Financial Analyst- Lead

We Connect Hr Solutions Opc; Philippines; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

We Connect Hr Solutions Opc is seeking a Senior FP&A professional in the Philippines to lead budgeting, rolling forecasts, and long-range planning. You will build and maintain financial models, consolidate inputs, and provide insightful analyses to guide senior leadership.

The role partners with business units on pricing, cost management, headcount, and capital investment decisions. You will mentor analysts, streamline reporting, ensure data quality, and support audits while upholding accuracy

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting & Economics.
• 3–5 years in FP&A, corporate finance, or related roles.
• 1–2 years of team leadership or mentoring analysts.
• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills.
• Strong grasp of financial statements, budgeting, cost accounting.
• Excellent communication to explain numbers to non-finance.
• Detail oriented with analytical thinking.

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual budget, rolling forecasts, and long-range planning processes
• Build and maintain financial models, including scenario and sensitivity analyses
• Consolidate inputs from department heads and challenge assumptions constructively
• Prepare monthly management reports, variance analyses and KPI dashboards
• Identify trends, risks, and opportunities, and communicate recommendations
• Support quarterly and annual business reviews and executive presentations
• Act as the finance partner to business units advising on pricing, cost management, headcount, and capital investment decisions
• Evaluate business cases, ROI, and project proposals
• Guide, review, and develop junior and mid-level analysts
• Set priorities, assign work, and ensure accuracy and timeliness of deliverables
• Promote best practices in modeling, documentation, and data quality
• Streamline reporting and forecasting processes through automation
• Work with Accounting to align actuals and management reporting
• Strengthen financial controls and support audit requests

Skills

Advanced Excel

Financial modeling

Forecasting

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting & Economics

Tools

SAP

Oracle

NetSuite

Anaplan

Hyperion

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Python

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Planning, budgeting & forecasting

• Lead the annual budget, rolling forecasts, and long-range planning processes

• Build and maintain financial models, including scenario and sensitivity analyses

• Consolidate inputs from department heads and challenge assumptions constructively

Performance reporting & analysis

• Prepare monthly management reports, variance analyses (actual vs. budget/forecast), and KPI dashboards

• Identify trends, risks, and opportunities, and communicate recommendations to senior leadership

• Support quarterly and annual business reviews and board or executive presentations

Business partnering

• Act as the finance partner to business units, advising on pricing, cost management, headcount, and capital investment decisions

• Evaluate business cases, ROI, and project proposals

Team leadership

• Guide, review, and develop junior and mid-level analysts

• Set priorities, assign work, and ensure accuracy and timeliness of deliverables

• Promote best practices in modeling, documentation, and data quality

Process & systems improvement

• Streamline reporting and forecasting processes through automation and standardization

• Work with Accounting to ensure alignment between actuals and management reporting

• Strengthen financial controls and support audit and compliance requests as needed

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting & Economics

• 3-5 years of experience in financial planning and analysis, corporate finance, or a related role

• At least 1-2 years of experience leading, mentoring, or supervising analysts

• Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills (forecasting, variance analysis, scenario modeling)

• Strong understanding of financial statements, budgeting, and cost accounting principles

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex numbers to non-finance audiences

• Strong attention to detail, analytical thinking, and sound judgment under deadlines

Preferred

• Professional certification or progress toward one (CPA, CFA, CMA, or MBA)

• Experience with ERP and planning tools (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, Anaplan, Hyperion)

• Proficiency in BI and data tools (Power BI, Tableau, SQL, or Python)

• Experience in a fast-growing, multi-entity, or regional/multinational environment

• Industry experience relevant to the company

Core Competencies

• Analytical and strategic thinking

• Business acumen

• Leadership and people development

• Stakeholder management and influence

• Ownership and accountability

• Integrity and confidentiality