CFO / Country Finance Head for Shared Service

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Financial Leadership & Governance

• 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).

Shared Services Transformation & Migration

• 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.

People Leadership & Matrix Management

• 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.

Qualification & Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s 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 12–15 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.

Benefits

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