Strategic Finance Leader for Growth & Governance

The Corporate Institute; Hinoba-an; On-site; PHP 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

The Corporate Institute seeks a seasoned Head of Finance to build and own the company’s finance foundation, covering controllership, reporting, compliance, audit, cash discipline, governance, systems, and internal controls while partnering with leadership on planning, profitability, and decision support.

As a strong finance operator, you will keep books clean, reports reliable, audits timely, and controls robust, enabling growth and strategic decision-making across the organization.

Qualifications

• CA qualification is mandatory.
• 15+ years of post-CA leadership experience in high-growth environments.

Responsibilities

• Own monthly, quarterly, and annual close with audit-ready reporting.
• Lead preparation of financial statements, MIS, P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and reconciliations.
• Establish and strengthen financial controls, governance, maker-checker processes, and audit trails.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards, GST, income tax, and transfer pricing.
• Lead audits (statutory, internal, tax, investor) and liaise with auditors and banks to resolve issues.
• Drive high-quality reporting for leadership, the Board, and investors with accuracy and consistency.
• Own treasury operations, cash flow forecasting, working capital, banking relationships, and liquidity planning.
• Strengthen controls around revenue recognition, AP, payroll, procurement, and expenses.
• Drive automation and continuous improvement across accounting, reporting, and ERP systems.
• Lead and mentor Finance teams across controllership, accounting, taxation, reporting, and audit.

Skills

Chartered Accountant

Finance Leadership

Audit & Compliance

Financial Reporting

Stakeholder Management

Education

Chartered Accountant qualification

Job description

The Corporate Institute seeks a seasoned Head of Finance to build and own the company’s finance foundation, covering controllership, reporting, compliance, audit, cash discipline, governance, systems, and internal controls while partnering with leadership on planning, profitability, and decision support.

As a strong finance operator, you will keep books clean, reports reliable, audits timely, and controls robust, enabling growth and strategic decision-making across the organization.