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About the Company
IWG has been at the forefront of the flexible workspace revolution for more than 30 years. We have made it possible for organisations and individuals everywhere to take a new approach to the traditional working day. We have over 3,500 locations across over 120 countries allowing millions of people every day to have a great day at work.
Our customers are start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises, and large multinationals. With unique business goals, people and aspirations. They want workspaces and communities to match their needs. We provide them with choice through our portfolio of brands, covering serviced offices (Regus, Spaces, HQ, Signature, and No18), commercial real estate brokerage and managed office solutions.
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Job Purpose
The Business Assurance team at IWG is committed to providing independent and objective assurance to the Board and the Audit Committee on the adequacy and effectiveness of the internal control environment across the Group. To support the growth plans for the business, the BA team is looking to hire a Senior Internal Auditor in Manila, Philippines.
Key Responsibilities
- Participate in audit engagements and projects that encompass strategic, operational, regulatory compliance, information technology, and financial processes.
- Responsible for end-to-end audit execution including fieldwork, workpaper documentation, reporting, and follow-ups; ensuring that methodologies governing internal audits are followed.
- Participate in performing risk assessments and preparing audit programs for the areas to be covered.
- Conduct interviews, perform audit testing, and draft audit report with recommendation of corrective actions.
- Discuss with respective process owners about the audit observations, agreed action plans, and remediation timeline.
- Prepare testing results documentation and assist in preparation of reports for discussion with executive management.
- Conduct follow up audits to ensure gaps identified from internal audit and internal control and risk management activities are timely remediated.
- Contribute to other internal audit activities and other special projects, as needed.
- Build relationships with all levels of management across the Group.
- Support the team in other areas of promoting good governance and risk management within the Group, as required.
- Establish and promote consistent policies, processes and sharing of best practice.
- Embody, endorse and promote IWG core ethical and governance principles and policies.
Required Skills, Experience & Qualifications
- A certified public accountant (CPA) with at least 3 years auditing experience in a Big 4 firm or in a major international organization
- Knowledge of and skill in:
- Strong fundamental understanding of risk management and control procedures
- Applying internal auditing and accounting principles and practices, and management principles and preferred business practices;
- Skill in collecting and analyzing complex data, evaluating information and systems, and drawing logical conclusions; and
- Skill in negotiating issues and resolving problems.
- Proficiency in MS applications (Excel, Word and PowerPoint); exposure to data analytics software (e.g., PowerBI) a plus.
- Working knowledge of accounting software, preferably Microsoft Dynamics.
- Fluency in English is essential and fluency in local languages advantageous
- Has strong interpersonal skills, is a highly motivated team player, and can work across all levels within the organisation is required for this role.
- Cultural awareness and sensitive to business practices in different parts of the world.
- Has strong professional and ethical integrity.
We are looking for individuals who love detail: attention to detail and accuracy is a must for this role. If you can manage varying workloads as well as work to tight deadlines, get in touch for an interview.
Working conditions
The BA team in Manila follows a shift pattern from 1:00pm to 10:00pm to maximize the working day with the global stakeholders, including the BA Director who is based in London. The candidate should be willing to follow this shift pattern and adapt to any changes required in the future.
