Finance Manager (Aseana, Paranaque)

Join a growing international logistics company and gain valuable exposure across finance operations while developing your skills and taking on increasing responsibilities. We’re looking for a growth-oriented mid-level finance professional who is ready to grow with the business and build a long-term career.

The company provides end-to-end global logistics solutions, including ocean freight, air freight, land transport, multimodal services, cross-border e-commerce logistics, warehousing, and supply chain management.

Job Overview

Lead and oversee the finance and accounting function, ensuring accurate financial reporting, strong internal controls, regulatory compliance, sound cash management, and operational excellence.

The Finance Manager also serves as a strategic business partner, supporting pricing, cost optimization, profitability, and sustainable growth within the logistics operations.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Accounting & Reporting

• Oversee daily accounting operations, including the general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts

payable, fixed assets, accruals, and expense control.

• Ensure timely and accurate month-end and year-end closing in accordance with applicable accounting

standards and Group policies.

• Prepare and review statutory financial statements, management reports, and regional or Group reporting

packages.

• Maintain complete accounting records, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.

Tax, Statutory Compliance & Audit

• Ensure timely and accurate compliance with applicable Philippine tax, statutory, regulatory, and

corporate reporting requirements.

• Coordinate with external auditors, tax advisers, and relevant government authorities, and ensure audit

readiness.

• Monitor changes in accounting, tax, and regulatory requirements and implement necessary updates.

• Treasury & Working Capital Management

• Manage cash flow, bank accounts, payment processes, and short-term cash forecasting.

• Monitor customer collections, supplier payments, AR and AP ageing, and working capital performance.

• Maintain appropriate controls over payments, banking transactions, and financial approvals.

Budgeting, Forecasting & P&L Analysis

• Lead the annual budgeting process and prepare periodic forecasts and scenario analyses.

• Monitor revenue, costs, margins, and profitability, and analyze variances against budget and forecast.

• Partner with operations and commercial teams on pricing, transportation, warehousing, fuel, and other

key cost drivers.

• Provide practical recommendations to improve margins, cost control, and overall financial performance.

Risk Management & Internal Controls

• Design, implement, document, and continuously improve internal control frameworks.

• Identify financial and operational risks and coordinate appropriate mitigation actions.

• Ensure compliance with corporate governance, delegation of authority, and Group finance policies.

Process & System Improvement

• Lead finance process improvement, standardization, and automation initiatives.

• Support the effective use and improvement of ERP, accounting, reporting, and dashboard systems.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Lead, structure, coach, and develop the local Finance and Accounting team.

• Set team objectives and KPIs, conduct performance evaluations, and strengthen succession and

capability planning.

Work closely with Operations, Sales, HR, Procurement, regional finance, Group finance, and external

stakeholders.

Team & Functional Scope

• Manage the local Finance and Accounting team and coordinate the allocation and quality of team

deliverables.

• Take responsibility for the finance and accounting activities of the Philippine entity and other assigned

territories, where formally designated.

• Serve as the primary local finance contact for management, auditors, advisers, banks, and regional or

Group finance stakeholders.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, or a related field.

• Philippine CPA qualification is preferred.

At least 8 years of relevant finance and accounting experience , including at least 3 years in a

supervisory or managerial role.

• Strong knowledge of Philippine accounting, taxation, statutory compliance, internal controls, and

financial reporting.

• Experience in logistics, freight forwarding, transportation, warehousing, or supply chain industries is

preferred.

• Strong Excel skills and practical experience with accounting or ERP systems.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and team management skills.

• Good command of written and spoken English, with the ability to work effectively with regional and

Group finance teams.

Key Competencies

• Financial integrity and attention to detail

• Commercial awareness and business partnering

• Planning, prioritization, and execution

• Leadership, coaching, and accountability

• Continuous improvement and change management