Internal Audit Manager

South Asialink Finance Corporation; Metro Manila; On-site; PHP 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

South Asialink Finance Corporation is seeking an Audit Deputy Head responsible for developing and implementing a risk-based audit approach to evaluate and report on the company's operational activities and to provide recommendations for improvement.

You will ensure operations comply with company policies and applicable external regulations, supervise audit engagements, monitor quality, and communicate key performance indicators to the Audit Committee on a regular basis.

Qualifications

• Analytical skills, financial risk management and internal controls expertise.
• Strong background in finance and accounting.
• Ability to interpret and apply financial regulations.
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills.
• CIA certification is an advantage.
• Must be a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Responsibilities

• Establish risk-based audit plans and internal audit policies.
• Provide supervision over audit engagements and review staff work for quality and timeliness.
• Ensure timely completion and reporting of audit engagements.
• Communicate internal audit KPIs to the Audit Committee regularly.
• Evaluate governance, risk management processes and internal controls.
• Assess compliance with laws, regulations and policies.
• Maintain a quality assurance program for the internal audit function.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial risk management

Internal controls

Education

Finance

Accounting

Job description

About the role

Audit Deputy Head is responsible for preparing and implementing a risk-based audit approach to evaluate, report on, and make recommendations for improving the Company's operational activities. He is also responsible for ensuring that operations are in compliance with the policies and procedures of the Company and with the applicable external regulations.

Key responsibilities

• Establishes appropriate policies and procedures to guide the internal audit function
• Establishes risk-based audit plans to set out the priorities of the internal audit function
• Ensures that internal audit resources are appropriate (i.e. professional qualification and skills), sufficient, and effectively deployed to achieve the approved plan
• Provides overall supervision on the audit engagements. Reviews the work performed by the audit staff to ensure that tasks are performed with quality and in a timely manner
• Ensures the timely completion of and reporting on individual internal audit engagements in accordance with professional standards
• Communicates internal audit key performance indicators to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors on a regular basis
• Evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency of the Company's governance, risk management processes, and internal controls
• Assess compliance with laws, regulations, authorities, and policies
• Maintains a quality assurance and improvement program that covers all aspects of the internal audit function
• Performs other tasks that maybe assigned by the Audit Committee from time to time

About you

• Analytical Skills, Financial Risk Management, and Internal Controls expertise
• Strong background in Finance and Accounting
• Ability to interpret and apply financial regulations
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills
• Professional certification (e.g., CIA) is an advantage
• Must be a certified public accountant