Business Control Manager Philippines

CEVA; Parañaque; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

HMO w/ 2 free dependents

Group Life Insurance

Medical Reimbursement

Sick Leave + Vacation Leave + Bereav…

Birthday token

Annual Performance Reviews w/ salary–?

Annual Company Performance Bonus

Retirement fund

Job summary

CEVA Logistics in the Philippines is seeking a Finance Business Partner to lead business controlling and operations control for local operations. The role focuses on P&L performance visibility, strong governance, and continuous process improvements across air, ocean, and country activities.

You will partner with Product and Operations teams to deliver timely reporting, robust KPI dashboards, and insightful analyses that drive actionable outcomes while aligning with Group policies.

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or relevant field.
• 5+ years in finance controlling / operations / logistics.
• Strong accounting knowledge and business analysis capability.
• Experience in operations control, KPI tracking, and process improvement.
• Advanced Excel; exposure to BI tools (Power BI, Qlik) is an advantage.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide Finance Business Partner support to Product / Operations leadership (Air, Ocean, and country operations).
• Analyze monthly P&L, KPIs, and trends; prepare management reporting (MBR, dashboards).
• Provide business insights (key accounts, trade lanes, activity trends, cost analysis) to support decision-making.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting cycles, ensuring alignment with business strategy.
• Monitor execution of action plans and support business leaders in performance follow-up.
• Own operation control KPI monitoring and reporting for the country.
• Ensure data integrity and accuracy in TMS and operational systems.
• Oversee jobfile quality, financial integrity, and timely revenue/cost recognition.
• Perform variance analysis and root cause investigation for KPI deviations.
• Drive corrective actions with stakeholders and track implementation.
• Establish and maintain operations control framework aligned with Group/Regional policies.
• Perform control assessments and implement improvements to strengthen governance.
• Ensure follow-up of internal audit and internal control recommendations.
• Support process optimization initiatives and standardization across functions.
• Produce monthly KPI dashboards and performance summaries for management.
• Deliver ad-hoc analysis on business outlook, cost drivers, and operational performance.
• Ensure accuracy and timeliness of financial and operational reporting outputs.
• Coordinate with Product, Operations, Finance, and Regional teams.
• Deploy Group/Regional procedures and best practices locally.
• Lead communication, training, and awareness on operation control standards.
• Support new business initiatives, IT tools, and transformation projects from a control and financial perspective.
• Manage Supervisor, ensuring clear KPI ownership and deliverables.
• Allocate responsibilities between business analysis vs operational control execution.
• Drive capability building and performance management within the team.

Skills

Finance business partner

P&L management

KPI monitoring

Operational control

Budgeting & forecasting

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Excel advanced

Power BI

Qlik

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Business

Tools

Power BI

Qlik

Excel

Job description

CEVA Logistics provides global supply chain solutions to connect people, products, and providers all around the world. Present in 170+ countries and with more than 110,000 employees spread over 1,500 sites, we are proud to be a Top 5 global 3PL.

We believe that our employees are the key to our success. We want to engage and empower our diverse, global team to co-create value with our customers through our solutions in contract logistics and air, ocean, ground, and finished vehicle transport. That is why CEVA Logistics offers a dynamic and exceptional work environment that fosters personal growth, innovation, and continuous improvement.

At CEVA Logistics, weRise inMotion. Your career is always on the move,growingas fast and as far as your ambition takes you. Join a global team ofnearly 200nationalities, shaping the future of global trade, moving essential goods, forging new paths, and pushing boundaries to serve an ever-changing world. The pace is fast, the challenges are real, but the rewards are greater: growth, purpose, and the chance to make a meaningful impact. This is more than a job.It’sa journey on which you rise.

YOUR ROLE

Act as the single point of ownership for Business Controlling and Operations Control, partnering with product and operations teams to ensure financial performance visibility, strong operational controls, and continuous process improvement.

The role combines P&L performance management, KPI monitoring, and operational control governance, ensuring timely reporting, data accuracy, and alignment with Group policies while driving corrective actions and business insights.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

1. Business Controlling & Performance Management

• Act as Finance Business Partner to Product / Operations leadership (Air, Ocean, and country operations).
• Analyze monthly P&L, KPIs, and trends and prepare management reporting (MBR, dashboards).
• Provide business insights (key accounts, trade lanes, activity trends, cost analysis) to support decision-making.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting cycles, ensuring alignment with business strategy.
• Monitor execution of action plans and support business leaders in performance follow-up.

2. Operations Control & KPI Governance

• Own operation control KPI monitoring and reporting for the country.
• Ensure data integrity and accuracy in TMS and operational systems.
• Oversee jobfile quality, financial integrity, and timely revenue/cost recognition.
• Perform variance analysis and root cause investigation for KPI deviations.
• Drive corrective actions with stakeholders and track implementation.

3. Internal Control & Process Improvement

• Establish and maintain operations control framework aligned with Group/Regional policies.
• Perform control assessments and implement improvements to strengthen governance.
• Ensure follow-up of internal audit and internal control recommendations.
• Support process optimization initiatives and standardization across functions.

4. Reporting, Analysis & Decision Support

• Produce monthly KPI dashboards and performance summaries for management.
• Deliver ad-hoc analysis on business outlook, cost drivers, and operational performance.
• Ensure accuracy and timeliness of financial and operational reporting outputs.

5. Stakeholder Management & Process Deployment

• Coordinate with Product, Operations, Finance, and Regional teams.
• Deploy Group/Regional procedures and best practices locally.
• Lead communication, training, and awareness on operation control standards.
• Support new business initiatives, IT tools, and transformation projects from a control and financial perspective.

6. Team Management

• Manage Supervisor, ensuring clear KPI ownership and deliverables.
• Allocate responsibilities between business analysis vs operational control execution.
• Drive capability building and performance management within the team.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or relevant field.
• At least 5 years experience in finance controlling / operations / logistics environment.
• Strong accounting knowledge and business analysis capability.
• Experience in operations control, KPI tracking, and process improvement.
• Advanced Excel; exposure to BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Qlik) is an advantage.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.

Key Success Factors

• Accurate and timely financial & operational reporting
• Strong KPI visibility and action-driven performance culture
• Improved data integrity and process compliance
• Effective cross-functional collaboration
• Continuous process and control improvements

WHAT DO WE HAVE TO OFFER?

• HMO w/ 2 free dependents from day 1 of hiring
• Group Life Insurance
• Medical Reimbursement (includes eyeglasses)
• Sick Leave + Vacation Leave + Bereavement Leave
• Birthday token
• Annual Performance Reviews w/ a chance of a salary alignment
• Annual Company Performance Bonus
• Retirement fund

ABOUT TOMORROW

We value your professional and personal growth. That’s why we share plenty of career opportunities for you to thrive within CEVA. Join CEVA for a challenging career.

CEVA Logistics is proud to be an equal opportunity work place and an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or any other characteristic. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individual with Disabilities.