Senior Controllership Specialist

We are looking for a highly driven and detail-oriented Senior Controllership Specialist to play a key role in overseeing critical finance functions, ensuring regulatory compliance, and supporting strategic financial decision-making within a fast-paced banking environment.

This is an excellent opportunity for finance professionals who want to broaden their exposure across Accounting, Tax, Procurement, Financial Reporting, and Regulatory Compliance while contributing to a growing financial institution.

What you will be doing:

Senior Controllership Specialist overseeing critical finance functions, ensuring regulatory compliance, and supporting strategic financial decision-making within a fast-paced banking environment, with exposure across Accounting, Tax, Procurement, Financial Reporting, and Regulatory Compliance.

Responsibilities:

• Provide oversight of outsourced finance functions including Accounting, Tax, Procurement, and other finance-related activities.
• Analyze operating expenses and monitor adherence to expenditure policies, internal controls, and finance governance standards.
• Ensure the timely and accurate submission of regulatory, audit, and finance-related requirements, including requests from regulators, internal auditors, and external auditors.
• Support the preparation and submission of Audited Financial Statements and Annual Reports.
• Assist in the development and implementation of accounting policies aligned with Philippine Financial Reporting Standards (PFRS).
• Perform impact assessments of new accounting standards, regulatory circulars, and finance-related requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to improve processes, strengthen controls, and enhance financial reporting accuracy.

What we are looking for:

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• At least 3-5 years of experience in: Accounting, Taxation, Procurement, Financial Reporting, Finance Operations.
• Relevant experience in traditional or digital Banking, and audit firms serving financial institutions.
• Strong knowledge of Financial Controls, Regulatory Reporting, Philippine Financial Reporting Standards (PFRS), Internal and External Audit requirements.
• Proficient in MS Office applications.
• Experience using SAP, BPC, or similar ERP and financial reporting systems.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a highly regulated environment.