Internal Control Officer

J&T Express; Taguig; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

J&T Express in the Philippines is seeking an Internal Control Officer to strengthen risk management, control, and governance processes with a systematic, disciplined approach. You will report to the Internal Control Supervisor and Risk Management & Internal Audit Manager, or country lead.

The role requires strong English communication, expertise in internal control, risk management, internal audit, and compliance, with a professional certification preferred (CIA, CPA, CISA).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, auditing, or finance.
• 2–3 years proven experience in external audit and/or risk,
• Experience in risk consulting and internal control setup in corporate environment preferred.
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Understand business processes and identify risks and controls for improvement.
• Establish and maintain Risk Control Matrix and walk-through samples.
• Prepare internal control review reports for senior management.
• Follow up remediation status and review remediation samples.
• Advise business units on new processes or policy/SOP changes.
• Involve in procurement steps (vendor sourcing, tendering, bidding) to ensure controls.
• Assist quarterly corporate risk assessments.
• Stay updated on sector rules, regulations and best practices.
• Prepare internal control or awareness training materials.

Skills

Strong English

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Self-motivated

Detail oriented

Independent work

MS Office

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance

CIA, CPA, CISA or related certification

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

We are looking for an internal control officer, based on qualification respectively, to add value and improve our operations by bringing a systematic and disciplined approach to the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes and risk awareness. This position will report to the Internal Control Supervisor and Risk Management & Internal Audit Manager, or in charge-person, of the country.

Responsibilities

• Understand business processes and identify risks, control activities, thus conclude area for control improvement, cost saving or efficiency optimization via process interview, walk-through sample review, discussion and convincing.
• Establish and maintain Risk Control Matrix and walk-through samples whenever business changes or upgrades.
• To be able to prepare the Internal Control Process Review Report independently to assist the report to higher management
• Follow-up the remediation status via timely push and review of the remediation samples.
• Be a process and risk consultant upon request of business department for the discussion of new processes or the review of policy or SOP documents.
• Particularly, to be involved into the vendor sourcing, tendering and bidding steps of important procurement projects, to review and ensure sufficient control activities adopted till the end of the bid.
• Assist to conduct quarterly corporate risk assessment
• Engage to continuous knowledge development regarding sector’s rules, regulations, best practices, tools, techniques and performance standards
• Prepare internal control or awareness related training or communication materials to help improve internal control environment and risk management mindset of the company and the staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree. BS in Accountancy is preferred but any degree in Accounting, Audit, or Finance related area may be accepted.
• At least 2-3 years proven work experience as an external auditor and/or risk associate/specialist/consultant
• Mixed experience with risk consulting and proven internal control system set-up experience in a corporate is strongly preferred.
• Express logistic industry experience is ideal but not required.
• Good written and oral English communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Strong analytical, critical-thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, organized, and able to work independently.
• Demonstrates integrity, professional judgment, confidentiality, and objectivity.
• Able to understand different perspectives and collaborate effectively with process owners and management.
• Must have knowledge or experience in internal control, internal audit, risk management, or compliance.
• CIA, CPA, CISA, or other relevant professional certification is preferred.