382 Business Controller jobs in the Philippines

About The Role
You will be responsible for providing and interpreting financial information for Sales and Revenue or Costs and supporting the Business Decision Support (BDS) organisation in analysing and monitoring trends. Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will be the Subject Matter Expert for key systems and models within the CoE Sales & Revenue or the CoE Costs. In this role, you will be responsible for interpreting actuals, forecast and budget data and providing commentaries and insight. You will be an expert in financial data analysis, able to provide insights and recommendations to the management team. Working closely with the Financial Director and the BDS Business Controllers, your role will be instrumental in driving the company's financial success and growth.

Responsibilities

• Handling management reporting for actuals and budgets/forecasts, including variance analysis and commentaries
• Developing and optimizing the financial reporting tools within CoE and BDS
• Supporting as the CoE liaison person for Finance projects within Elsevier, delivering process improvements within the Finance and Non-Finance community
• Ensuring that senior management's priority information requirements are delivered and "operationalized" on a timely basis
• Owning the planning, budgeting and forecasting process systems, continuously improving the capabilities in cross-functional collaboration with various stakeholders
• Designing, developing and maintaining business case models, providing financial inputs for business case or analysis of strategic/operational initiatives
• Ensuring quality and compatibility of data in multiple systems, responsible for user acceptance testing
• Maintaining a broad view of Revenue Accounting and manage interactions with stakeholders internally and externally

Requirements

• Experience working independently to deliver initiatives and objectives.
• Possess excellent knowledge and understanding of financial and management accounting, process and systems
• Be a self-starting, adaptable learner with a can-do mentality
• Demonstrate competency within financial accounting, with advanced technical expertise and understanding of internal controls
• Be comfortable navigating a complex and demanding, highly-matrixed environment
• Demonstrate advanced management reporting and analysis capability, with experience owning business unit process
• Experience planning, budgeting, forecasting and creating comprehensive reporting decks

Job Qualification

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or related area.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in financial reporting, planning, and analysis (revenue, cost, expense); with actual experience in budgeting and providing commentaries
• Strong analytical skills, a self-starter with "can do" mentality; quick learner in a complex and demanding environment.
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of financial and management accounting, process and systems.
• Affinity with large and complex international working environment; ability to travel occasionally.
• Commercial and organizational awareness, ideally in a comparable industry.
• Good communication skills.

Company Description

Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 12 countries, and more than 170 clients in 35 countries. We are an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services for financial institutions around the world, including private banks and wealth managers, investment managers, as well as retail and neo banks. Our research led approach and continual innovation is powered by the passion and creativity of our colleagues.

We are always looking for talented people to join us on our mission to orchestrate the financial ecosystem and democratize access to wealth management. Avaloq offers the opportunity to work closely with some of the world's leading financial institutions as we jointly develop and shape careers. Championing a collaborative, supportive and flexible work environment empowers our colleagues to reach their full potential.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly capable and motivated Business Controller to manage financial steering and strategic planning for Region International (APAC, MEA, UK). This role is instrumental in driving financial discipline, ensuring accurate reporting, and supporting strategic initiatives. You will work closely with the Business Partners and cross-functional teams within Finance.

The Region Controlling Team aims to improve the impact and understanding of financial reporting on business performance; provide/deliver analysis and insight that links financial reports to business strategies; provide effective processes to ensure key operational and financial targets are achieved; build partnerships and maintain strong relationships with senior managers and their teams.

Your key tasks

As a Business Controller you will be responsible for the following activities:

• Financial business partnering covering Project Delivery and SaaS Areas
• Responsibility for application of defined processes and tools and for professional methods.
• Responsible to ensure proper & timely month end closing. Preparing and implementing the material for the monthly book closing (PoC for projects, License and Maintenance, externals accruals).
• Deep dive in variance analysis to provide timely business headlights to business partners within the month end closing timeline.
• Monthly reporting on expenditure
• Support in cost controls, IRAs and POS approval
• Creation of ad hoc reports and support in official monthly financial reporting on various hierarchy levels
• Participation & steering of monthly review meetings
• Driving budget and forecasting exercises strategic & operational planning processes
• Educate and implement strong controller-thinking within Project Staff community, KAM and Sales Ops.
• Ready to take over ad hoc special tasks / contributes in special task forces and represents CFO-area

Qualifications

• Degree qualifications in Business Administration / Economics / Finance
• 2-4 years of relevant working experience, preferably within IT industry
• Solid experience in management accounting and financial accounting
• Strong quantitative abilities and excellent written and oral communication skills (English fluent)
• Strong proficiency in MS Office applications handling complex excel database
• SAP and Business Intelligence proficiency is a plus
• Self-starter and self-motivated
• Good commercial sense and interest in business
• Strategic thinker with an analytical mindset
• High degree of initiative and dependability

Additional Information

We realize that managing work life balance is a challenge we all face in our daily lives and in order to support with this we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers to maintain work life balance and still continue our fantastic Avaloq culture in our global offices.

