AUDIT ASSISTANT

Private Advertiser; Marikina; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Private Advertiser seeks an Internal Auditor to safeguard assets and strengthen controls at head office, warehouses, and branches. You’ll assess compliance, verify financial and inventory accuracy, and lead audit activities across sites.

The role requires hands-on experience in internal audit, strong report writing, and willingness to travel to branch locations for surprise audits. CPA/CIA preferred; integrity and discretion are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accountancy, Finance or related field.
• 2+ years of experience in internal audit, financial compliance, or inventory control.
• Strong knowledge of internal controls, cash reconciliation, and fraud detection.
• Uncompromising integrity with discreet handling of confidential data and solid report-writing skills.
• Willingness to travel to branch locations and warehouses for surprise audits.

Responsibilities

• Draft and maintain an annual Audit Plan for Management approval.
• Review vouchers, petty cash, and daily branch cash deposits; validate payments and shipping expenses.
• Inspect affiliate transactions to detect fraudulent activity and audit internal control systems.
• Conduct unannounced cash counts and surprise compliance audits at branches.
• Lead month-end warehouse inventory counts and coordinate year-end inventory with Accounting.
• Prepare formal breach reports detailing violations, impact, penalties, and fixes.

Skills

Internal controls

Cash reconciliation

Fraud detection

Report writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accountancy/Finance

CPA or CIA preferred

Job description

We are hiring an Internal Auditor to safeguard company assets, evaluate internal controls, and verify financial and inventory accuracy across our Head Office, warehouses, and branch locations.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft and maintain a confidential annual Audit Plan covering all branches, departments, and audit schedules for Management approval.
• Review vouchers, petty cash, and daily branch cash deposits. Validate customer payments (COD, bank transfers, 3rd-party gateways) and shipping/third-party expenses.
• Inspect affiliate transactions to detect fraudulent activity. Audit and optimize existing internal control systems.
• Conduct unannounced cash counts for petty cash funds and perform surprise compliance audits at branch locations.
• Lead and sign off on regular month-end warehouse inventory counts. Jointly organize observer teams with Accounting for year-end inventory across all sites.
• Prepare formal reports on violations- detailing the breach, employee response, financial impact, recommended penalties, and control fixes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accountancy, Finance, or related field (CPA/CIA preferred).
• 2+ years of experience in internal audit, financial compliance, or inventory control.
• Strong knowledge of internal controls, cash reconciliation, and fraud detection.
• Uncompromising integrity, discreet handling of confidential data, and solid report-writing skills.
• Willingness to travel to branch locations and warehouses for surprise audits.