Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis

bolttech; Manila; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

bolttech in Manila is seeking a Lead to build and manage the Financial Planning and Analysis function. You will ensure timely and accurate financial reporting to stakeholders and drive continuous process improvements. You will also back the Reporting Manager on ad-hoc assignments.

You will lead the RTR team’s FP&A activities, coordinate with higher offices, and support external auditors for year-end Financial Statements submissions. Experience in CPA, auditing, and ERP systems is essential.

Qualifications

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with external auditing background.
• At least 4 years of experience in external auditing and private company environments.
• At least 2 years of external audit experience.
• At least 2 years of managerial experience or equivalent people-management exposure.
• Experience with at least two accounting ERP systems; Oracle ERP preferred.
• Strong MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.

Responsibilities

• Report monthly key results, highlights and insights to Finance Lead and higher offices for external and management reporting.
• Support the Reporting Manager to ensure smooth execution of group tasks and objectives.
• Oversee daily RTR activities related to FP&A to ensure complete, accurate and reliable financial reports.
• Establish and enforce accounting methods, policies and principles in line with local and international standards.
• Maintain efficient accounting systems and processes to enable quick, reliable reporting.
• Assist in special projects, workflow improvements and strategic planning for timely resolution of finance matters.
• Collaborate with higher offices on accounting queries to ensure timely reporting and compliance.
• Coordinate with external auditors on forecasts and budget reporting related to year-end FS submission.
• Lead meetings with internal and external stakeholders to communicate financial matters and impacts.
• Provide support to other countries and higher offices for group objectives as needed.

Skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Adaptability

Education

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Tools

Oracle ERP

Job description

Lead, build up and handle the Financial Planning and Analysis function. Ensure the financial reporting (internal and external) to relevant stakeholders is done accurately and timely. Drive continuous process improvements to meet goals and objectives effectively and efficiently. Additionally, support the Reporting Manager on ad-hoc assignments.

You will be responsible for…

• Reporting to Finance Lead, Philippines and higher offices on the monthly key reports, highlights, and insights of company's financial results that will be used for external and management report compliance.
• Supporting the Reporting Manager to ensure smooth handling of group tasks, objectives, and goals.
• Managing and overseeing the daily activities of Finance and Accounting RTR team that are related to FP&A function to ensure completeness, accuracy, and reliability of the financial reports.
• Support in establishing and enforcing proper accounting methods, policies, and principle in accordance, and to comply with the local and international framework/standards.
• Ensuring that accounting system and processes are maintained in efficient and effective ways to help establish quick and reliable reporting.
• Supporting Reporting Manager with special projects, workflow process improvements and strategic planning to review and expedite the clearing of all finance related matters.
• Collaborating with higher offices for any accounting-related queries for timely report submission and compliance.
• Working with external auditors on relevant requests related to forecasts and budget reporting that are connected to year-end timely submission of Financial Statements (FS) both in local and higher offices.
• Leading and presiding with relevant meetings with internal and external parties to communicate all relevant matters that involve finance and relevant impacts.
• Assisting other countries and higher offices to some other tasks that require support for attaining group objectives and goals as part of ad hoc task.

For you to be successful…

…we expect you to be able to demonstrate the following key competencies:

Impactful

• You need to act and deliver relevant results on a reasonable and timely manner.
• Must focus on continuous improvement and creating best possible outcomes that will contribute excellent impact for growth of the team.

Adaptable

• You need to adapt at speed with company's discipline and overall business process within the expected timeframe.
• Ability to work under pressure, adjust and demonstrate flexibility.
• Be comfortable with ambiguity.
• You must have a broad knowledge and very good experience in related platform, processes and transactions, up-to-date knowledge on standards by working with huge/large data, collaborate with others, learn, professional trainings and use new technology, techniques, tools and strategies, and work within an agile environment.
• Must take initiative and action, deliver outcomes, make decisions (using data), understand of how individual efforts align to organizational strategy and deliver continuous improvement.

Creative

• You must have the ability to experiment, develop and innovate new ways in solving problems, demonstrate original thinking and leverages solutions from outside environments.

You will require the following qualifications and skills

• Registered Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
• Must have at least four (4) total years of experience in external auditing and private company.
• Must have at least two (2) years audit experience (external).
• Must have at least two (2) years managerial experience or with equivalent background in people's handling and strategy.
• Must have good knowledge and experience in using at least two (2) accounting Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software. Knowledge in Oracle ERP is an advantage.
• Strong and advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Powerpoint.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.