Job Description:

Role Summary

Responsible for strategically leading the finance and controllership activities involved with developing and maintaining finance systems including the general ledger infrastructure within a business. Lead and support finance team through system development and deployment activities. Lead the Finance team to develop data requirements for system enhancements and to streamline financial operations. Direct management responsibilities.

Essential Responsibilities

• Serve as subject matter expert in finance systems.
• Strategically lead the finance and controllership activities involved with developing and maintaining finance systems.
• Partner with IT to develop the plan of design, testing, sign-off and implementation of accounting and finance and tax routines associated with changes to existing systems and/or new system implementation.
• Lead closing activities as it relates to monitoring system feeds.
• Work closely with finance team to implement changes to systems infrastructure.
• Work directly with cross functional teams to ensure adequacy of steps of all development, testing and definition of impacts to downstream systems.
• Develop and implement a conversion and reconciliation strategy and finance project plan.
• Develop resolutions for issues identified.
• Grow and maintain an employee-drive, inclusive “Great Place to Work” environment.
• Understand client/customer needs and how to translate those needs into sustainable processes and servicing strategies.
• Meet assigned deadlines associated with project development and implementation.
• Present updates and operational results to senior management and other internal/external stakeholders.
• Responsible for adherence to Synchrony policy and local/state/federal laws.
• Provide direction to local finance team and manage direct report(s).
• Proven ownership of the full tax and regulatory compliance cycle for a PEZA/BOI-registered entity, including administration of all PEZA/BOI reportorial requirements
• Experience managing regulatory examinations, assessments, and remediation end-to-end
• Oversight of all tax filings to BIR: Income Tax, VAT, Expanded/Final/Compensation withholding, DST and annual information returns, etc.
• Governance over Alphalist, SAWT, QAP, SLSP, etc
• Handled Transfer Pricing compliance – including TP documentation and defense on intercompany arrangements
• Full understanding of tax treaty relief applications and withholding on cross-border payments
• Established working relationships with regulators and Big 4 advisors; able to represent the company credibly in front of examiners
• Uphold and adhere to the ISMS policies and guidelines. Ensure that all Information security policies and guidelines are enforced and implemented.  Ensure that all direct reports uphold and adhere to these policies and guidelines. To report all violations and gaps observed and institute corrective actions accordingly.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting.
• Minimum of 12-15 years of finance, accounting or finance systems experience.
• 6+ years leadership experience managing exempt employees in a Financial Services environment. 

Desired Characteristics

• Proven positive leadership skills relative to interaction with peers, exempt, and non-exempt staff. 
• Successful track record of positively influencing and working effectively with all levels.
• Excellent ability to demonstrate innovation and good judgment/problem solving skills when making decisions.
• Excellent client relationship skills. Excellent communications skills (writing and presentation). Excellent facilitating skills
• Proficient in use of financial systems and Microsoft Office (e.g.. Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or equivalent certification.
• MBA Degree

Job Level: 13

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