Team Lead, DBS Finance

Dover Business Services; Cebu City; On-site; PHP 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Dover Business Services (DBS) in Cebu City, Philippines, is seeking a Finance professional to support FP&A reporting, close processes, and controllership activities across the group.

You will prepare P&L, headcount, and management reporting; review variances; assist in audits; and help standardize FP&A templates. Strong Excel and English communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of three years of relevant Finance experience, FP&A, Controllership, Accounting, or Reporting.
• Experience with forecasting, budgeting, and variance analysis.
• Strong English communication skills, both oral and written.
• Experience with ERP, planning, consolidation, or workflow tools such as Oracle, OneStream, Hyperion, Essbase, Power BI, SharePoint, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Lead FP&A and Controllership reporting cycles.
• Prepare P&L, headcount, and management reporting deliverables.
• Support monthly close, journal entries, and variance analysis.
• Develop standardized FP&A reports, templates, and trackers.
• Assist audits and internal control documentation.
• Drive process improvements and knowledge transfer.

Skills

Excel

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Cross-functional collaboration

Process improvement

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Management, or related field

Tools

Oracle

OneStream

Hyperion

Essbase

Power BI

SharePoint

Job description

• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual FP&A reporting requirements.
• Prepare, review, and coordinate P&L, headcount, and management reporting deliverables.
• Support AOP and rolling estimate processes, including related adjustments and supporting schedules.
• Prepare actual versus budget, forecast, and prior-period variance analysis, including clear explanations of key movements.
• Support expense builds for legal entity, OpCo, function, site, and consolidated planning views.
• Review key financial movements in cost, headcount, allocation drivers, volume, and other business metrics.
• Develop, improve, and standardize FP&A reports, templates, trackers, and analysis files.
• Perform quality checks on FP&A files to ensure formulas, data sources, assumptions, and outputs are accurate.
• Support leadership requests, ad hoc analysis, financial review materials, and special projects as assigned.
• Controllership Responsibilities
• Support monthly and quarterly close activities as needed.
• Assist in preparing, reviewing, and tracking journal entry support, accruals, and related close schedules.
• Assist in balance sheet, expense, and close-related variance analysis, including explanation of significant movements.
• Support audit requests, control documentation, evidence gathering, and walkthrough support as needed.
• Support process improvement, standardization, and documentation of controllership activities.
• Team Lead / General Admin and Finance Responsibilities
• Review team deliverables before submission to ensure accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and consistency with DBS standards.
• Support task transition, documentation, cross-training, backup planning, and knowledge transfer for FP&A and Controllership activities.
• Track deliverables, issues, decisions, follow-ups, and escalations to ensure timely resolution.
• Maintain process documentation, standard work instructions, trackers, review checklists, and control points.
• Recommend improvements to simplify work, reduce manual effort, improve accuracy, and strengthen controls.
• Participate in special projects and other Finance initiatives assigned by management.
• Lead month-end closing activities, including review of journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and financial reports.
• Review financial statements and ensure accuracy of Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Cash Flow reports.
• Monitor cash flow, prepare cash forecasts, and support funding and payment requirements.
• Ensure timely compliance with tax filings and statutory requirements (BIR, PEZA, SEC, and other regulatory agencies).
• Review AP, AR and general accounting transactions for accuracy and compliance.
• Support internal and external audits by providing required reports and documents.

