Finance Team Lead

Fujitsu Limited; Taguig; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Fujitsu Limited seeks a Finance Team Lead – General Ledger to guide a professional team through journal processing, month-end close, reconciliations, reporting, and forecasting. You will drive accuracy, controls, and timely deliverables while building capability and automating processes.

In this leadership role, you’ll plan workloads, monitor service levels, mentor staff, and partner with stakeholders to resolve issues and tighten the control environment, ensuring compliant and efficient finance

Qualifications

• Minimum five years in General Accounting, with at least two years in team leadership.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance; CPA or equivalent preferred.
• Strong IFRS/IAS knowledge and experience with month-end close.
• Proven ability to manage workloads, controls, and process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the General Ledger team to ensure timely journal processing and month-end close.
• Coordinate workloads and calendars to meet deadlines and service levels.
• Maintain strong controls by monitoring compliance and addressing audit findings.
• Coach staff, set goals, and support development and succession planning.
• Drive process improvement and automation across finance operations.
• Escalate complex issues and coordinate resolution with partners.
• Work extended hours during close and forecasting periods as needed.

Skills

Team leadership

General Ledger

Month-end close

Financial reporting

IFRS/IAS knowledge

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

CPA or equivalent preferred

Tools

SAP/Oracle Financials

Excel (Advanced)

Job description

Location Flexibility: Primary Location Only

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 escalating 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.