Finance Controller recruitment
Finance Controller, Manila Philippines
The role will also have a people management and leadership responsibility for the key financial teams.
The position reports to the Managing Director in Philippines and has to manage a large team.
Responsibilities:
- Acting as the Group Accounting Authority in country and must be the financial link between Agencies and mother company.
- This role will act as a No. 2 to the MD Philippines.
- Must ensure that the Preparation of month end financial information (packs) for both the Agencies and into HFM is according to PCP’s – full GL functional month end close for all Agencies.
- Responsible for the management reconciliation of local GAAP to Group a/c rules.
- Must have a strong understanding of Taxation and application of all tax matters in the Philippines.
- Must ensure that all Financial Teams meet all month end deadlines for both Agency and Group Reporting – zero tolerance for slippage.
- Must ensure Mother company's Policies compliance across all teams.
- Must be the key Interface with Group auditors both internal and external.
- Must have the confidence and communication ability to inform Europe about issues both in the company and the Agencies in a professional and problem solving way.
- Able to understand in detail the working mechanism of each of the Financial functions in the company and where appropriate recommend structural changes around continuous improvement and provide value added solutions to process and system improvement.
- Must assist the MD with the Budget management of the company and work jointly with the MD or Country Manager to prepare, and forecast company's budgets.
- Ensure a sound understanding of, demonstrate commitment to comply with all accounting and statutory Mother company's Policies.
- Actively develop and maintain strong working relationships with all company's personnel both at an interpersonal level and across all business processes within the wider business environment.
- Maintain communication and behaviour standards that foster a culture of strong customer and service excellence both within company and across all customer and supplier organisations.
Key relationships
Country MD
CEO of the APAC region
CFO, COO Mother Company
Manager Tax, Europe
Manager Audit and Compliance, Eureope
Internal Company's Teams
Agency Finance Teams –CEO, CFO of Agency
External Teams – Auditors
Requirements:
• CA qualified as a minimum
• 7 years plus post qualification commercial financial accountant experience
• Proven Senior Financial Management Skills
• Ability to Lead/Motivate a team or virtual team
• Ability to analyse results and provide inferences and conclusions
• Knowledge of accounting standards and tax requirements
• Experience in the use of multiple financial systems desirable
• Senior experience in use of Excel