Manager - Finance - CPA - 6-10Yrs - US Shifts

Position: Finance Manager

Location: Ortigas Center (TBD)

Years of Experience: At least 5 years

Education: CPA

Work Timings: 10:00 pm to 7:00 am PH time [US Central Time shift] / Monday to Thursday from the Office + Work from home on Friday

As a Finance Manager, your mission is to oversee and manage the financial activities of the organization, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and transparency. You will be responsible for overseeing Fund operations, cash management, ensuring optimal cash flow management, mitigating financial risk, and compliance with financial regulations. Additionally, you will contribute to financial planning and analysis by providing insights and recommendations.

Core Competencies:

• Accounting and Reporting

• Analytical Thinking

• Cost Management/Internal Controls Assessment

Key Performance Indicators:

• Ensure compliance with financial reporting standards and achieve a zero-error rate in financial reports.

• Develop dashboards to measure the drivers of business performance, financial and cash forecasts and provide insight to team

• Accurate Fund Accounting and Compliant Investor Process

• Funding Liquidity management

• Accuracy of financial transactions, including weekly cash reports, liquidity forecasts, calculations and payment processing.

• Accurate accounting and allocation of investor's trades and portfolio

• Accuracy of financial data input and reconciliation.

Key Responsibilities:

Cash and Liquidity Management:

• Monitor daily cash positions and forecast short-term and long-term cash requirements.

• Execute cash management strategies to optimize liquidity while minimizing idle cash balances.

• Coordinate with internal departments to ensure timely funding for operational needs.

• Evaluate investment opportunities and recommend investment strategies to maximize returns while managing risks.

• Conducts the reconciliation of all of investor's cash and LOC related General Ledger accounts, recalculation audits for all interest-bearing account types, product level interest rate reviews for out-of-range anomalies on all product types, weekly cash management reports for the organization, LOC usage and prepares requests for additional funding and repayments as necessary

• Ensure maximum utilization of lines of credits and prepare reports needed and monitor compliance with those credit agreements

Cash Flow Forecasting:

• Develop accurate cash flow forecasts to support operational and strategic decision-making by collaborating with people across the organization.

• Analyze variances between forecasted and actual cash flows and provide explanations and recommendations.

Fund and Financial Reporting and Analysis:

• Oversee the engagement with Fund Administrator, actively coordinate with them to make sure the deliverables and the information are received from them in a timely manner. Review Administrator performance; develop and measure appropriate KPI's

• Develop oversight procedures (exception-based) of the Fund Administrator controls and procedures, including:

• Review Fund administrator-prepared NAV Packs, financial statements and investment level transactions in the Fund's books and records, prepared reconciliations of investor's cash and investment positions/portfolio to custodian or investor bank accounts and track fund level expenses, accruals, and management fees.

• Secure accurate and timely production and delivery of financial reporting and monthly statements to investors

• Provide instructions related to fundings of loans as well as manage portfolio of each investor.

• Review monthly portfolio and returns to investors, and net returns to the Company

• Detailed accounting for all borrower collections and interest remittances to investors

• Prepare accurate and timely reports on Fund and investor activities, including cash balances, investments, and debt. Be able to reconcile cash and book journal entries to support month end closing.

• Develop Dashboards to provide in-depth financial analysis to support strategic decision-making. Present findings to senior management to facilitate informed decision-making.

• Collaborate with internal and external auditors to ensure compliance with financial reporting standards. Address audit findings and implement recommendations for improvement as necessary.

Internal Controls and Process Improvement:

• Help build and write operating policies, procedures and guidelines related to Fund Accounting and Reporting processes, and ensure the team is abiding by these policies. Identify opportunities to streamline Fund processes and enhance efficiency, accuracy and scalability

• Establish and maintain internal control procedures to safeguard company assets, prevent fraud, and ensure compliance with policies and regulations.

• Implement best practices and automation tools to improve accuracy and effectiveness.

• Lead or participate in Fund-related projects to support business objectives.

Risk Management:

• Identify, assess, and mitigate financial risks, including interest rate risk, foreign exchange risk, and credit risk.

• Develop risk management strategies to protect the organization's financial health.

• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, industry standards, and contractual obligations related to financial matters. Stay informed about changes in accounting standards, regulations, and best practices.