    • Coordinate with clients for international ISP outages, ensuring proper communication and escalation.
    • Assist with low-volume weekend tickets, typically related to client-side maintenance or device outages.
  • Documentation and Continuous Improvement:
    • Review and update technical documentation during periods of low ticket volume.
    • Provide feedback and suggestions for improving internal processes and client support strategies.

Qualifications:

  • Experience: Minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar network security role, preferably in an MSSP environment.
  • Palo Alto Expertise: Extensive experience with Palo Alto firewalls, including advanced configuration and troubleshooting.
  • Panorama Knowledge: Familiarity with centralized management using Panorama; training can be provided for strong Palo Alto candidates without Panorama experience.
  • Networking Skills: CCNA-level proficiency in networking, focusing on Layer 2 troubleshooting and basic switching.
  • ConnectWise (Nice to Have): Experience using ConnectWise for ticketing and incident management.
  • Nilear (Preferred): Familiarity with Nilear for workflow automation within ConnectWise.
  • Checkpoint (Nice to Have): Experience with Checkpoint firewalls is beneficial but not essential.
  • MSSP Experience (Nice to Have): Prior experience working in a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) environment is a plus.

by Carl Trinidad