Finance Director – Finance Shared Services

Key Responsibilities

• Drive finance initiatives to position Finance Shared Services as a centre of excellence aligned with the Aurecon Blueprint and Finance strategy.
• Shape and deliver long-term FSS strategy, supporting ongoing finance transformation and organizational priorities.
• Lead end-to-end delivery across Source to Pay, Quote to Cash, Record to Report, Payroll, and Data Analytics.
• Partner with global finance leaders to standardize processes and embed best practices across geographies.
• Act as a key stakeholder in finance transformation, including Workday optimization, system implementations, and organizational redesign.
• Leverage automation, digital tools, and AI to improve efficiency, scalability, and service quality.
• Ensure strong governance, compliance, internal controls, and effective audit support across all jurisdictions.
• Deliver and monitor KPIs and SLAs, driving continuous performance improvement and cost effectiveness.
• Provide financial planning, forecasting, and actionable insights to support senior leadership decision-making.
• Build, lead, and engage a high-performing, diverse finance team in Manila while managing key global stakeholders and change initiatives.

Qualification & Requirements

What can you bring to the team?

Firstly, you will drive operational excellence, optimising finance processes, harnessing technology, and embedding a culture of continuous improvement and exceptional service delivery. You will also need the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field. MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• Certifications: Professional accounting/finance qualification (e.g., CPA, ACCA, CIMA) is required.
• 15+ years of progressive experience in finance, with at least 5 years in a leadership role within a Finance SSC or shared services environment. Experience in a multinational company is essential.
• Senior leader with executive presence, high emotional intelligence, and the ability to influence senior global stakeholders across functions.
• Deep expertise in finance operations and shared services, with proven experience building, scaling, and leading large teams to operational excellence.
• Decisive, highly effective communicator and stakeholder manager, able to set priorities, align teams, and drive outcomes in complex environments.
• Strong technology and change leadership capability, with advanced knowledge of ERPs, financial systems, automation, and transformation initiatives.
• Highly analytical finance leader with strong FP&A capability, data-driven decision-making skills, and awareness of the Philippine financial and technology landscape.

Benefits

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