Audit Section Head

About the Job

Location: Makati

Corporate Title: Senior Manager

Work Arrangement: Onsite

Our Internal Audit team is looking for experienced professionals to join us in Makati with the role of Audit Section Head for Head Office.

In this role, you will assist the Department Head in ensuring compliance with internal auditing standards, developing and implementing a comprehensive departmental audit plan, managing various audits and investigations, and maintaining adequate human resources for the internal audit function.

Your dream. Our focus.

Whether you're just starting out, or already a seasoned professional, EastWest can help you unleash your potential, and bridge the gap between dream to success.

At EastWest, we empower our employees to drive their careers and are committed to provide the runway for them to grow. We value teamwork and individual initiative. Join us and be part of a highly engaged team, and a workplace that promotes development and goal attainment. 

Over 29 years, EastWest has emerged as one of the most consumer-focused universal banks in the Philippines. EastWest is committed to continuously invest in people and in process, product, and service enhancements, and embrace new ideas to enhance the EastWest experience.

What the role will entail

• Assist the Department Head in ensuring that the internal audit function complies with the sound internal auditing standards such as the Institute of Internal Auditors International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing and other supplemental standards issued by regulatory authorities/government agencies, as well as with relevant code of ethics
• Assist in developing a departmental audit plan based on robust risk assessment, including inputs from the board of directors, audit committee and senior management and ensure that such plan is comprehensive and adequately covers regulatory matters. 
• Assist the Department Head to implement and monitor the Departments annual audit plan and manage the conduct of regular/ spot audit/ special/ fraud/forensic investigations/continuous reviews under his area of responsibility.
• Assist the Department Head in ensuring that the internal audit function has adequate human resources with sufficient qualifications and skills necessary to accomplish its mandate.

What we're looking for

• Holder of a Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy
• Must be a Certified Public Accountant, or posses any equivalent professional certification such as CIA, CISA, CFE, etc.
• At least 5 years in internal audit or bank operations
• Must possess functional competency in auditing procedures and techniques, accounting principles and standards, risk management, governance and control, bank products, policies and procedures, regulatory requirements, information technology, information security, and fraud/forensic investigation.

What you can expect from joining our team

• Career development and training opportunities
• Competitive salary package and benefits
• Performance-based incentives and recognition programs to reward high-performing individuals
• Opportunity to work with industry experts and be mentored by them
• Defined career progression paths to guide you in your professional growth