Strategic Finance Controls & Governance Lead

Manila Water Company, Inc.; Manila; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Manila Water Company, Inc. is seeking a Finance Manager for Financial Controls and Governance to lead enterprise controls testing across multiple business units.

You will prepare audit-ready workpapers, track issues, and maintain FC&G templates while supporting rollouts and updates with process owners. The role requires strong knowledge of PFRS, hands-on testing, and experience with multi-entity environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy, Finance or related field.
• CPA/CIA/ACCA (preferred) or actively pursuing certification.
• 4–6 years relevant experience in controllership, internal/external audit, risk and controls, with hands-on testing.
• Experience supporting multi-entity environments and engaging stakeholders.
• Working knowledge of PFRS and regulatory requirements; translate into practical controls.
• Proficiency in MS Office; exposure to SAP S4HANA and analytics tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Execute enterprise controls testing across EZ and Non-EZ BUs.
• Prepare audit-ready workpapers and evidence logs.
• Track issues, validate remediation, and escape high-risk/overdue items.
• Maintain FC&G templates (policies/SOPs, narratives, walkthroughs, workpapers).
• Review/QA owner-prepared documents for alignment to standards; recommend updates.
• Support rollouts and change impacts; coordinate updates with process owners.
• Prepare dashboards on testing results, exceptions, and issue aging.
• Track actions with owners, and follow up to closure; escape delays/risks.
• Support QA reviews (S2P, R2R, M2C, PS, A2D).
• Run walkthroughs; identify gaps; support fixes.
• Assess control impacts of ERP/reporting changes; update controls, RCMs, and test steps.
• Partner with IT and control owners to verify ERP control setup and gather system evidence (workflow trails, logs, reports) for testing and audits.
• Identify automation/ continuous monitoring opportunities (exception reports, dashboards) and coordinate requirements with department head process owners.

Skills

MS Office Proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy, Finance or related field

CPA/CIA/ACCA or pursuing certification

Tools

SAP S4HANA

Analytics tools

Job description

Manila Water Company, Inc. is seeking a Finance Manager for Financial Controls and Governance to lead enterprise controls testing across multiple business units.

You will prepare audit-ready workpapers, track issues, and maintain FC&G templates while supporting rollouts and updates with process owners. The role requires strong knowledge of PFRS, hands-on testing, and experience with multi-entity environments.