In Avaloq we are proud to embrace diversity and understand the success of our business is built on the power of different opinions, we are whole heartedly committed to fostering an equal opportunity environment and inclusive culture where you can be your true authentic self.

We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other fantastic traits that make us all unique, we have done our best to write this advert in an inclusive and neutral way.

Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies, and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations.

Company Description

Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 12 countries, and more than 170 clients in 35 countries. We are an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services for financial institutions around the world, including private banks and wealth managers, investment managers, as well as retail and neo banks. Our research led approach and continual innovation is powered by the passion and creativity of our colleagues.

We are always looking for talented people to join us on our mission to orchestrate the financial ecosystem and democratize access to wealth management. Avaloq offers the opportunity to work closely with some of the world's leading financial institutions as we jointly develop and shape careers. Championing a collaborative, supportive and flexible work environment empowers our colleagues to reach their full potential.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly capable and motivated Business Controller to manage financial steering and strategic planning for Region International (APAC, MEA, UK). This role is instrumental in driving financial discipline, ensuring accurate reporting, and supporting strategic initiatives. You will work closely with the Business Partners and cross-functional teams within Finance.

The Region Controlling Team aims to improve the impact and understanding of financial reporting on business performance; provide/deliver analysis and insight that links financial reports to business strategies; provide effective processes to ensure key operational and financial targets are achieved; build partnerships and maintain strong relationships with senior managers and their teams.

Your key tasks

As a Business Controller you will be responsible for the following activities:

• Financial business partnering covering Project Delivery and SaaS Areas
• Responsibility for application of defined processes and tools and for professional methods.
• Responsible to ensure proper & timely month end closing. Preparing and implementing the material for the monthly book closing (PoC for projects, License and Maintenance, externals accruals).
• Deep dive in variance analysis to provide timely business headlights to business partners within the month end closing timeline.
• Monthly reporting on expenditure
• Support in cost controls, IRAs and POS approval
• Creation of ad hoc reports and support in official monthly financial reporting on various hierarchy levels
• Participation & steering of monthly review meetings
• Driving budget and forecasting exercises strategic & operational planning processes
• Educate and implement strong controller-thinking within Project Staff community, KAM and Sales Ops.
• Ready to take over ad hoc special tasks / contributes in special task forces and represents CFO-area

Qualifications

• Degree qualifications in Business Administration / Economics / Finance
• 2-4 years of relevant working experience, preferably within IT industry
• Solid experience in management accounting and financial accounting
• Strong quantitative abilities and excellent written and oral communication skills (English fluent)
• Strong proficiency in MS Office applications handling complex excel database
• SAP and Business Intelligence proficiency is a plus
• Self-starter and self-motivated
• Good commercial sense and interest in business
• Strategic thinker with an analytical mindset
• High degree of initiative and dependability

Additional Information

We realize that managing work life balance is a challenge we all face in our daily lives and in order to support with this we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers to maintain work life balance and still continue our fantastic Avaloq culture in our global offices.

In Avaloq we are proud to embrace diversity and understand the success of our business is built on the power of different opinions, we are whole heartedly committed to fostering an equal opportunity environment and inclusive culture where you can be your true authentic self.

We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other fantastic traits that make us all unique, we have done our best to write this advert in an inclusive and neutral way.

Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies, and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations.

Job Overview:

This is a global role based in Makati and functionally part of HO Finance in the Netherlands.

You will support operational finance business control activities directly linked to Head Office Functions, working alongside a team of senior finance professionals who advise at the very center of ING's decision-making. This is not accounting. Not project control. This is true Business Control / Finance Business Partnering at the global level—where your insights and advice directly influence strategy and performance across the bank. We are looking for a Business Controller / Finance Business Partner (AVP) who dares to make an impact and difference. You will act as a trusted advisor to the HO Functions domain. This role is ideal for a proactive, data-driven finance professional with strong communication, presentation, and organizational skills—someone who thrives on solving complex problems and delivering actionable insights.

What You'll Do:

• Act as a trusted advisor to the head of the business Lead budgeting and forecasting, aligning and challenging senior stakeholders.
• Translate complex financials into sharp, actionable insights.
• Drive discussions on cost modeling, allocation, and efficiency.
• Support strategic initiatives and transformation projects with financial expertise.
• Communicate clearly and confidently with senior stakeholders across functions.
• Organize and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.

