Senior Manager - Finance

edamama; Makati; On-site; PHP 1,500,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading online retail platform in Makati is seeking a Senior Finance Manager to oversee financial operations and reporting. This role requires a Certified Public Accountant with strong retail and e-commerce experience. You will provide strategic input and lead financial presentations to the management team while ensuring compliance with statutory regulations. If you thrive in a startup environment, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• Preferably a Certified Public Accountant.
• Retail/e-commerce experience is a must, preferably both.
• Finance Operations oversight (A/R, A/P, cash management, accounting, tax).
• Experience with the consolidation of the books of operating subsidiaries.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall oversight of the Finance team and function.
• Oversee accounts, books closing, AP/AR, and reporting to management.
• Act as a business partner to key organizational functions.
• Provide strategic financial input and leadership on decisions.
• Lead financial presentations and P&L reviews with the board.
• Ensure statutory compliances like VAT and income tax.
• Coordinate banking and treasury activities for cash flow management.
• Implement financial controls and track adherence to SOPs.

Skills

Financial reporting expertise

Strong people management background

Retail/e-commerce experience

Tax and regulatory compliance exposure

Experience with ERP systems

Education

Certified Public Accountant

Job description

edamama is the #1 online-to-offline (O2O) platform focused on products and services for parents and families in the Philippines! We're a mama-led company (with dads, aspiring parents, and kid-at-hearts on board too!) on a mission to make parenting easier. Think content, commerce, and community wrapped up in one supportive space. We've reached another milestone in 2023 when we started to branch out into retail aiming to have 100 stores in the next 5 years!

What You'll Do

As our Senior Finance Manager, you'll play a crucial role in steering our financial ship. You'll oversee our financial operations, ensuring accurate and timely reporting, planning, and compliance. We're looking for a hands‑on leader who is passionate about finance and has a knack for turning numbers into insights.

Key Responsibility Areas

• Provide overall oversight of the Finance team and function, including financial planning & analysis, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, controls, accounting, treasury, and taxation.
• Oversee accounts, books closing, AP/AR, preparation of periodic financials, and regular reporting to company management and board.
• Act as a business partner to key organizational functions (marketing, category management, operations, etc.) to help them evaluate issues through a financial lens.
• Provide strategic financial input and leadership on decision‑making issues affecting the organization, i.e. improve financial controls, evaluate project and departmental budgets/forecasts, run cost‑benefit analysis, etc.
• Lead financial presentations and P&L reviews with the company's board and shareholders.
• Ensure statutory compliances - VAT, income tax, payroll management, and liaise with consultants and auditors as required for statutory audits, return filings, etc.
• Coordinate banking and treasury activities for smooth cash flow management.
• Implement financial controls - finalize budgets, set up controls and monitoring mechanisms across the organization, and track variance and adherence to SOPs.

What We're Looking For

• Preferably a Certified Public Accountant
• Retail/e‑commerce experience is a must, preferably both
• Financial reporting expertise, including inventory audit/controls knowledge
• Finance Operations oversight (A/R, A/P, cash management, accounting, tax)
• Strong people management background with proficiency in prioritizing and delegating a high volume of tasks
• Experience with the consolidation of the books of operating subsidiaries
• Tax and regulatory compliance exposure, eg dealing with BIR for audits, etc
• Experience with implementing processes and systems, eg ERP or similar (eg automating admin tasks)
• Interest in working in a startup and building, ability to deliver results in a less structured environment and not be phased by rapidly evolving priorities
• Willingness to work in our Makati office