Cost Controllership and Financial Governance Supervisor | Makati

AboitizPower; Makati; On-site; PHP 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

AboitizPower is seeking a Cost Controllership and Financial Governance Supervisor to lead policy development, risk assessment, and governance across the organization. You will coordinate with various units and regulators to ensure robust controls and audit readiness.

The role requires strong policy-writing, process-mapping, and leadership abilities, with a focus on continuous improvement and compliance across departments. This is a supervisory position based in Metro Manila, Philippines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Internal Audit.
• 5–7 years of experience in financial control or governance.
• Experience in supervisory roles or with at least 1–2 years in a supervisory capacity.
• Professional certification (CPA, CIA, or CFE) is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Policy & Governance Standards: Utilize process mapping to draft and standardize Finance policies and authority limits designed to arrest operational risks across business units while aligned with Controller mandates.
• Process Walkthroughs & Leakage Mitigation: Lead structured process walkthroughs to identify gaps and risks in current workflows and develop standardized protocols to mitigate financial leakage across the organization.
• Compliance Deep-Dives & Analytics: Conduct deep-dive reviews to ensure policy compliance and use analytics to identify control concerns, irregular spending, or potential fraud.
• Monitoring & Safeguards: Monitor compliance rates and policy adoption across business units, reporting deviations and recommending corrective actions and process safeguards to the Group Controller.
• Audit Readiness & Point of Contact: Serve as the lead point of contact for internal and external auditors regarding Finance controls, supporting audit readiness and remediation of identified control weaknesses.
• Governance Analytics: Prepare periodic governance analytics for the Manager, Group Controller, CFO, and CSU leaders highlighting financial compliance and governance risks.
• Policy Communication & Training: Translate complex control frameworks to write clear corporate guidelines, communicate policy updates, and conduct training sessions to build stakeholder understanding across departments.
• Benchmarking & Tool Enhancements: Benchmark Finance policies and controls against industry best practices and recommend tools or process improvements to strengthen monitoring and compliance tracking.

Skills

Policy writing

Process mapping

Risk assessment

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Internal Audit

CPA, CIA, or CFE certification

Job description

Cost Controllership and Financial Governance Supervisor

Job Level: Supervisory

Power your future with AboitizPower.

As a Cost Controllership and Financial Governance Specialist, you will lead Finance governance, policy enforcement, compliance monitoring, and audit readiness for the organization, contributing directly to transforming energy for a better world. You will work closely with internal stakeholders across Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV), AboitizPower Corporation (APC), Aboitiz Renewables, Inc. (1RE), Corporate Services Units (CSUs), and Business Units (BUs), as well as external regulatory bodies to deliver results, create positive community impact, and develop your skills in a supportive, purpose-driven environment.

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

• Policy & Governance Standards: Utilize process mapping to draft and standardize Finance policies and authority limits designed to arrest operational risks across business units while aligned with Controller mandates.
• Process Walkthroughs & Leakage Mitigation: Lead structured process walkthroughs to identify gaps and risks in current workflows and develop standardized protocols to mitigate financial leakage across the organization.
• Compliance Deep-Dives & Analytics: Conduct deep-dive reviews to ensure policy compliance and use analytics to identify control concerns, irregular spending, or potential fraud.
• Monitoring & Safeguards: Monitor compliance rates and policy adoption across business units, reporting deviations and recommending corrective actions and process safeguards to the Group Controller.
• Audit Readiness & Point of Contact: Serve as the lead point of contact for internal and external auditors regarding Finance controls, supporting audit readiness and remediation of identified control weaknesses.
• Governance Analytics: Prepare periodic governance analytics for the Manager, Group Controller, CFO, and CSU leaders highlighting financial compliance and governance risks.
• Policy Communication & Training: Translate complex control frameworks to write clear corporate guidelines, communicate policy updates, and conduct training sessions to build stakeholder understanding across departments.
• Benchmarking & Tool Enhancements: Benchmark Finance policies and controls against industry best practices and recommend tools or process improvements to strengthen monitoring and compliance tracking.

To Succeed in this Role, we need someone who:

• Demonstrates Policy & Risk Expertise: Possesses strong policy-writing, process mapping, and risk assessment experience with the credibility and communication skills to influence stakeholders and enforce standards.
• Applies Continuous Improvement Frameworks: Applies working knowledge of ISO standards, Six Sigma principles, and Project Management/Agile/Scrum methodologies to execute end-to-end process mapping and support continuous improvement of OPEX policies and controls.
• Exercises Sound Technical Leadership: Exercises sound judgment and independent decision-making in a supervisory capacity, relying on technical writing and oral communication to articulate identified risks and enforce compliance across departments.
• Navigates Complex Stakeholder Networks: Demonstrates strong leadership and organizational agility in coordinating across cross-functional internal teams and external regulatory agencies (BIR, SEC, DOE, Vendors).

What You Will Need:

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Internal Audit.
• 5-7 years of solid experience in financial control or governance, business process mapping, internal controls, operational risk management, or process improvement.
• Experience in management roles or with at least 1-2 years in a supervisory capacity.
• Professional certification (CPA, CIA, or CFE) is highly preferred.

Technical / Functional Skills

• Comptrollership & Budgeting: Efficient management and direction of accounting operations, maintaining comprehensive controls, cost control management, budget allocation, and cost baseline tracking.
• Agile & Risk Management: Proficiency in Agile Project Management, Policy Writing & Development, and Operational Risk Management.

Our Culture & Commitment to You: Powering Your Future

At AboitizPower, we honor you not just as a professional, but as a person. Our promise is to provide a workplace where you can thrive through:

• Powered by People: We value your unique identity and ensure you feel supported, trusted, and empowered.
• Own Your Growth: Learn, grow, and advance through mentorship, leadership opportunities, and meaningful learning experiences.
• Why We Work: Purpose is part of every job here. Your efforts directly contribute to community upliftment, sustainability, and shaping the future of energy.
• Empowering Culture: Bring your full self to a workplace grounded in belonging and collaboration.
• Recognition that Matters: We celebrate both visible milestones and steady efforts, honoring the dedication you bring to our mission.

About Us

AboitizPower is the holding company for the Aboitiz Group’s investments in power generation, distribution, and retail electricity services. We are among the largest power producers in the Philippines, with a balanced portfolio of assets located across the country. We are also a major producer of renewable energy, with several hydroelectric, geothermal, and solar power generation facilities.