Financial Audit Manager

JG Summit Holdings Inc.; Pasig; On-site; PHP 2,000,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

JG Summit Holdings Inc. Corporate Internal Audit (CIA) Center of Excellence (COE) delivers planned financial audits for the Holdings entity, covering financial statements, treasury, investments and tax across diversified industries.

The role focuses on audit planning, execution, reporting and follow-up, including acquisitions and multi-disciplinary reviews. The candidate will lead audit engagements, support annual audit planning, and drive strategic initiatives to strengthen audit effectiveness,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy / Finance / Business or Computer Science.
• Certifications CPA, CIA and/or CISA are required; others like CFE, CRMA are a plus.
• Broad experience across audits, especially Financial and Tax; deep knowledge of global audit practices.
• Experience leading an audit function; holding company audits incl. Investments and Dividends.
• Strong leadership, strategic, analytical, and communication skills; adaptable and growth oriented.

Responsibilities

• Plan, align, execute, report and follow up on audit engagements per annual plan.
• Support development of the annual audit plan considering risks and management priorities.
• Proactively support initiatives to improve audit effectiveness.
• Focus on reviewing financial records for accuracy and completeness.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align audit objectives, findings and recommendations.

Skills

Audit leadership

Financial auditing

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance/business

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Job description

The role will be part of JGSHI Corporate Internal Audit’s (CIA) Center of Excellence (COE) with primary function to deliver Financial Audit as planned. This role will serve the Holdings entity with focus on financial and conglomerate-wide concerns such as but not limited to Financial Statements, Treasury, Investments, Tax, etc. It will also exercise responsibility over existing and future acquisitions of business units belonging to diverse industries.

Specifically, the candidate will:

• Conduct planning, alignment, execution, reporting and follow-up of all audit engagements, in accordance with the approved annual audit plan.
• Support the development of the annual audit plan that considers and balances emerging risks specific to the business environment, impact of current events, and management’s priorities.
• Proactively support strategic initiatives that enhance overall audit effectiveness.
• Focus on reviewing financial record accuracy and completeness.
• Build skills to perform audits requiring multi-disciplinary skills.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to ensure alignment of audit objectives, findings and recommendations.
• Support and participate in other departmental requirements and initiatives.

Job Qualifications:

• At least a Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy / Finance / Business, or Computer Science.
• Required certifications in CPA, CIA and/or CISA. Additional certifications in CFE, CRMA and similar audit-related accreditations, a plus.
• Broad experience across various type of audits, especially Financial and Tax; with in-depth knowledge of leading global audit, controls, and risk management practices.
• Highly experienced in auditing holding companies covering Investments, Dividends and other related accounts.
• At least 10+ years relevant audit work experience and has led an audit function.
• Preferably with background in handling both external and internal audit functions of similar industries, i.e. Holdings/Conglomerate, Accounting Service Centers, and Manufacturing. Exposure to both multinational and local companies, an advantage.
• Strong leadership, strategic, critical, analytical, communication and complex problem-solving skills, with a learning and growth mindset.
• Experienced in organizational management, change management, stakeholder management and project management.
• Progressive Change Agent, Innovative, Resilient, Agile and Flexible i.e. willing to go on fieldwork.