Finance Manager

CITADEL Pacific Ltd.; Philippines; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive total rewards package

Discretionary bonuses

Job summary

CITADEL Pacific Ltd. is seeking a Finance Manager (FP&A) in the Philippines to support the Senior Finance Manager, Finance Head, and CEO in delivering timely financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting.

The role involves leading month-end closing, audit coordination, and strategic financial analysis to drive profitability and growth. The ideal candidate has a university degree in business/finance, 5+ years in FP&A, and strong Excel skills, with CPA preferred.

Qualifications

• University degree in Business, Accounting, and/or Finance required.
• CPA is preferred.
• More than 5 years in financial planning and analysis (FP&A) role.
• 7+ years in finance and accounting work experience.
• Strong knowledge of financial management and business performance analysis.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow).
• Oversee month-end closing and pre-close analysis.
• Coordinate annual audit and statutory reporting.
• Lead planning, budgeting, and long-term financial modeling.
• Monitor performance vs budgets and provide variance explanations.

Skills

FP&A

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial modeling

Excel

Leadership

Education

University degree in Business/Accounting/Finance

CPA preferred

Tools

Excel

Job description

The Finance Manager (FP&A) willsupport Senior Finance Manager/ Finance Head and CEO/Managing Director in ensuring the delivery of timely and accurate financial reporting and analysis, annual budgeting process and periodic forecasting process.Manage month-end closing process, management information and presentation, business partnering, annual audit, statutory reporting and filing, treasury and tax requirements; and assist the Senior Finance Manager/ Finance Head and CEO/Managing Director in ad hoc business development and other finance activities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting that includes Profit & Loss Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement, Cash Forecast, CAPEX Report and all other report packages as required by the group and handle management presentation,
• Supervise the overall month-end closing process and perform pre-closing analysis to ensure the quality of every month-end closing.
• Monitor and ensure that the annual audit activity is delivered and in compliance with accounting standards and group guidelines.
• Lead and coordinate the overall planning process and prepare the short-term and long-term financial and capital plans and budgets based on group guidelines including the annual operating budget and financial model.
• Monitor performance vs budget and forecasts, identify variances and build commentaries for explanations.
• Manage the company's forecasting process and provide actionable insights to support the business in driving profitability and growth.
• Support the CEO/Managing Director and Finance Head in tracking the company scorecard including support to the local team on tracking strategic plans to ensure financial KPIs are achieved.
• Provide detailed financial analysis in measuring the overall group performance, and the performance of each department/ business unit including variance analysis, trend analysis and scenario planning and other ad hoc financial analysis and presentation requested by management.
• Participate or lead in the continuous improvement of finance processes, enhancement, automation and streamlining projects.
• Ensure compliance to all other statutory filing requirements e.g. Profit Tax Return and Census Submissions
• Manage the local operational requirement in Treasury and Tax including liaising with group and 3rd party.
• Assist the Senior Finance Manager/Finance Head and CEO/Managing Director in ad hoc business development and other finance activities.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• University degree in Business, Accounting, and/or Finance
• CPA is preferred
• Must have more than5 years in financial planning and analysis (FP&A) role
• Must have7 years in work experience related to finance and accounting
• Strong knowledge of Financial Management, Business performance analysis and appraisal, evaluation of risks and opportunities
• Excellent numerical ability, modelling and excel skills.
• Seasoned in performing effective in-depth analysis of business cases, summarize and highlight information to enable sound decision-making by management.
• Ability to demonstrate effective business partnering.
• Ability to lead or handle projects with minimum supervision.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Ability to work independently and in teams.
• Ability to demonstrate work consistent with company and management objectives.
• Self-propelled, takes initiatives and is interested in learning the company's business and related industry

About CITADEL Pacific

CITADEL Pacific Ltd. (CPL) is a diversified private holding company with operations in the Philippines, Hong Kong, Macau, the Republic of Palau, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the US Territory of Guam. Our holdings range from controlling stakes in companies engaged in telecommunications, retail, petroleum and gas distribution, commercial, and industrial property, in-flight catering, and manpower services. Recent acquisitions entering Solar and Data Center businesses position CITADEL to future facing and fast-growing industries in renewables energy and digital infrastructure. Our recent acquisitions of Solar and Data Center businesses position CITADEL in future-facing, fast-growing industries within the renewable energy and digital infrastructure sectors. We offer a competitive total rewards package which includes a base salary determined by factors such as role, experience, skill set, and location. Additionally, eligible employees may receive discretionary bonuses based on both company performance and individual achievements. Our benefits and programs are designed to meet the needs of our employees and are benchmarked to the market. Detailed information regarding compensation and benefits will be shared during the hiring process.