Director, Shared Services

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Partnership: Act as a key financial business partner to operational and departmental leaders, providing guidance for global strategic initiatives and margin optimization.
• Automation & Digital Transformation: Define and execute a multi-year automation roadmap. Partner with IT to modernize legacy systems and implement AI-enabled analytics to reduce manual dependency and enhance data integrity.
• Operational Excellence: Drive the standardization and automation of reconciliations, review processes, and journal entry workflows to improve the global financial close timeline.
• Compliance & Internal Controls: Partner with Internal Audit to maintain robust control systems (SOX) and safeguard company assets. Coordinate internal and external audits (tax authorities, auditors) by providing comprehensive documentation.
• KPI Management: Establish and implement performance dashboards to track key metrics such as rework rates, reconciliation completion, and journal entry volume.
• Financial Integrity: Ensure the quality and accuracy of financial reports and schedules provided to both internal stakeholders and external regulatory bodies.
• Leadership & Mentorship: Lead and develop a high-performing team (including Controllers and Global AR/AP leads), building a strong pipeline of talent within the Philippines center.
• Partnerships: Collaborates internally across multiple business functions and manages external relationships with External Auditors, Regulatory Bodies, Tax Authorities, Banks, and Financial Institutions.

Qualification & Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy or Finance is required. A Master’s degree (MBA) is a distinct advantage.
• Must be a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
• At least 12 years of relevant work experience in Finance Operations, with a minimum of 5 years in a Senior Manager capacity.
• Deep experience with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle) and financial planning tools. Working knowledge of US GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance is essential.
• Proven ability to lead large-scale strategic projects, system implementations, and process improvements in a global shared services environment.
• Strong leadership, decision-making, and conflict-management skills, with a focus on change management and adopting new technologies.
• Required training and competency across risk assessment, data privacy and IATF awareness, and Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) Code of Conduct.

Benefits

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