Chief Auditor

The position is responsible in helping the company and its business units in accomplishing its objectives by bringing a systematic and disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of the organization's risk management, control and governance processes.

• Essential Job Functions

• INTERNAL AUDIT

• Manages risk-based audit engagements from planning, actual auditing, reporting, and assisting clients in resolving issues in adherence to International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing and ISO 19011:2011 Guidelines for Auditing Management Systems.
• Ensures accomplishment of all audit engagements based on the approved audit plan, including but not limited to financial statements audit, operations audit, compliance audit, inventory audit and investigative/fraud audit.
• Reviews and approves audit checklists, audit findings and recommendations to ensure quality of outcomes.
• Ensures that identified nonconformances are monitored until they are resolved.
• Reports to the Board thru the Audit and Compliance Committee critical issues affecting the business and status of identified audit issues.
• Provides trainings and coaching to internal auditors and audit supervisors.
• RISK MANAGEMENT
• Manages risk management plans and programs of the company and its business units in accordance with ISO 31000 Risk Management Standards and other applicable international standards.
• Reviews and approves risk and opportunity registers, risk assessment reports including risk strategies and mitigating controls to address risks.
• Ensures that identified risks are monitored until they are eliminated or reduced to an acceptable level.
• Reports to the Board thru Audit and Compliance Committee relevant risks and opportunities and the status of their implementation.
• Provides appropriate risk management education to risk assessors and risk.
• ISO COMPLIANCE
• Assists business units in their ISO certifications from preparation to maintenance of their certification status.
• Provides ISO-related trainings to management and implementation teams.

• Monitors status of their compliance requirements and reports to the Board thru the Audit and Compliance Committee regarding the level of readiness of the business units prior to application for ISO certification.

• Education and Experience

• Graduate of 4-year course, Internal Auditing, Accountancy, finance or any related course

• CPA or CIA is an advantage but not required.
• 5 years' experience in internal audit with minimum of 3 years' experience in managing a team.
• Solid understanding of risk and control concepts with the ability to apply these concepts to evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of business processes and controls to mitigate risk
• Working knowledge of International Standards on Professional Practice of Internal Auditing with regard to planning, testing, sampling and documentation.
• Good understanding of accounting principles and standards.

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: In person