Finance Team Lead

Global Delivery Business Group; Pateros; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Delivery Business Group in Taguig City seeks a Finance Team Lead – General Ledger to guide a professional GL team in delivering accurate month‑end closes, reconciliations, reporting, and forecasting with strong controls. You will manage workloads, drive standardisation and automation across finance processes, mentor staff, and collaborate with business partners to ensure timely, compliant results.

Applicants should have at least five years in general accounting, a degree in

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of relevant General Ledger, financial reporting, forecasting, and analysis experience in a BPO/shared services.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA or equivalent preferred.
• Strong knowledge of International Accounting Standards (IFRS) and applying policies for complex matters.

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 and close calendars to meet deadlines and service levels.
• 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.]

Skills

Team leadership

General accounting

Financial reporting

Forecasting

IFRS knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

Job description

Finance Team Lead

Job Location: Taguig City

Location Flexibility: Primary Location Only

Team: Finance-General Ledger

Finance Team Lead – General Ledger

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.

Relocation Supported: No

Visa Sponsorship Approved: No