Country Finance Controller

Bureau Veritas Philippines is seeking a highly motivated Country Finance Controller to support the finance function, ensuring strong financial governance, regulatory compliance, and sustainable business performance. Demonstrates expertise in financial planning and analysis, budgeting, forecasting, statutory reporting, tax management, treasury, working capital optimization, and internal controls.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Finance Leadership & Governance

• Act as the principal finance business partner to the region / area / country product line’s lead and internal stakeholder, providing strategic financial guidance to support business growth and profitability.
• Ensure full compliance with Bureau Veritas Group financial policies, accounting standards, delegation of authority, and internal control requirements.
• Drive a strong culture of ethics, compliance, financial discipline, and risk awareness across the organization.

Financial Compliance & Risk Management

• Ensure compliance with all local statutory, tax, corporate, and regulatory requirements in the Philippines.
• Lead the identification, assessment, and mitigation of financial and operational risks within the country.
• Maintain effective governance over contracts, revenue recognition, provisions, contingencies, and financial commitments.
• Ensure timely completion and remediation of internal audit findings, external audit observations, and compliance reviews.

Business Performance & Decision Support

• Provide commercial and financial support for strategic bids, tenders, major contracts, and investment decisions.
• Challenge business assumptions and commercial decisions to improve profitability, productivity, and return on investment.
• Lead profitability analysis by business line, customer segment, and service portfolio to identify growth opportunities and operational improvements.
• Monitor utilization, productivity, and operational leverage indicators to enhance financial performance.

Cash Flow & Working Capital Excellence

• Establish and monitor country-level cash flow improvement initiatives to achieve OCF and Working Capital targets.
• Review aged receivables, disputed invoices, unbilled revenue, and collection plans with business leaders on a regular basis.
• Drive accountability among operational managers for cash collection, billing accuracy, and backlog conversion.

Team Management & Talent Development

• Lead, develop, coach, and evaluate the finance team to build a high-performance organization.
• Ensure succession planning, talent development, and capability building within the finance function.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration between finance and operational teams to support business objectives.

Management Reporting & Stakeholder Management

• Present monthly financial performance, forecasts, risks, and opportunities to internal stakeholder and area & region Finance Leadership.
• Provide clear recommendations and action plans to address financial underperformance and improve business results.

Qualifications:

1. Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related discipline with professional accounting qualification
2. At least 5 years in a Finance Controller, Finance Manager, Head of Finance, or similar leadership role.
3. Experience supporting multiple business units or a diversified service organization is highly preferred.
4. Experience in multinational companies (MNCs) and matrix organizations is advantageous.