Finance Team Lead

Global Delivery Business Group; Pateros; On-site; PHP 1,674,000 - 2,344,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Delivery Business Group in Taguig City is seeking a Finance Team Lead – General Ledger to lead a team of finance professionals responsible for journal processing, month-end close, reconciliations, reporting, and forecasting. You will ensure timely closes, strong controls, and accurate financial results while driving engagement and continuous improvement.

The role requires a minimum of five years in general accounting within a BPO or shared services environment, with at least two years in

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in General Accounting, financial reporting, forecasting, and analysis in a BPO/shared services environment, including 2+ years in a leadership role.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy/Finance; CPA or equivalent preferred.
• Strong IAS/IFRS knowledge and ability to apply policies.
• Experience leading month-end close, journal processing, and reconciliations with SLAs.
• Proven people leadership: coaching, performance management, development planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the Finance–General Ledger team, ensuring accurate and timely delivery of journal processing, month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, reporting, forecasting, and related finance activities.
• Plan workloads, priorities, and close calendars to meet month-end deadlines and quality standards.
• Maintain a strong control environment by monitoring compliance, reviewing audit findings, and escalating risks.
• Manage team performance through goal setting, coaching, feedback, and development planning.
• Build team capability via cross-training, SOPs, and effective coverage planning.
• Drive continuous improvement and standardisation through automation and better controls.
• Serve as the escalation point for complex accounting issues and stakeholder queries.

Skills

General Accounting

Financial reporting

Forecasting

Team leadership

Month-end close

Journal processing

Balance sheet

Issue resolution

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA or equivalent preferred

Job description

Finance Team Lead

Job Location:Taguig City

Location Flexibility:Primary Location Only

Req Id:12212

Posting Start Date:9/30/26

Role Purpose:

The Finance Team Lead – General Ledger is responsible for leading and developing a team of finance professionals to deliver accurate, timely, and compliant General Ledger accounting, month-end close, reconciliations, reporting, and forecasting activities. The role ensures effective workload management, strong financial controls, prompt resolution of accounting issues, and high-quality support to business stakeholders, while driving employee engagement, process standardisation, automation, and continuous improvement across finance operations.

Job Description:

• Lead and oversee the Finance–General Ledger team, ensuring accurate and timely delivery of journal processing, month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, reporting, forecasting, and related finance activities.


• Plan and coordinate team workloads, priorities, and close calendars to ensure month-end deadlines, service-level commitments, and quality standards are consistently met.


• Maintain a strong control environment by monitoring compliance, reviewing audit findings, implementing corrective actions, and escalating material financial or operational risks.


• Manage team performance through goal setting, regular coaching, constructive feedback, recognition, development planning, and succession support.


• Build team capability through cross-training, knowledge sharing, standard operating procedures, and effective coverage planning.


• Drive continuous improvement and standardisation by identifying opportunities for automation, simplification, stronger controls, and more efficient finance processes.


• Serve as the primary escalation point for complex accounting issues, delivery concerns, and stakeholder queries, coordinating resolution with relevant finance and business partners.

Requirements:

• Minimum of five years of relevant experience in General Accounting, financial reporting, forecasting, and financial statement analysis within a BPO or shared services environment, including at least two years in a team lead, supervisory, or people-management capacity.


• Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy, Finance, or a related field; Certified Public Accountant or equivalent professional qualification is preferred.


• Strong knowledge of International Accounting Standards, with the ability to apply accounting policies, exercise sound judgement, and guide team members on complex accounting matters.


• Demonstrated experience leading month-end close, journal processing, balance sheet reconciliations, financial reporting, and issue resolution while meeting service-level, quality, and control requirements.


• Proven people‑leadership skills, including workload planning, delegation, coaching, performance management, capability development, cross‑training, and succession planning.


• Strong stakeholder‑management and communication skills, with the ability to present financial results, influence decisions, manage expectations, resolve conflicts, and escalation risks appropriately.


• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, address root causes, and maintain accuracy under tight deadlines.


• Sound understanding of internal controls, audit requirements, risk management, compliance, and the timely resolution of control deficiencies and aged balance sheet items.


• Demonstrated ability to identify and implement process improvements, standardisation, automation, and efficiency initiatives across finance operations.


• Ability to work extended hours during month-end close and forecasting periods and, when business requirements demand, on Philippine holidays.

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Relocation Supported:No

Visa Sponsorship Approved:No