Financial Project Manager (Core Banking Operations)

Location: Metro Manila; Armenia; Cyprus; Serbia; Bangkok; Kyrgyzstan; Kazakhstan; Uzbekistan; Georgia Workplace: Hybrid 📍 Manila, Philippines | Relocation required Salmon is a technology-driven financial company building a banking and lending platform across Southeast Asia, starting in the Philippines. We combine global fintech expertise with deep local market knowledge to make financial services simple, accessible, and useful for millions of people across the region. 7M+ app downloads. 2M+ monthly active users. 7,000+ partner stores. US$310M+ raised from leading global investors. Manila-based, globally distributed, and hybrid-first — our team spans 45+ countries. If you want to solve complex problems at scale and impact how millions of people access and manage money, come build with us. Southeast Asia's fintech moment starts here. About the role: You'll lead the Finance side of the core banking system project — turning accounting needs, regulatory obligations, and product-administration realities into system requirements, and delivering against them. What you'll do: - Lead the core banking system project from the Finance side: own the plan end to end — scope, milestones, dependencies, and risk tracking — and act as Finance's subject-matter voice across vendor selection, design, and rollout. - Run UAT, data-migration validation, and cutover planning from the Finance side, coordinating closely with IT/Engineering and vendors. - Connect the dots across Finance, IT/Engineering, and Compliance — surfacing regulatory gaps tied to system limitations and helping close them, and keeping Finance leadership informed on progress, risk, and dependencies. What you'll own: - Turn accounting needs, regulatory obligations (such as BSP/MORB), and product-administration realities into concrete system requirements, and manage delivery against them. - Build and drive the accounting-backlog remediation plan with real milestones, pulling in Finance colleagues and outside help where it makes sense. - Get month-end and period-end close and reporting, based on the core banking system, integrated directly with the GL — and keep it that way. - Take the Odoo accounting-automation work into properly owned, documented, controlled, and audit-ready process. - Identify and prioritise efficiency gains — automating manual entries, reconciliations, and reporting, using AI where it applies — to cut team effort and errors. - Contribute to IPO-readiness work wherever it touches financial systems and controls. What makes you a strong fit: - 10+ years of experience with a strong track record in finance/accounting project management. - A solid grip on accounting fundamentals and the close process. - Proven automation experience — you've led or driven process-automation initiatives, not just used automated tools — including practical Odoo (or a comparable ERP) experience for accounting automation. - Strong IT literacy: comfortable with system architecture, data flows, and technical requirements — enough to bridge Finance and IT/Engineering without a translator. - Strong project-management discipline: scoping, milestone tracking, risk management, and stakeholder communication across Finance, IT/Engineering, and Compliance. - Ability to turn messy, ambiguous problems into a plan with real milestones. What we offer: OWNERSHIP AND FLEXIBILITY - Stock option plan — four-year vesting with a 25% cliff after the first year - Hybrid-first work environment - Company-provided tools and equipment - Office in Bonifacio Global City, Manila — a modern, walkable district at the centre of the Philippines' growing tech scene HEALTH AND TIME OFF - Medical insurance support for you and your family through co-funding or reimbursement, depending on your location and subject to policy limits - Access to an internal mental health support specialist - 22 vacation days, Philippine public holidays, and 15 sick days - 105 days of paid maternity leave and up to 14 days of paid paternity leave for employees relocating to Manila RELOCATION AND FAMILY SUPPORT - Relocation support for you, your family — including flights, two weeks of accommodation, visas, paperwork, and logistics - Reimbursement of eligible pet relocation expenses - USD 2,500 per year for flights home - Baby and family stipends for employees relocating to Manila: USD 1,000 per month for each child under two and USD 500 per month for each child aged two to 18 GROWTH AND TEAM EXPERIENCE - Opportunities to learn and share your expertise through internal expert meetups, external conferences, speaking opportunities, and industry publications - Company-sponsored trips to Manila to meet and work with your team in person - Regular team offsites, sports activities, and team events - High-performing teams can earn a dedicated beach house week in Southeast Asia We believe strong teams are built by people with different backgrounds, experiences, and points of view. Salmon is an equal opportunity employer, and we make hiring decisions based on skills, experience, and potential.