VP, Finance & Systems Strategy

Synchrony; Philippines; Remote; PHP 3,200,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Synchrony in the Philippines seeks a senior finance leader to steer finance systems and general ledger infrastructure, while guiding the team through system development and deployment. You will define data needs, oversee tax compliance, and ensure regulatory reporting for PEZA/BOI-registered entities.

The role requires extensive leadership experience in finance and accounting within financial services, strong collaboration with IT, and the ability to translate client needs into scalable,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting.
• 12-15 years of finance, accounting or finance systems experience.
• 6+ years leadership experience managing exempt employees in a Financial Services environment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as subject matter expert in finance systems.
• Strategically lead the finance and controllership activities involved with developing and maintaining finance systems.
• Partner with IT to develop the plan of design, testing, sign-off and implementation of accounting and finance and tax routines associated with changes to existing systems and/or new system implementation.
• Lead closing activities as it relates to monitoring system feeds.
• Work closely with finance team to implement changes to systems infrastructure.
• Work directly with cross functional teams to ensure adequacy of steps of all development, testing and definition of impacts to downstream systems.
• Develop and implement a conversion and reconciliation strategy and finance project plan.
• Develop resolutions for issues identified.
• Grow and maintain an employee-drive, inclusive “Great Place to Work” environment.
• Understand client/customer needs and how to translate those needs into sustainable processes and servicing strategies.
• Meet assigned deadlines associated with project development and implementation.
• Present updates and operational results to senior management and other internal/external stakeholders.
• Responsible for adherence to Synchrony policy and local/state/federal laws.
• Provide direction to local finance team and manage direct report(s).
• Proven ownership of the full tax and regulatory compliance cycle for a PEZA/BOI-registered entity, including administration of all PEZA/BOI reportorial requirements

Skills

Leadership

Finance systems

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Synchrony in the Philippines seeks a senior finance leader to steer finance systems and general ledger infrastructure, while guiding the team through system development and deployment. You will define data needs, oversee tax compliance, and ensure regulatory reporting for PEZA/BOI-registered entities.

The role requires extensive leadership experience in finance and accounting within financial services, strong collaboration with IT, and the ability to translate client needs into scalable,