Financial Controller(Hybrid) - #35386

Manila Recruitment; Quezon City; Hybrid; PHP 2,000,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Manila Recruitment is seeking an experienced Senior Financial Controller to lead the Philippines F&A function. You will own month-end closes, ensure compliance with IFRS/PFRS, and drive strong internal controls across multi-entity operations.

This role requires hands-on leadership, scalability, and collaboration with local operations and overseas executives. Hybrid setup with on-site weekly in Eastwood, and a focus on process optimization and accurate financial reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• 8+ years of progressive Accounting and Financial Control experience.
• 3+ years in a senior leadership role (e.g., Financial Controller/Finance Manager).
• Strong hands-on experience in General Ledger, month-end close, journal entries, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS/PFRS, financial reporting, internal controls, and compliance.
• Experience managing high-volume finance operations including client billing, multi-currency revenue, and large-scale payroll.
• Experience with multi-entity and multi-currency transactions.
• Proven ability to lead, manage, and develop finance teams.
• Hands-on with ERP implementation, migration, or system optimization.
• Excellent Excel and financial reporting tool skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Establish structure, controls, and financial discipline across the F&A team.
• Own end-to-end month-end and year-end close for the Philippines entity.
• Standardize reconciliations and intercompany matching; resolve discrepancies.
• Lead ERP upgrades and automation to reduce manual tasks.
• Review and re-engineer processes to remove bottlenecks.
• Design and implement robust internal control frameworks.
• Provide variance analysis and data-driven insights to CFO and local leadership.
• Collaborate with local operations and overseas executives to ensure accurate reporting.

Skills

IFRS/PFRS knowledge

GL & month-end close

Financial reporting

Internal controls

Leadership & people mgmt

ERP systems

Multi-currency handling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

SAP

NetSuite

Xero

Hyperion

Job description

Company Profile

Our client is a premier, ISO-certified global staff outsourcing company providing top-tier remote staffing solutions in the Philippines, India, and Colombia. They focus on delivering dedicated, highly skilled professional staff who consistently exceed expectations, offering premium offshore support to elevate businesses.

With Our client, you can scale your organization rapidly, efficiently, and cost-effectively with dedicated remote staff based on their state-of-the-art offices in the Philippines, India, or Colombia.

Our client's rigorous recruitment process has been the cornerstone of their success, allowing them to source exceptional talent from the top 5% of professionals across these regions. By tapping into passive candidates, our client provides the highest quality offshore staffing solutions that drive business growth.

Duties and Responsibilities

Financial Governance & Ledger Discipline

• Establish rigorous structure, controls, and financial discipline across the Philippines F&A team to ensure all transactions, journal entries, and accounting treatments comply with local and international standards.
• Own the end-to-end month-end and year-end close processes for the Philippines entity, ensuring strict adherence to timelines and group reporting deadlines.
• Standardize balance sheet reconciliations, clearing accounts, and intercompany matching protocols, actively resolving historical discrepancies.

Systems Optimization & Workflow Automation

• Serve as the finance lead for accounting system/ERP upgrades, optimizing configurations to unlock automated workflows and eliminate manual interventions while reducing storage or information in excel workbooks.
• Review, map, and re-engineer current financial operational processes to eliminate bottlenecks, reducing the team's reliance on repetitive manual tasks.

Financial Reporting & Analytics

• Design, implement, and deliver a comprehensive monthly local reporting package that provides visibility into revenue performance, expense drivers, and balance sheet fluctuations.
• Work closely with the GFC to ensure local financial data seamlessly and accurately feeds into global consolidation models, transfer pricing mechanisms, and group tax structures.
• Provide clear variance analysis and data-driven insights to the CFO and local leadership to explain the "why" behind the numbers.

Internal Controls & Process Collaboration

• Partner with the Finance and Accounting team to bridge the gap between high-volume transactional processing (AR/AP/Payroll) and accurate general ledger accounting.
• Design and implement robust internal control frameworks to mitigate financial risk, enhance transparency, and improve audit readiness.

Qualifications and Must Have-Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Accountancy, Finance, or any related field.
• At least 8 years of progressive Accounting and Financial Control experience.
• At least 3 years of experience in a senior leadership role (e.g., Financial Controller, Finance Manager, or Audit Senior Manager).
• Strong hands-on experience in General Ledger (GL), month-end closing, journal entries, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS/PFRS, financial reporting, internal controls, and compliance.
• Experience managing high-volume finance and accounting operations, including client billing, multi-currency revenue, and large-scale payroll processing.
• Experience handling multi-entity and multi-currency transactions.
• Proven ability to lead, manage, and develop finance teams.
• Strong technical accounting and financial controllership capabilities, with a willingness to remain hands-on with operational tasks.
• Experience leading or actively participating in ERP implementation, migration, or major system optimization.
• Excellent Excel skills and proficiency in financial reporting tools.
• Strong understanding of operational finance, process improvements, and financial controls.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate with local operations and overseas executives.
• Must have a proactive, agile, and hands-on leadership approach, with the ability to build processes and resolve operational challenges.
• Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and organizational skills

Nice-To-Have

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) qualification.
• Experience in BPO, call center, offshoring, or professional staffing industries.
• Experience with SAP, NetSuite, Xero, Hyperion, or other ERP platforms.
• Experience in multi-country financial reporting and international operations.
• Experience in financial consolidation and intercompany transactions.
• Experience in ERP migration, finance automation, and system optimization projects.

Job Type: Full-Time Permanent

Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8AM-5PM (PHT)

Location: Hybrid (Eastwood)- once a week on-site

Industry: Offshoring/OIutsourcing/Staffing