Director of Finance

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Philippines.

📋 Description

• Manage the monthly closing calendar for all nine entities and ensure a hard close is achieved within the specified timeframe.

• Oversee consolidation, intercompany eliminations, foreign-currency translations, and allocations for shared services.

• Produce the recurring group reporting suite, which includes month-end reports, budget versus actual analysis, cash burn reports, a 13-week cash forecast, entity trend analysis, payroll reviews, and assessments of owner draws and professional fees.

• Confirm that standalone entity packages align with the consolidated results and clearly identify any missing entities or source data.

• Reconcile intercompany due-to/from accounts among Canadian, U.S., and Barbados entities, addressing legacy discrepancies and sign-convention errors.

• Maintain and validate shareholder loans, owner draws, and related-party balances with appropriate audit trails.

• Ensure equity is substantiated and maintain balance-sheet substantiation files for each entity.

• Take ownership of annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, driver-based operating forecasts, and entity-level KPI models.

• Manage the Group's liquidity perspective and escalate funding needs to the CFO.

• Provide variance analysis, including causes and recommended corrective actions.

• Monitor EBITDA margin improvement targets by entity and report on progress monthly.

• Supervise, review, and develop the Accounting Manager and Senior Accountant.

• Collaborate with the Canada-based Controller following documented handoffs, service standards, and timely escalations.

• Review deliverables prior to submission to the CFO to ensure completeness.

• Act as a deputy for the CFO concerning operational finance issues and interactions with management of operating companies.

• Resolve outstanding reporting items and enforce policies related to foreign exchange, intercompany transactions, shared services, and other control measures.

⛳️ Requirements

• Philippine CPA or an equivalent professional designation (CPA, ACCA) in good standing.

• At least 10 years of progressive experience in accounting and finance.

• Minimum of 4 years in a managerial role.

• Proven experience in multi-entity consolidation involving intercompany eliminations and foreign-currency translations.

• Direct involvement in reporting to or collaborating with a CFO or Financial Controller in a North American reporting context.

• Experience meeting deadlines in a split or distributed finance function across various locations or reporting lines.

• Familiarity with U.S. GAAP or Canadian ASPE/IFRS.

• Advanced Excel capabilities, including complex model creation, handling large datasets, inter-workbook links, and ensuring models are auditable.

• Experience in preparing audit workpapers and managing interactions with external auditors.

• Proficient in written and spoken English (CEFR C1 or above).

• Proven track record of working on a permanent schedule aligned with U.S. Eastern Time.

• A reliable primary internet connection of at least 25 Mbps with a documented backup connection.

• Backup power arrangements that support completing a full working shift.

• A quiet, private workspace suitable for confidential communications.

• Two-factor authentication enabled on all Group systems.

• Full-disk encryption and current endpoint protection in place.

• Signed confidentiality and intellectual property assignment agreements.

• Submit a CV in English along with a one-page cover letter.

• Complete a timed practical Excel exercise and a live written English task if shortlisted.

• Review draft entity financials and present findings verbally to the CFO during the final stage.

🏝️ Benefits

• Full-time, permanent employment through a Philippine Employer of Record or BPO partner.

• Statutory entitlements, including 13th-month pay.

• Night-shift differential for hours worked between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.

• Annual performance review with a discretionary performance component.

• Philippine holidays taken as flexible days by arrangement.

• Home-based remote work opportunity.

• Support for backup power arrangements and documented backup internet connection requirements for home-based work.