Audit Section Head - Retail Banking Audit

EastWest Bank; Davao City; Hybrid; PHP 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

EastWest Banking Corporation in Davao seeks an Audit Section Head – Retail Banking Audit to drive risk-based audits and strengthen controls across retail banking operations. You will lead engagements, oversee teams, and partner with regulators to uphold standards in a hybrid setting.

The role requires CPA or equivalent certifications and 5+ years in internal audit or banking. Leadership, communication, and analytical skills are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy.
• CPA certification preferred; CIA, CISA, or CFE advantageous.
• At least 5 years in internal audit or banking operations.
• Strong knowledge of risk management, governance, and internal controls.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead audit engagements within Retail Banking Audit and oversee audit teams.
• Support annual risk-based audit planning ensuring coverage of processes and controls.
• Review findings and reports for quality and regulatory compliance.
• Develop practical recommendations to strengthen controls.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to promote risk culture.
• Mentor and develop audit professionals.

Skills

Analytical skills

Report writing

Communication

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy

CPA Certification

CIA / CISA / CFE advantageous

Job description

About the Job

Location: Davao

Corporate Title: Senior Manager

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Our Internal Audit Group is looking for experienced professionals to join us in Davao as an Audit Section Head – Retail Banking Audit. In this role, you will support the Department Head in driving the execution of the Bank's audit strategy, ensuring effective risk-based audit coverage across retail banking operations, governance processes, regulatory compliance requirements, and control environments. You will lead audit engagements, oversee audit teams, and help strengthen the Bank's overall risk management and control framework.

Your dream. Our focus.

East West Banking Corporation (EastWest) is one of the largest universal banks in the Philippines and is committed to continuously investing in people, processes, products, and service enhancements while embracing innovative ideas that elevate the EastWest experience.

We empower our employees to take ownership of their careers and provide opportunities that support professional growth. We value collaboration, accountability, and innovation. Join us and be part of a highly engaged organization where leadership development and career advancement are encouraged.

Whether you're an established audit leader or seeking your next strategic leadership opportunity, EastWest can help you unlock your full potential and bridge the gap between dreams and success.

What the role will entail

• Lead audit teams in the execution of regular audits, spot audits, special reviews, fraud investigations, and continuous audit activities within the Retail Banking Audit Division.
• Support the Department Head in developing and implementing the annual risk-based audit plan, ensuring adequate coverage of business processes, governance, compliance, and operational risks.
• Review audit findings, working papers, and reports to ensure quality, completeness, and adherence to internal audit standards and regulatory requirements.
• Evaluate significant audit issues and collaborate with stakeholders to develop practical recommendations that strengthen controls and mitigate risks.
• Partner with business and support units, senior management, regulators, and external auditors to promote a strong risk and control culture across the organization.
• Mentor, coach, and develop audit professionals while fostering a collaborative and high-performance team environment.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy. Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred. Professional certifications such as CIA, CISA, CFE, or equivalent are highly advantageous.
• At least 5 years of internal audit experience, bank operations experience, or a combination of both, preferably within the banking or financial services industry.
• Strong knowledge of auditing procedures and techniques, accounting principles and standards, risk management, governance, and internal controls.
• Familiarity with banking products, policies and procedures, regulatory requirements, information technology, information security, and fraud/forensic investigations.
• Excellent analytical, report writing, communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated leadership capability with experience supervising audit staff and managing multiple audit engagements simultaneously.
• Strong sense of professionalism, integrity, objectivity, confidentiality, and commitment to ethical standards.

What you can expect from joining our team

• Career development and training opportunities
• Competitive salary package and benefits
• Performance-based incentives and recognition programs to reward high-performing individuals
• Opportunity to work with industry experts and be mentored by them
• Defined career progression paths to guide you in your professional growth