Essential Responsibilities

• FP&A Responsibilities
• Support monthly, quarterly, and annual FP&A reporting requirements.
• Prepare, review, and coordinate P&L, headcount, and management reporting deliverables.
• Support AOP and rolling estimate processes, including related adjustments and supporting schedules.
• Prepare actual versus budget, forecast, and prior-period variance analysis, including clear explanations of key movements.
• Support expense builds for legal entity, OpCo, function, site, and consolidated planning views.
• Review key financial movements in cost, headcount, allocation drivers, volume, and other business metrics.
• Develop, improve, and standardize FP&A reports, templates, trackers, and analysis files.
• Perform quality checks on FP&A files to ensure formulas, data sources, assumptions, and outputs are accurate.
• Support leadership requests, ad hoc analysis, financial review materials, and special projects as assigned.
• Controllership Responsibilities
• Support monthly and quarterly close activities as needed.
• Assist in preparing, reviewing, and tracking journal entry support, accruals, and related close schedules.
• Assist in balance sheet, expense, and close-related variance analysis, including explanation of significant movements.
• Support audit requests, control documentation, evidence gathering, and walkthrough support as needed.
• Support process improvement, standardization, and documentation of controllership activities.
• Team Lead / General Admin and Finance Responsibilities
• Review team deliverables before submission to ensure accuracy, completeness, timeliness, and consistency with DBS standards.
• Support task transition, documentation, cross-training, backup planning, and knowledge transfer for FP&A and Controllership activities.
• Track deliverables, issues, decisions, follow-ups, and escalations to ensure timely resolution.
• Maintain process documentation, standard work instructions, trackers, review checklists, and control points.
• Recommend improvements to simplify work, reduce manual effort, improve accuracy, and strengthen controls.
• Participate in special projects and other Finance initiatives assigned by management.
• Lead month-end closing activities, including review of journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, and financial reports.
• Review financial statements and ensure accuracy of Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Cash Flow reports.
• Monitor cash flow, prepare cash forecasts, and support funding and payment requirements.
• Ensure timely compliance with tax filings and statutory requirements (BIR, PEZA, SEC, and other regulatory agencies).
• Review AP, AR and general accounting transactions for accuracy and compliance.
• Support internal and external audits by providing required reports and documents.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of three years of relevant Finance experience, preferably in FP&A, Controllership, Accounting, Reporting, or Shared Services.
• Prior forecasting, budgeting, reporting, variance analysis, or close support experience preferred.
• Experience supporting reconciliations, financial reviews, controllership schedules, or close-related deliverables is an advantage.
• At least one year of shared services experience preferred.
• Prior supervisory, team lead, review, or coordination experience preferred.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, formulas, charts, and analysis.
• Experience with ERP, reporting, planning, consolidation, or workflow tools preferred, including Oracle, OneStream, Hyperion, Essbase, Power BI, SharePoint, or similar platforms.
• Strong English communication skills, both oral and written.
• Ability to manage data, analyze variances, and explain financial movements clearly.
• Lean, process improvement, automation, or continuous improvement exposure is a plus.

Preferred Capabilities

• Strong attention to detail and ability to review Finance deliverables with a control mindset.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work across FP&A and Controllership activities as business needs require.
• Strong problem-solving skills, especially in situations with incomplete data or limited standardization.
• Self-directed, positive, ethical, and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to guide team members and coordinate deliverables without losing ownership of details.
• High level of customer focus and ability to maintain professional relationships with internal customers, OpCos, Finance stakeholders, and coworkers.
• Ability to recommend practical improvements to reporting, processes, controls, and ways of working.
• Full observance of Dover’s Code of Ethical Conduct, Employee Handbook policies, and applicable DBS / ISO quality system standards.

Role Scope

This role is intended to support DBS Finance needs across both FP&A and Controllership depending on business priorities, transition requirements, and team capacity. Initial responsibilities may focus more heavily on FP&A reporting and analysis, with Controllership support added as needed through transition, cross-training, and leadership direction.

Company Overview

Dover Business Services (DBS) is an independent business-to-business service provider within Dover Corporation. DBS is accountable for delivering transactional and value-added services in Finance to the entire organization. With locations in the Philippines, China, Romania, and India, DBS centers operate across the globe to maximize service to our operating companies (OpCos). Dover is a diversified global manufacturer and solutions provider with annual revenue of over $8 billion. We deliver innovative equipment and components, consumable supplies, aftermarket parts, software and digital solutions, and support services through five operating segments: Engineered Products, Clean Energy & Fueling, Imaging & Identification, Pumps & Process Solutions and Climate & Sustainability Technologies. Dover combines global scale with operational agility to lead the markets we serve. Headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois, Dover trades on the New York Stock Exchange under 'DOV.'