Audit & Risk Mgmt Specialist I

relx; Manila; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

RELX in Manila seeks a Senior Audit professional to perform financial and management audits, delivering recommendations to improve compliance and control effectiveness. You will support external audit processes and contribute to statutory reporting and regulatory filings.

The role requires 4–6 years of external audit or finance shared services experience, Big 4 background preferred, and strong knowledge of accounting standards and end-to-end finance processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance required.
• 4–6 years in external audit, statutory reporting, or finance shared services.
• Big 4 audit experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of accounting standards and financial reporting.
• Experience with end-to-end finance processes and internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support external audit processes and deliverables.
• Prepare statutory financial statements and regulatory disclosures.
• Review balance sheet reconciliations and audit schedules.
• Identify control gaps and recommend remediation actions.
• Provide guidance on accounting policies and assurance activities.

Skills

External audit

Financial reporting

Regulatory compliance

Internal controls

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance

CPA or equivalent qualification preferred

Job description

Job Summary

Performs financial or management audits to identify exceptions to procedures and standards and create solutions or recommendations for compliance. Executes audit assignments, supports financial guidelines, data analysis, reporting, recommendations, operational compliance, and audit documentation at specialist level.

Job Responsibilities

• Financial Policies, Guidelines, and Protocols - Develop and deliver financial guidelines and protocols to ensure the company complies with regulations and good financial practice.
• Data Collection and Analysis - Conduct research using primary data sources, and select information needed for the analysis of key themes and trends.
• Audit Compliance - Deliver audit assignments in nominated client areas. Develop individual audit plans and detailed scope, deliver the fieldwork, report findings and opinions, agree on corrective actions with auditees, and refer serious or contentious issues to the lead auditor.
• Insights and Reporting - Contribute to the preparation of various data and analytics reports.
• Recommendations - Advise managers how to apply a wide variety of existing procedures and precedents.
• Operational Compliance - Identify, within the team, instances of noncompliance with the organization's policies and procedures and/or relevant regulatory codes and codes of conduct, reporting these instances and escalating issues as appropriate.
• Personal Capability Building - Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation, where relevant, to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.

Key Accountabilities

• Coordinate and support the annual external audit process, including preparation, review, tracking, and timely completion of audit deliverables, statutory accounts, and supporting schedules within agreed RELX and local regulatory deadlines.
• Prepare, review, and analyze statutory financial statements, disclosure notes, regulatory reporting requirements, tax packs, indirect tax reporting schedules, transfer pricing support, and other compliance-related submissions for in-scope entities.
• Perform financial statement review procedures, including trial balance analytics, balance sheet reconciliation quality checks, audit schedule reviews, exposure summaries, and investigation of unusual variances or accounting issues.
• Work closely with Finance teams, business units, tax agents, external auditors, internal auditors, and other stakeholders to resolve accounting, audit, tax statutory reporting, and compliance queries in a timely and professional manner.
• Support the effectiveness of internal controls by identifying control gaps, process risks, audit findings, and compliance issues, and by recommending practical remediation or mitigation actions.
• Contribute to SOX, internal controls, audit readiness, process documentation, and compliance review activities, ensuring that evidence, narratives, schedules, and supporting files are complete, accurate, and well organized.
• Drive continuous improvement, standardization, and automation opportunities across statutory reporting, audit coordination, financial review, tax compliance support, and related finance processes.
• Provide technical guidance, training, and knowledge sharing to accountants and finance stakeholders on local regulatory requirements, accounting standards, audit expectations, and RELX accounting policies and practices.
• Demonstrate ownership, sound judgment, professional skepticism, and strong follow-through in managing deadlines, resolving issues, escalating risks, and supporting high-quality compliance outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field; CPA or equivalent professional qualification is preferred.
• 4 to 6 years of relevant experience in external audit, statutory reporting, financial reporting compliance, tax compliance support, or finance shared services.
• Big 4 audit experience, multinational company experience, or finance shared services/BPO experience is highly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of accounting standards, statutory financial reporting, audit requirements, taxation principles, and financial statement preparation.
• Good understanding of end-to-end finance processes, including Record to Report, Procure to Pay, and Order to Cash, and how these processes affect financial reporting and controls.
• Advanced skills in reviewing balance sheet reconciliations, audit schedules, management reports, trial balance analytics, and complex account balances.
• Ability to apply professional skepticism, identify risks or control gaps, ask effective questions, and recommend practical solutions.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and interper