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Global Compliance and Report Solution - Director

Open 20d

Summary

Leads a global compliance and reporting team in an offshore shared-services center, overseeing multi-disciplinary delivery, stakeholder management, and performance metrics for professional services.

Main Responsibilities:

Strategic Leadership & Service Delivery

  • Provide overall leadership and direction for the Global Capability Services team supporting GCRS engagement delivery.
  • Translate GCRS strategies into executable local delivery plans aligned with quality, risk, and performance expectations.
  • Drive continuous improvement in GCRS delivery models, productivity, and scalability across core services.
  • Ensure consistent adherence to global methodologies, policies, service level agreements (SLAs), and regulatory requirements.

Operational & Financial Management

  • Own operational performance, including capacity planning, utilization, recovery, margin, and cost management.
  • Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), service metrics, and dashboards to support data-driven decision-making.
  • Work with senior leadership and operations teams to manage budgets, forecasts, and business cases for growth and investment.
  • Identify and mitigate operational, delivery, and resourcing risks.

Talent & People Leadership

  • Build, lead, and retain a diverse, high-performing team of managers and professionals across multiple service lines.
  • Set a strong performance culture focused on accountability, quality, collaboration, and client outcomes.
  • Oversee workforce planning, hiring, succession planning, and capability development aligned to current and future demand.
  • Sponsor leadership development, coaching, and engagement initiatives to support retention and career progression.

Stakeholder & Client Engagement

  • Act as a senior point of contact for global service line leaders, engagement partners, and regional stakeholders.
  • Build trusted relationships with onshore and offshore stakeholders to strengthen collaboration and integration.
  • Support client delivery, issue resolution, and escalation management as required.
  • Represent the Philippines GCS internally as a centre of excellence and strategic delivery partner.

Quality, Risk & Governance

  • Ensure robust quality management, risk controls, and compliance with firm standards and professional regulations.
  • Support internal audits, quality reviews, and regulatory inspections as required.
  • Promote a culture of ethical behaviour, professional judgement, and risk awareness.

Transformation & Change

  • Lead or sponsor transformation initiatives, including process optimisation, automation, technology adoption, and standardisation.
  • Support the evolution of the global delivery model, including new services, operating models, and emerging capabilities.
  • Drive change management and adoption across teams and stakeholders

Skills & Experience

Required

  • 12+ years’ experience in professional services, shared services, or global delivery environments, with senior leadership responsibility.
  • Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or equivalent).

  • Proven track record leading large, multi-disciplinary teams in an offshore or global capability centre.
  • Strong understanding of professional services delivery, including quality, risk, and client service expectations.
  • Demonstrated experience managing complex stakeholder relationships across multiple geographies.
  • Commercial acumen with experience managing budgets, resourcing models, and performance metrics.
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and influencing skills.

Preferred

  • Experience setting up or scaling a global capability or managed services operation.
  • Exposure to transformation initiatives (process, technology, automation, AI).
  • Experience working with professional service firms / multinational clients and cross-border delivery models.
  • Relevant professional qualification (e.g., accounting, tax, consulting, legal, or operations) is an advantage.

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