Technology represents one of our most significant business investments. We are seeking an accomplished IT Financial & Asset Management Manager to drive financial accountability, optimise technology spend and provide transparent, data-driven insights that maximise the value of our IT investment across APAC.
Based in Manila and reporting to the Regional Information Officer, APAC, you will be the trusted financial and asset lead for our regional IT function. You will bring discipline to complex budgets and recharge models, lead audit and assurance across our technology estate, and give leadership the insight it needs to make confident, informed decisions.
Key responsibilities
Financial stewardship
- Lead the planning, forecasting and management of regional IT budgets at a G&A level.
- Govern cost allocation across local and global recharge finance models, ensuring accuracy, transparency and alignment with Group policy.
- Identify, deliver and evidence sustainable savings across hardware, software, cloud and managed services.
- Partner with Finance on month-end close, accruals and cost reallocation.
Audit and assurance
- Plan and execute regular audits of software and hardware spend, entitlements and usage.
- Maintain complete, accurate asset records across the full lifecycle, from acquisition to disposal.
- Reconcile IT and financial records, resolving variances and strengthening controls.
- Ensure licence compliance and proactively address risk and optimisation opportunities ahead of renewal.
Insight and reporting
- Design and maintain executive dashboards that provide clear visibility of spend, utilisation, savings and return on investment.
- Translate complex financial and asset data into concise insights and recommendations for senior stakeholders.
- Champion automation and AI-enabled reporting, including ServiceNow workflows, to improve efficiency and data quality.
Commercial management
- Oversee vendor contract renewals.
- Collaborate with regional and global IT, Finance and Procurement teams to drive consistent governance.
- Lead continuous improvement in how technology is procured, tracked and utilised across the region.
- Substantial experience in IT finance, IT asset management or technology value management, ideally within a multinational or professional services environment.
- A demonstrated track record of managing complex IT budgets and delivering measurable cost savings.
- Deep understanding of local and global recharge and cost allocation models at a G&A level.
- Proven experience leading audits of software and hardware spend, licensing and asset data.
- Advanced Excel and data visualisation capability, with strong Power BI experience.
- Working knowledge of ServiceNow, ITIL practices and enterprise technology management.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the confidence to influence senior leaders.
- A tertiary qualification in Finance, Accounting, Information Technology or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.