Finance Director — Philippines Country Operations
- Function: Finance Leadership / Country Financial Operations
- Seniority: Country Director
- Office Location: Manila, Metro Manila
- Work Setup: On-site
- Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent
About the Mandate
The client is a fast-growing premium retail and food beverage brand with aggressive expansion across the Philippines — currently operating 11+ locations with rapid multi-store growth planned. The Finance Director leads the entire Philippine financial function, overseeing retail treasury planning, cost control, and financial compliance across all store operations.
What the Role Involves
The Finance Director is the senior financial authority for the Philippine market, reporting to regional leadership. The role is responsible for cash flow forecasting, multi-store cost controller frameworks, retail treasury planning, budget management, and financial reporting for the Philippine entity. This is a critical first senior finance hire for the Philippine market — the successful candidate will build the finance function from the ground up alongside the country leadership team.
Requirements
- Demonstrated senior finance leadership experience, ideally as Finance Director or CFO within a retail, FMCG, or food and beverage company.
- Proven experience building or managing multi-location financial operations, including treasury, cost control, and reporting frameworks.
- Background in high-growth retail expansion strongly preferred — experience opening and financially onboarding multiple stores simultaneously.
- Strong fluency with Philippine financial regulations, tax compliance, and BIR requirements.
- Experience working within a multinational or regional brand context preferred