Specialist Financial Assurance

IHG Hotels & Resorts; Makati; Hybrid; PHP 600,000 - 860,000; Full time

Job summary

IHG Hotels & Resorts in Makati, Philippines is seeking a qualified audit professional to validate and improve energy reporting across hotels and offices. The role includes confirming data accuracy, guiding corrections, and driving process improvements within a global governance context.

You will collaborate with hotel/office finance teams, engineers, and ESG auditors, supporting broader ESG assurance activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in accounting or equivalent education.
• 2+ years progressive work-related experience with demonstrated proficiency and understanding in one or more functions related to the position.
• ESG audit experience preferred.
• Strong communication and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Energy reporting accuracy - Validate the accuracy of hotel and office energy reporting by obtaining supporting evidence such as invoices from utility suppliers and meter readings.
• Energy reporting adjustments - Advise hotels/offices of corrections and verify adjustments have been made.
• Energy reporting process and control improvements - Recommend data/input/process improvements to prevent future errors.
• Tracking and Reporting - Maintain testing results, highlight recurring issues, and prepare monthly reports.

Skills

MS Office

IT controls

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting

Job description

Job Description:

Key Accountabilities

• Energy reporting accuracy - Validate the accuracy of hotel and office energy reporting by obtaining supporting evidence such as invoices from utility suppliers and meter readings. Interpret the evidence and assess against the numbers reported through the relevant reporting systems.
• Energy reporting adjustments - Follow-up directly with the hotel/office with observations arising from validation testing. Advise the hotel/office of the corrections they need to make to the reported numbers. Subsequently check and ensure that adjustments have been made.
• Energy reporting process and control improvements - Advise any hotel/office with errors on any input data or process improvements that would help prevent errors in future reporting.
• Tracking and Reporting - Maintain effective tracking of testing results, capturing hotels/offices with errors in reported numbers, issues with the availability of auditable evidence, or where there have been slow or inadequate co-operation. Highlight hotels/offices with multiple and/or recurring issues. Prepare monthly reporting for Supervisor and Indirect Manager.

Key Collaborative Network

• Will collaborate with hotel and office finance team and/or engineering team (or whichever individuals are responsible for energy reporting), Corporate Responsibility, Global Finance, Internal and External Auditors.
• Will sometimes require collaboration with other Global Financial Governance team members for the shared goal of accuracy of Philippines compliance activities.
• Expected to support other ESG assurance activities as required, including those that relate to critical internal metrics.
• All other audit and finance related tasks as may be assigned in future.

Key Skills & Experiences

Technical Skills and Knowledge–

• Demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft office products and intermediate level knowledge of IT system and controls.
• Demonstrates clear, concise, and succinct communication skills including adapting both verbal and written communication to the needs and level of the user.
• Ability to work independently and apply judgement in interpreting audit evidence.
• Analytical skills to understand risks and process gaps.
• Ability to work flexibly in a global team.

Education–

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or equivalent education

Experience –

2+ years progressive work-related experience with demonstrated proficiency and understanding in one or more functions related to the position. General audit and compliance background is required. ESG audit experience preferred.

At IHG, we’ve made a promise. As one of the world’s leading hotel groups, we’re here to deliver True Hospitality for Good. Making our guests and colleagues feel welcome, cared for, recognised and respected – wherever they are in the world. Want to be part of the journey?

Who we are

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we work together to deliver True Hospitality for Good on a global scale. With corporate offices and over 6,000 hotel destinations worldwide, a career at IHG is the perfect way to broaden your horizons. You’ll experience our unique culture and brilliant colleagues who will support and inspire you. With a host of corporate opportunities to choose from, wherever you are on your career journey, and whatever you want to achieve there’s Room for You at IHG.

Over recent years, we’ve transformed our company. We have bold ambitions to drive performance and maintain our relentless focus on growth in order to be the hotel company of choice that guests & owners love.

We are a hospitality business at our core and value connections and being together helps us foster a unique sense of belonging that also supports productivity. That’s why here at IHG, we give our colleagues flexibility and balance – working in a hybrid way, blending office and remote working collectively. We recognise that every role is different, that’s why leaders work with teams to determine how and when they collaborate.

We provide a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life. These include impressive room discounts across our many properties, recharge days and volunteering days throughout the year. Through our myWellbeing framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle, and workplace. We offer a unique and inclusive culture, where there is always Room for You to belong, grow and make a difference.

Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate difference and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other category protected by applicable laws. We promote a culture of trust, support, and acceptance. Always welcoming different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.