This is Direct hire – Permanent to our client – International Law firm & Client Solutions Industry

Specific JOB TITLE/POSITION: Finance Director

Directly reporting to Global Chief Financial Officer ▪ Manila Center Executive Director

There’s no Salary Budget yet from our client. They will assess your skills and experience. Kindly indicate your Expected Salary by answering our Indeed generated questionnaire.

ROLE PURPOSE:

• To provide leadership to a diverse team in the Manila Center handling various financial operations and support processes that service 74 offices in 45 countries. These services include processes within Billing and Collections, Financial Planning & Analysis, Accounting, Month-end Closing, Procure-to-Pay processes, and others.
• Within a highly matrixed organization operating in a dynamic business landscape, the FD ensures the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the center-based teams who take direct guidance from their respective functional service owners (SOs) and global process owners (GPOs). The current team size is about 330 people distributed across eight (8) managers based in Manila (with the Billing and Collections team comprising more than half of the Finance team).
• Working collaboratively with the functional SOs, GPOs, Regional CFOs (RCFOs) and the P&Q team, the Manila Center FD shares the responsibility and accountability for the center teams’ standards of service excellence, high quality work output, and the overall positive experience of key stakeholders at different levels across offices and alliances. Ensuring consistency of service processes and efficiencies as well as expectations from the team across Centers, the FD collaborates extensively with the other Center FDs (from Belfast, Buenos Aires, and Tampa).
• Helping ensure the relevance of services and its adequacy to meet business requirements, the FD builds key relationships (including with other Center FDs) that promote a One Team ethos in pursuit of enabling the Firm’s overall success particularly in ensuring financial health and performance.

Main responsibilities

• Responsible for the operational performance and service excellence of the various finance teams in the Manila Center using key performance metrics agreed with global functional leaders.
• Collaborate effectively with Finance Service Owners, Global Process Owners, RCFOs, and Process & Quality teams in order to support their strategic initiatives and tactical priorities to achieve the Firm’s business financial goals. The includes aligning initiatives within the Manila center with these key stakeholders.
• Collaborate extensively with other Center FDs in order to ensure service processes, expectations and efficiencies are and remain consistent across all Centers.
• Develop relationships across the Firm to ensure an open line of communication that facilitates a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement (through feedback and action), high performance, and service excellence across the Firm
• Responsible for building and sustaining a strong One Team ethos within the Manila Center Finance Team and contribute to the overall culture of the Manila Center
• Provide guidance to meet the Manila Center’s in-market financial plans and targets through a collaborative approach with the responsible CLT members
• Own the compliance on regulatory and statutory requirements of the Manila Center (including that of the parent company)
• Other activities as required to address financial, engagement, client related or other strategic initiatives for the Firm
• Explore new methods and technologies that can be adapted and introduced in order to simplify and achieve greater efficiency and effectiveness for stakeholders but ensuring proper discussions and alignment with SO, GPO, RCFOs and P&Q
• Implement a culture of continuous improvement with the aim of achieving incremental improvement across all areas.

• Graduate of Bachelor’s degree major in Accounting, Financial Management, or other business management related areas
• should first and foremost come from global business organization engaged in providing professional or business services to clients.
• Certified Public Accountant (preferred in relation to local statutory reporting requirements)
• Certification within a specific area of finance (e.g., Certified Management Accountant, Certified Internal Audit, etc.) an advantage
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration an advantage
• Highly experienced with audit, financial planning, etc.
• Same level for the last 5 years (Executive/Director level)
• Someone with prior experience in same metrics org (Shared Service)
• Experience in Big Teams, well-established companies (with experience working in global operations (shared services))
• Significant experience as a Finance Executive managing a large team handling a broad service scope within the finance function of a global business organization engaged in providing professional or business services to clients
• Established reputation as a Finance Executive leader with an inspiring presence, able to navigate complex and, at times, ambiguous business landscape in order to help teams, stakeholders, and clients from different countries (with varying cultural background) succeed
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and networking skills that promote collaboration, empower people, and advocate our Culture of Inclusion, Diversity, & Equity across the Firm
• Demonstrated effectiveness and expertise in building and nurturing a team culture that aligns with the Firm’s and inspires people to engage positively to help create a safe and inclusive workplace
• Demonstrated expertise in service operations management, internal business controls, and continuous improvement methodologies (e.g., LSS, etc.) that facilitates consistency in the teams’ ability to deliver service excellence and positive stakeholder and client experiences
• Demonstrated technical expertise in financial management and business operations that facilitates the ability to assess risks and take decisive, appropriate actions, especially in the case of exception requests
• Demonstrated flexibility and agile leadership style able to interact and engage effectively with key stakeholders across the Firm (and acknowledging their cultural, social, and academic diversity) in order to bring about the best of ideas and practices for the benefit of the Firm, its clients, and its people
• Strong technical expertise on local statutory and business regulatory requirements as well as in business financial management to ensure compliance and a strong risk management and control posture
• Working proficiency in using MS Office and other Productivity Tools
• Willing to work on a Any shift assigned & Shifting schedule (Schedule is still for verification)
• Amenable to report ON-SITE in BGC, Taguig
• Willingness to travel id needed: This role may require some limited travel to functional or regional meetings.
• Can start asap

Application Question(s):

• Are you willing to work onsite in BGC, Taguig? Our client does not disclose yet if they allow Hybrid Set up for this role (we prefer candidates who can work 100% onsite)
• Are you willing to work on any shift assigned & Shifting schedule?
• Are you willing to travel if needed? This role may require some limited travel to functional or regional meetings.
• How much is your expected Salary? Php Basic Pay/Month
• How long is your total HANDS-ON experience in supporting Global / International clients? Kindly specify the COUNTRIES of your Clients
• How long is your total HANDS-ON experience in SHARED SERVICES COMPANIES? PECIFY which COMPANIES
• How long is your total Finance LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE? It should be from Supervisory to DIRECTOR – Executive Level in Finance
• How many Accounting/Finance personnel have you handed in your most recent/current job? What is the max no. of personnel that you’ve as a Finance/Accounting Leader?
• How many years have you been a DIRECTOR of Finance?
• Do you have hands-on experience in coordinating with your clients regarding the company services?
• Do you have HANDS-ON experience in assessing risks and take decisive, appropriate actions, especially in the case of exception requests (related to Financial Services of your company?
• SPECIFY if you have HANDS-ON experience in the following: service operations management, internal business controls, and continuous improvement methodologies, Financial Planning & Analysis, Audit