Internal Controls and Compliance Manager (CPA)

Position: Internal Controls and Compliance Manager
Location: Quezon City
Work Set-up: Hybrid (4 days onsite ; 1 day WFH)
Work Schedule: Dayshift | Monday - Friday

Job Description:

The Finance Controls and Governance Manager is responsible for strengthening and sustaining the organization’s finance control environment across East Zone and Non-East Zone Business Units. The role focuses on enterprise controls testing, governance compliance, audit readiness, issue management, process standardization, and continuous improvement initiatives.

The position works closely with Finance, Operations, IT, and Process Owners to ensure that controls are properly designed, documented, implemented, and operating effectively. The role also supports ERP-related control governance, process transformation initiatives, and automation opportunities to enhance compliance, operational efficiency, and risk management.

Key Responsibilities:

Enterprise Controls Testing & Governance

• Execute enterprise-wide controls testing, including design effectiveness and operating effectiveness assessments across East Zone and Non-East Zone Business Units.
• Conduct walkthroughs of key finance and operational processes to validate control execution and identify process gaps or control weaknesses.
• Evaluate compliance with internal policies, governance frameworks, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and regulatory requirements.
• Support Quality Assurance (QA) reviews across key finance cycles.

Audit Readiness & Documentation Management

• Prepare complete and audit-ready workpapers, evidence logs, testing documentation, and supporting schedules.
• Maintain and regularly update Finance Controls & Governance templates.
• Review and quality assure owner-prepared documentation to ensure consistency, completeness, and alignment with governance standards.
• Coordinate with Internal Audit, External Audit, and Compliance teams during audits and reviews.

Issue Management & Remediation Monitoring

• Track identified control deficiencies, audit findings, and remediation action plans through closure.
• Validate remediation actions implemented by process owners and ensure effectiveness prior to closure.
• Coordinate closely with business and process owners to drive accountability and compliance.

Reporting, Dashboards & Analytics

• Analyze trends, recurring exceptions, and operational risks to provide actionable insights and recommendations.
• Support management reporting requirements related to controls governance and compliance monitoring.

ERP Controls, Systems & Change Management

• Assess control impacts resulting from ERP, system, or reporting changes.
• Update controls documentation, RCMs, testing scripts, and related governance materials to reflect process or system enhancements.
• Partner with IT teams and control owners to verify ERP control configurations and automated controls.

Continuous Improvement & Automation

• Identify opportunities and recommend enhancements for automation, continuous controls monitoring, and process optimization.
• Coordinate automation and reporting requirements with department heads, IT teams, and process owners.

Stakeholder Management & Governance Support

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to strengthen governance practices and ensure alignment with organizational objectives.
• Provide guidance to control owners regarding documentation standards, remediation expectations, and governance requirements.

Qualifications:

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is required.
• CIA, ACCA, or other relevant certifications are preferred or considered an advantage.
• Minimum of 5–8 years of relevant experience in finance controls, internal audit, governance, compliance, controllership, or risk management
• Internal or external audit background with deep experience in internal control, monitoring designing, governance frameworks, process improvements.
• Strong hands-on experience in internal controls testing, issue management, remediation validation, and audit documentation.
• Experience in multi-entity or shared services environments is highly preferred.
• Experience supporting or reviewing key finance cycles such as S2P, R2R, M2C, PS, and A2D.
• Exposure to SAP S/4HANA, ERP controls, automated controls testing, and analytics/reporting tools is an advantage.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities, with experience working across Finance, Operations, and IT teams.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment.