Finance Director, Philippines (Country CFO)

Retained search: A leading regional consumer goods distribution and services group is hiring a Finance Director, Philippines (Country CFO) to join its Philippines office.

This is a country-level finance leadership role covering one of the group’s top ASEAN markets. The business has significant operating scale, nationwide distribution, principal partnerships, shared services, working-capital intensity, and close visibility at group level.

The role reports directly to the Group CFO, with a dotted line to the Philippines MD.

Based in Philippines, the role is suited for a commercially strong finance leader with deep Philippines market familiarity AND regional/multinational exposure, and the potential to grow into broader regional or group finance leadership over time.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Philippines finance function across controllership, FP&A, budgeting, treasury, tax, credit, collections, principal accounts, and shared services
• Act as finance business partner to the Market MD and country leadership team on commercial decisions, contracts, CAPEX, margin improvement, working capital, and business performance
• Own financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, business reviews, expense control, investment discipline, and group reporting for the Philippines business
• Strengthen financial governance, internal controls, reporting quality, process discipline, and decision support across a complex operating platform
• Manage treasury, cash flow, banking relationships, payment controls, credit risk, collections, and working capital efficiency
• Support principal and supplier negotiations from a finance perspective, including profitability, claims, payables, commercial terms, and contract review
• Lead and develop a sizeable finance team across controllership, treasury, credit, tax, accounting, and shared services

Key Requirements

• CPA-qualified senior finance leader with strong Philippines market familiarity and experience in a sizeable, complex operating business
• Experience in healthcare, pharmaceutical distribution, FMCG, logistics, consumer, or another high-volume, working-capital-intensive sector would be highly relevant
• Regional, multinational, or international exposure is strongly preferred; Filipino finance leaders currently based overseas are encouraged to explore
• Strong commercial finance and finance business partnering capability, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders beyond reporting, accounting, and compliance
• Proven track record across financial control, FP&A, treasury, tax, audit, credit risk, working capital, governance, and business performance management
• Experience leading large finance teams and improving process quality, accountability, performance discipline, and organisational capability
• Strong executive presence, sound judgement, and potential to grow into broader regional or group finance leadership over time

Argyll Scott Singapore Pte Ltd
EA License No. 16S8105
Liew Foo Kin
EA Reg No: R1982421