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Service Associate - Finance (General Accounting)
Role summary
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The Service Associate – Finance (General Accounting) supports the hotel’s accounting operations, including recording transactions, preparing reconciliations, maintaining financial documents, processing invoices, and assisting with month-end closing and reports. Candidates should have a degree or relevant background in accounting, finance, or a related field, with sound knowledge of basic accounting principles. Attention to detail, numerical accuracy, confidentiality, computer proficiency, and familiarity with Microsoft Office or accounting systems are expected. Previous hotel or finance experience is advantageous. The successful candidate should be organised, dependable, service-oriented, and able to meet deadlines while working collaboratively with different departments.
Can I work in the Philippines?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: The employer files a work permit (Alien Employment Permit) after a local-first job notice, then a 9(g) visa; hotels get permits for specialists, not line staff.
Watch for: From 11 November 2026: job notice online, decision in 10 working days. Filing is online only, at the labour department's central office, since 2026.
Official source: Bureau of Immigration: Pre-arranged Employment Visa (9G). Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in the Philippines
Usual for the Philippines, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Not in city hotels; island resorts (Boracay, Siargao) may give shared staff quarters |
|---|---|
| Meals | Duty meals in the staff canteen |
| Flights | Senior packages only |
| Service charge | All of it shared equally among staff except managers (by law); the amount varies by hotel |
| Contract | Probation up to 6 months (by law); foreigners' contracts follow the permit, 1 to 3 years |
| Leave | 5 days after 1 year; 10 regular holidays; 13th-month pay (by law) |
| Income tax | 0% to PHP 250,000 a year (about USD 4,000), then 15% to 35% |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
About Makati Shangri-La, Manila
Makati Shangri-La, Manila is a luxury five-star hotel located in the heart of Makati, one of the Philippines’ leading business and commercial districts. It forms part of Shangri-La Group, an international hospitality company known for its luxury hotels, resorts, and distinctive Asian service culture. The property serves business and leisure travellers and offers guest rooms, restaurants, meeting facilities, wellness services, and event venues. Employees work in a professional, multicultural environment where attention to detail, guest satisfaction, teamwork, and genuine hospitality are highly valued. The hotel typically provides opportunities across finance, front office, food and beverage, housekeeping, engineering, sales, and other hotel departments. As a major employer in Manila’s hospitality sector, Makati Shangri-La may offer structured training, career development, employee benefits, and exposure to international service standards, subject to the specific employment package.