Finance Manager - Philippines

ASSA ABLOY Philippines Inc; Pasig; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

ASSA ABLOY Philippines Inc is seeking a Finance Manager who will partner with the Philippines General Manager and report to the Division CFO. The role drives financial planning & analysis, monthly performance reporting, weekly forecasts, annual budgets, and long-term planning, delivering detailed insights and tracking country performance.

Responsibilities include budgeting, forecasting, balance sheet oversight, risk management, and coordinating statutory audits.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in FP&A and P&L management.
• Experience in a multinational company and manufacturing context is advantageous.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and local taxation.
• Big4 audit background is a plus; CA/CPA is favorable.

Responsibilities

• Partner with country stakeholders to deliver data-driven insights for decisions.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, and monthly performance analysis.
• Ensure statutory and group reporting requirements are met.
• Oversee tax compliance and external audit coordination.
• Maintain internal controls and risk mitigation aligned with policies.

Skills

FP&A experience

P&L management

multinational experience

IFRS knowledge

Big4 experience

Dynamics AX/D365

Excel

Hyperion

OneStream

CA/CPA

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

CA/CPA

Tools

Dynamics AX/D365

Hyperion

OneStream

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

About the role

This role will report to Division CFO and serve as the key business partner to the Philippines General Manager. The Finance Manager is responsible for developing a robust process in financial planning & analysis and reporting of monthly performance, weekly forecast, annual budget and long-term strategic planning; providing detailed analysis and insights to Country GM and Finance Director; tracking and measuring Country financial performance; and managing statutory audit and tax reporting to the tax authority.

Key responsibilities

• Business partnering with respective country stakeholders to provide data-driven insight to facilitate better decision making
• Drive initiatives to ensure that the businesses deliver capital efficiency and sustainable revenue generation with healthy margin growth and Operating Cash flow, through close partnership with GMs and other functional leaders
• Lead the budgeting, forecasting process, and monthly financial performance analysis
• Review and analyze business data, identify gaps and evaluate to enable achievement of targets according to each strategic need
• Responsible for the country's financial and accounting operations, ensure reporting requirements at Statutory and Group levels are met
• Conduct regular Balance Sheet reviews and implement mitigation actions to manage financial and business risks
• Build a strong and high-performance team to efficiently manage all finance operations while ensuring strong and transparent communication with Country GM, Functional and Division stakeholders
• Develop and maintain a robust internal control environment and risk mitigation framework, ensure the processes and policies implemented are aligned with ASSA ABLOY policies and guidelines, and local regulations
• Manage and oversee the taxation, corporate secretary affairs of the organization and liaise with the external firm for specialist advice, ensuring tax compliance
• Manage the External Audit and ensure the organization is compliant with accounting standards and statutory financial statements are timely issued and filed

About you

• 10 years' relevant experience with multi-national company in the capacity of FP&A and P&L management, experience from manufacturing environment is a plus
• Sound business acumen and quantitative & analytical skills with good detail orientation
• Proactive, self-motivated, independent with good interpersonal skills
• Strong organization skill and ability to multi-task
• Able to handle full set of accounts, preferably using Microsoft Dynamics AX / D365
• Proficient in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Power Point)
• Good experience in Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) and OneStream reporting
• Strong working knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and local taxation regulations
• Demonstrated success in a project leadership role, with the strong ability to influence key stakeholders
• Prior Big 4 audit firm experience is a plus; CA or CPA is a plus