Director of Finance, People Operations

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

📋 Description

• Lead, mentor, and hold the Controller responsible for month-end closing, reconciliations, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll accounting, financial reporting, and the performance of the finance team.

• Supervise finance managers and accounting teams that support operating entities and property management segments.

• Maintain clear distinctions between corporate reporting and client/property accounting utilizing QuickBooks Online and Buildium.

• Take ownership of annual budgeting, forecasting, cash planning, scenario analysis, and monthly variance evaluations.

• Generate monthly management packages that encompass revenue, margins, expenses, labor, cash, receivables, payables, variances, and associated risks.

• Collaborate with operational leaders to enhance profitability, pricing strategies, billing, collections, labor efficiency, and cost management.

• Establish internal controls, approval thresholds, reconciliation standards, segregation of duties, and necessary documentation.

• Coordinate tax, insurance, banking, audit, and external accounting relationships.

• Enhance finance systems, dashboards, data integrity, and automation processes.

• Lead and hold the HR Manager accountable for HR team performance and overarching company-wide human resource processes.

• Translate the organizational plan into workforce strategies concerning roles, hiring priorities, capacity, compensation costs, and succession risks.

• Oversee recruitment, onboarding, offboarding, employee record management, payroll coordination, benefits, leave administration, and compliance efforts.

• Maintain performance management systems, feedback mechanisms, performance improvement plans, and evaluations.

• Monitor and enhance time-to-fill, offer acceptance rates, 90-day retention, turnover, review completion, and training completion rates.

• Advise managers on employee relations, documentation, coaching, and escalation procedures.

• Develop compensation structures, promotion criteria, and career development paths.

• Act as the principal leader for finance and HR operations on behalf of the COO.

• Transform financial and personnel data into prioritized executive actions with designated owners, deadlines, metrics, and anticipated outcomes.

• Engage in leadership planning, operational reviews, annual planning, and staffing or investment decisions.

• Identify risks proactively and present recommendations to the COO and CEO.

• Establish weekly operating rhythms and scorecards for both finance and HR functions.

• Safeguard confidential employee, payroll, client, and financial information while maintaining access controls.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive progressive experience in accounting or finance, including oversight of financial closing, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash management, and internal controls.

• Proven experience in leading managers and creating teams that deliver accurate work independently.

• Familiarity with HR operations, including recruitment, performance management, payroll/benefits coordination, employee relations, compensation administration, and compliance with employment laws.

• Experience in a multi-entity, service-oriented, property management, real estate, or similarly complex operational business.

• Strong capability to translate financial and personnel data into clear decisions for leaders outside the finance department.

• Demonstrated discretion with confidential employee and financial data.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to ensure accountability among peers and managers.

• Advanced skills in spreadsheet applications and practical knowledge of accounting, property management, payroll, HRIS, and reporting systems.

• Ability to effectively lead a distributed or remote team across various functions and time zones.

• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Human Resources, or a related discipline.

• Preferred: CPA, CMA, MBA, SHRM-CP/SCP, or other comparable professional certifications.

• Preferred: Familiarity with QuickBooks Online, Buildium, BambooHR, Google Workspace, and workflow or reporting automation tools.

• Preferred: Experience in enhancing closing speed, cash forecasting, billing accuracy, collections, retention, or managerial accountability with measurable outcomes.

🏝️ Benefits

• Employer-sponsored health insurance coverage.

• 15 paid vacation days per year (PTO).

• 5 paid sick days annually.

• Paid holidays.

• Remote work flexibility.