Head of Finance

The Finance Head serves as a strategic finance partner to the business, providing financial insights, governance, and advisory support to drive profitability, sustainable growth, cost efficiency, and sound business decisions.

Profitability & Business Performance

• Leads financial analysis and identifies opportunities to improve revenue, profitability, and business performance.
• Translates business strategies into financial plans, models, and actionable recommendations.
• Develops financial models for store economics, expansion, and investment decisions.
• Monitors business health and provides insights on manpower, store expansion, CAPEX, OPEX, and other investments.
• Partners with business leaders to address financial and operational challenges.

Financial Reporting & Controls

• Oversees financial and management reporting across business units, ensuring accuracy and consistency.
• Reviews monthly financial performance, including P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and key financial indicators.
• Oversees CAPEX and OPEX utilization against approved budgets and policies.
• Drives improvements in finance, accounting, and reporting processes.
• Ensures effective management of financial information and business reporting.

Financial Planning & Advisory

• Provides financial advisory and decision support to senior leaders and business unit heads.
• Develops financial tools, metrics, forecasts, and models to support business planning.
• Assesses the financial viability of new stores, projects, and capital investments.
• Conducts business reviews and store visits to identify financial and operational opportunities.
• Develops financial capability-building initiatives for business and operations teams.

Budget & Forecast Management

• Leads the annual budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning process across business units.
• Establishes budget guidelines and financial targets aligned with business strategies.
• Reviews and consolidates business unit budgets and recommends necessary adjustments.
• Provides regular budget-to-actual analysis and recommends actions to manage financial performance.
• Drives continuous improvement in budgeting and forecasting processes.

Risk & Governance

• Strengthens financial governance, internal controls, and risk management practices.
• Reviews business processes and recommends improvements to address control gaps and financial risks.
• Develops and standardizes financial policies, systems, and processes to ensure compliance and efficiency.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accountancy, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• At least 7 years of relevant experience in financial planning, analysis, budgeting, or financial advisory.
• Strong analytical, financial modeling, business partnering, and stakeholder management skills.
• Willing to work in Ortigas, Pasig under a hybrid setup with occasional fieldwork.