CFO Country Finance Head for Shared Service

Location: Mandaluyong

Work Setup: Hybrid 1 day WFH 4 days RTO

The CFO / Country Finance Head will serve as the strategic financial leader and executive steward for the Global Business Services (GBS) / Shared Services hub in the Philippines. This role is responsible for driving financial performance operational governance and financial transformation across multi-country accounting towers. The ideal candidate will blend top-tier fiduciary oversight with the operational excellence required to scale migrations lead transitions and manage matrixed stakeholders across multinational business units.

• Oversee the end-to-end financial operations of the Shared Services hub including financial accounting compliance statutory reporting tax strategy and treasury management.
• Act as a core member of the country leadership team providing commercial insights and financial guardrails to ensure profitability and cost-efficiency.
• Define track and optimize financial metrics Unit Cost models chargebacks and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with global internal entities.
• Establish robust internal controls risk management framework and full compliance with local regulatory requirements (SEC BIR PEZA/BOI where applicable).

• Partner with global stakeholders to steer finance transformation roadmaps process optimization and automation initiatives (RPA ERP upgrades AI tooling).
• Lead and governance the end-to-end migration of local onshore finance and accounting functions (RTR P2P OTC FP&A) from global entities into the consolidated hub.
• Spearhead a culture of continuous improvement utilizing Lean Six Sigma frameworks to reduce operational waste and drive down service delivery costs.

• Lead mentor and build a high-performing finance organization managing direct reports across multiple towers (Accounting Managers FP&A leads and Operations Supervisors).
• Manage the strategic capacity planning talent retention and succession management within the finance hub.
• Navigate and align complex matrixed reporting lines bridging local statutory country realities with global corporate finance directives.

• Education: Bachelors degree in Accountancy Finance or a related field. An MBA or equivalent advanced degree is highly preferred.
• Certification: CPA (Certified Public Accountant) qualification is strongly desired.
• Experience: * At least 1215 years of progressive financial leadership experience with a minimum of 5 years in a senior executive capacity (CFO Finance Director or VP of Finance) inside a Shared Services GBS Captive Hub or BPO environment.
  • Proven track record of managing multi-million dollar budgets structural transformations and regional country migrations.
• Technical Skills: * Deep understanding of international accounting standards (IFRS / US GAAP) and local Philippine statutory frameworks.
  • Proficiency with enterprise ERP systems (SAP Oracle NetSuite) and digital finance transformation technologies.
• Competencies: * Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills to influence cross-border executive leadership.
  • Strong commercial acumen balanced with high operational agility in a high-volume transaction environment.