Senior External Audit (CPA)

Position: Senior External Audit
Location: Makati City
Work set-up: Hybrid
Work Schedule: Dayshift | Monday - Friday

Job Description:

The Senior External Audit is responsible for leading and executing external audit engagements for clients across various industries, ensuring audits are completed efficiently, and accurately.

The ideal candidate is expected to identify accounting, operational, compliance, and control issues through substantive testing, analytical procedures, and process walkthroughs, while providing practical recommendations and insights to both clients and audit leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

Audit Engagement Execution

• Lead day-to-day execution of external audit engagements for clients across various industries.
• Perform audit planning procedures, risk assessments, and audit testing activities.
• Execute substantive and controls-based audit procedures.
• Review accounting records, reconciliations, schedules, and financial statement disclosures.
• Identify financial reporting issues, control deficiencies, and compliance concerns.

Supervision & Review

• Supervise, coach, and review work performed by Audit Staff.
• Ensure audit workpapers are complete, accurate, and compliant with firm standards.
• Provide technical guidance and on-the-job training to junior team members.

Client Management

• Coordinate directly with client representatives regarding audit timelines, requests, and issues.
• Build and maintain professional client relationships while exercising professional skepticism and independence.
• Assist in resolving client accounting and audit concerns.

Reporting & Compliance

Draft audit findings, management comments, and recommendations.

• Ensure compliance with PFRS and regulatory requirements.
• Support Audit Managers in finalizing audit reports and deliverables.
• Continuous Improvement
• Participate in process improvement initiatives and quality assurance reviews.
• Stay updated on new accounting and auditing standards.

Qualifications:

• CPA license is required.
• Minimum of 3–5 years of relevant external audit experience; at least 1 year experience in a supervisory role.
• Experience handling multiple clients and industries is an advantage
• Strong leadership, analytical, and organizational skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and audit tools/software