Chief Financial Officer

Job Summary

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) provides strategic financial leadership over Secuna Software Technologies, Inc.s financial management, planning, and governance. The CFO ensures the integrity of financial reporting, effective controls, regulatory and accreditation compliance, and sound financial decision-making aligned with the Company's growth strategy as a cybersecurity — vulnerability assessment and penetration testing (VAPT) — services provider serving enterprise, government, and startup clients.

As a member of senior management, the CFO partners with the Chairman & President/CEO and department heads to drive financial sustainability, risk management, and operational efficiency. As Group CFO, the role also oversees financial management, statutory reporting, and tax compliance across the group's Philippine, Singapore, and United States entities — covering Philippine law and the Company's DICT and PHILGEPS accreditation, ACRA and IRAS requirements in Singapore, and US federal and Delaware obligations.

Key Responsibilities

1. Financial Strategy & Leadership

• Lead the development and execution of the Company's financial strategy to support growth, profitability, and long-term sustainability.
• Advise the Chairman & President/CEO and senior management on investments, pricing, and business initiatives, translating financial data into insights for management and the Board.
• Contribute to corporate strategy, international expansion, and new service-line decisions from a financial and value-creation perspective.

2. Financial Management & Oversight

• Oversee all financial functions: accounting, budgeting, forecasting, treasury, tax, billing/collections, and financial reporting.
• Ensure timely, accurate financial statements compliant with Philippine Financial Reporting Standards (PFRS) and applicable regulations.
• Review and approve key reports, analyses, and forecasts from the finance team, maintaining the auditability of the Company's books.

3. Regulatory Compliance, Government Accreditation (DICT & PHILGEPS) & External Engagement

• Ensure financial and corporate compliance with Philippine regulators — SEC, BIR, DOLE, and the National Privacy Commission (NPC) — including timely filings and payments.
• Maintain the financial and documentary requirements of the Company's DICT accreditation (e.g., the DICT-Trusted Assessment Provider / D-TAP Program), ensuring these are renewed on schedule.
• Oversee PHILGEPS registration and eligibility (Platinum membership, audited financial statements, tax clearance, Net Financial Contracting Capacity/NFCC) so the Company can bid on government projects.
• Lead Finance and Accounting through external audits, BIR examinations, client vendor due-diligence reviews, and certification audits (e.g., ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2), including management responses.
• Serve as the primary Finance representative before regulators, accreditation bodies, and client procurement teams.
• Monitor developments in government procurement (GPPB/PHILGEPS), DICT issuances, BIR regulations, and data privacy, keeping policies aligned.

4. Group & Multi-Jurisdiction Compliance (Philippines, Singapore & United States)

Group and consolidation:

• Prepare consolidated group financial statements and set consistent group accounting policies, intercompany agreements, and a documented, arm's-length transfer-pricing framework across BIR, IRAS, and IRS rules.
• Manage group cash, intercompany funding, and multi-currency (PHP/SGD/USD) treasury and foreign-exchange exposure.
• Maintain a group compliance calendar for statutory and tax deadlines, and engage local auditors, tax agents, and corporate secretaries in each jurisdiction.

Singapore (ACRA & IRAS):

• Ensure ACRA and Companies Act compliance — Annual Return, Annual General Meeting (or valid dispensation), financial statements (XBRL where required), and statutory registers — with the corporate secretary and resident director.
• Ensure financial statements follow Singapore Financial Reporting Standards (SFRS) and liaise with the Singapore auditor where an audit is required.
• Ensure IRAS compliance: Estimated Chargeable Income (ECI), the Corporate Income Tax return (Form C-S / Form C), GST where liable, withholding tax on cross-border payments, and employment taxes (e.g., CPF, IR8A/IR21).

United States (IRS & Delaware):

• Ensure US federal and state compliance, including IRS income-tax filings (e.g., Form 1120) and applicable information returns.
• Maintain Delaware compliance — annual report and franchise tax, registered agent, good standing — plus state registrations where the entity has nexus, and manage state, local, and payroll taxes.
• Address cross-border matters including transfer pricing, FATCA/withholding, and any foreign-account (FBAR) reporting.

5. Governance, Risk & Internal Controls

• Establish and maintain governance frameworks, internal controls, and policies that safeguard Company assets and support compliance.
• Ensure consistent application of approved financial, treasury, pricing, and expense policies, with adequate segregation of duties and approval authorities.
• Identify financial, liquidity, operational, and compliance risks and implement mitigation strategies with Risk Management and Compliance/Legal.

6. Budgeting, Forecasting & Performance Management

• Lead annual budgeting and periodic forecasting, monitoring performance against plan, flagging variances, and driving cost management.
• Track financial and unit-economics metrics (e.g., gross margin per engagement, utilization, recurring-revenue growth).

7. Cash Flow & Treasury Management

• Oversee cash-flow planning, liquidity, working capital, funding needs, and cash-runway monitoring, including client billing, collections, and receivables.
• Evaluate financing options, manage banking relationships, and manage foreign-currency exposure from international clients.

8. Revenue, Pricing & Contract Finance

• Support pricing and financial structuring of pentest, subscription, bug-bounty, and other offerings to protect margins.
• Oversee revenue recognition for projects and subscriptions in line with PFRS.
• Provide costing, NFCC computation, and bid-financial support for government and enterprise proposals, including PHILGEPS-eligible tenders.
• Review contract commercial terms (milestones, credit terms, penalties) for financial soundness with Legal.

9. Fundraising, Investor & Stakeholder Relations

• Support fundraising, including financial models, projections, and data-room materials.
• Manage reporting to investors and lenders, and advise management on capital allocation and readiness for scaling or strategic transactions.

10. Systems, Processes & Continuous Improvement

• Oversee the enhancement of financial systems and tools (e.g., accounting/ERP and billing) for efficiency, accuracy, and scalability, and support automation with IT/Engineering.
• Champion sound data handling and security within Finance, consistent with the Data Privacy Act.

11. People Management & Development

• Directly supervise the finance function — the Accounting Manager and finance staff across the group — setting objectives, delegating work, and conducting performance reviews.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and clear direction; address performance and conduct matters with HR; and support talent development and succession planning.
• Promote a culture of accountability, professionalism, and integrity.

12. Other Duties

• Perform additional tasks or projects assigned by the Chairman & President/CEO or the Board, consistent with the role.

Qualifications & Experience

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) required; a Master's degree or MBA in Finance, Accounting, or a related field is an advantage.
• At least ten (10) years of progressive finance and accounting experience, including five (5) years in a senior finance leadership role (CFO, Finance Director, or Controller).
• Experience in a technology, SaaS, cybersecurity, or professional-services company, and/or a startup or scale-up environment, is preferred.
• Working knowledge of Philippine government procurement (PHILGEPS/GPPB) and DICT accreditation requirements is a distinct advantage.
• Strong command of PFRS, Philippine taxation, corporate compliance (SEC/BIR/DOLE), and data-privacy obligations.

Skills & Competencies

• Strategic and commercial financial acumen; strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• High integrity and sound professional judgment; excellent governance and internal-control discipline.
• Strong leadership, people-development, and stakeholder-management abilities.
• Clear communicator able to translate financials for non-finance audiences, investors, and regulators.
• Proficiency with accounting/ERP systems, financial modeling, and reporting tools.
• Practical experience using AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.) to work faster and smarter, with sound judgment on when to rely on their output and when to verify it.

Key Performance Indicators

• Accuracy and timeliness of financial statements and regulatory/accreditation filings across entities — SEC/BIR/DICT/PHILGEPS (PH), ACRA/IRAS (SG), IRS/Delaware (US).
• Budget variance and forecast accuracy; margin and cost-efficiency targets met.
• Cash-flow health and adequacy of runway and working capital across the group.
• Clean external audits, good standing of all entities, successful accreditation renewals (DICT, PHILGEPS), and no material control deficiencies.

Working Relationships

• Internal: Chairman & President/CEO, Executive Committee, department heads, the finance team, Legal/Compliance, and Risk/Information Security.
• External (Philippines): external auditors, BIR/SEC/DOLE/NPC, DICT and PHILGEPS/GPPB, banks, lenders, tax advisors, and clients procurement teams.
• External (Singapore & US): ACRA, IRAS, the corporate secretary, resident director, local auditor/tax agent, the IRS, Delaware Division of Corporations, and the registered agent.

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