Key Capabilities/Experience & Minimum Qualifications:

• Degree in finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field (MBA, CPA, CMA, FP&A and other relevant certification strongly preferred.
• 5–10 years of experience in FP&A, business control, or finance business partnering Strong business acumen and ability to link financials to business strategy.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skills Highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Proven ability to challenge the status quo and drive continuous improvement.
• Comfortable working in a matrixed, global organization.
• Analytical, able to navigate a large, complex, and often ambiguous global matrix organization - proactive, resilient, and not thrown off by competing; priorities.
• Advanced Excel & PowerPoint; Power BI, Hyperion, SmartView or IBM Planning Analytics for Excel is a plus.

Work Schedule:

• Hybrid.
• Mid-shift

About the Role

You will be responsible for providing and interpreting financial information for Sales and Revenue or Costs and supporting the Business Decision Support (BDS) organisation in analysing and monitoring trends. Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will be the Subject Matter Expert for key systems and models within the CoE Sales & Revenue or the CoE Costs. In this role, you will be responsible for interpreting actuals, forecast and budget data and providing commentaries and insight. You will be an expert in financial data analysis, able to provide insights and recommendations to the management team. Working closely with the Financial Director and the BDS Business Controllers, your role will be instrumental in driving the company's financial success and growth.

Responsibilities

• Handling management reporting for actuals and budgets/forecasts, including variance analysis and commentaries
• Developing and optimizing the financial reporting tools within CoE and BDS
• Supporting as the CoE liaison person for Finance projects within Elsevier, delivering process improvements within the Finance and Non-Finance community
• Ensuring that senior management's priority information requirements are delivered and "operationalized" on a timely basis
• Owning the planning, budgeting and forecasting process systems, continuously improving the capabilities in cross-functional collaboration with various stakeholders
• Designing, developing and maintaining business case models, providing financial inputs for business case or analysis of strategic/operational initiatives
• Ensuring quality and compatibility of data in multiple systems, responsible for user acceptance testing
• Maintaining a broad view of Revenue Accounting and manage interactions with stakeholders internally and externally

Requirements

• Experience working independently to deliver initiatives and objectives.
• Possess excellent knowledge and understanding of financial and management accounting, process and systems
• Be a self-starting, adaptable learner with a can-do mentality
• Demonstrate competency within financial accounting, with advanced technical expertise and understanding of internal controls
• Be comfortable navigating a complex and demanding, highly-matrixed environment
• Demonstrate advanced management reporting and analysis capability, with experience owning business unit process
• Experience planning, budgeting, forecasting and creating comprehensive reporting decks

Job Qualification:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting or related area.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience in financial reporting, planning, and analysis (revenue, cost, expense); with actual experience in budgeting and providing commentaries
• Strong analytical skills, a self-starter with "can do" mentality; quick learner in a complex and demanding environment.
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of financial and management accounting, process and systems.
• Affinity with large and complex international working environment; ability to travel occasionally.
• Commercial and organizational awareness, ideally in a comparable industry.
• Good communication skills.

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About Northern Trust:

Northern Trust, a Fortune 500 company, is a globally recognized, award-winning financial institution that has been in continuous operation since 1889.

Northern Trust is proud to provide innovative financial services and guidance to the world's most successful individuals, families, and institutions by remaining true to our enduring principles of service, expertise, and integrity. With more than 130 years of financial experience and over 22,000 partners, we serve the world's most sophisticated clients using leading technology and exceptional service.

Major Duties:

• Assist in the monthly/quarterly/annual reporting process, preparing analyses and reports of results relative to prior year, prior month, and/or Plan focusing on key business factors driving financial performance.
• Assist in the analysis for and production of monthly/quarterly/annual presentation of results to the Board of Directors.
• Assist in the annual Planning process, compiling information, analysis, and preparing reports.
• Assist in the monthly/quarterly forecast process.
• Actively participate in special projects and ad hoc requests to support the Corporate Controller and group manager.

Knowledge:

• Analytical and problem solving skills required to evaluate financial results.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills are necessary to present relevant information to group senior manager.
• Strong personal computer skills (Excel, Word and PowerPoint) are required to perform analyses and communicate financial information to various constituents.
• Knowledge of accounting, reporting and financial analysis usually acquired through a 4-year degree program or related work experience is required.

Experience:

• 4 - 6 years of related experience in project analysis and management reporting, planning, and analysis.

Working with Us:

As a Northern Trust partner, greater achievements await. You will be part of a flexible and collaborative work culture in an organization where financial strength and stability is an asset that emboldens us to explore new ideas.

Movement within the organization is encouraged, senior leaders are accessible, and you can take pride in working for a company committed to assisting the communities we serve Join a workplace with a greater purpose.

We'd love to learn more about how your interests and experience could be a fit with one of the world's most admired and sustainable companies Build your career with us and apply today. #MadeForGreater

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Apply today and talk to us about your flexible working requirements and together we can achieve greater.