Enterprise Controls and Governance Manager

Location: Quezon City
Work Setup: Full Onsite
Employment Type: Full-Time

Role Overview:

We are seeking a highly experienced Enterprise Controls and Governance Manager to lead enterprise-wide controls management, governance frameworks, audit coordination, and process improvement initiatives across multiple business units and subsidiaries.

The role is responsible for strengthening the organization's internal control environment, ensuring compliance with corporate governance standards, mitigating operational and financial risks, and driving sustainable process enhancements across the group.

This position requires a strong background in internal or external audit, deep expertise in controls design and monitoring, and proven leadership experience managing high-performing teams within complex organizations or group structures.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous enhancement of enterprise-wide internal control frameworks and governance policies across multiple entities within the group.
• Oversee controls assessment activities including process walkthroughs, risk identification, control testing, monitoring, and remediation tracking.
• Drive financial and operational governance initiatives to strengthen compliance, accountability, and risk management practices.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of existing controls and recommend process improvements to address operational inefficiencies, compliance gaps, and emerging risks.
• Partner with Finance, Operations, Compliance, Internal Audit, and business leaders to ensure alignment of governance and control objectives.
• Manage internal and external audit engagements, including audit planning, issue resolution, corrective action monitoring, and stakeholder coordination.
• Ensure timely preparation of audit-ready documentation, risk assessments, and governance reports for management and executive leadership.
• Establish and monitor key controls, compliance metrics, and governance dashboards to support informed decision-making.
• Lead investigations, root cause analyses, and remediation efforts related to control deficiencies or process breakdowns.
• Drive standardization and harmonization of finance and operational processes across business units and subsidiaries.
• Mentor and manage a team responsible for controls, governance, and compliance activities, ensuring capability development and high performance.
• Support organizational transformation initiatives, ERP implementations, automation projects, and process optimization programs from a controls and governance perspective.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy, Finance, Internal Audit, or related field.
• CPA designation is highly preferred.
• At least 10+ years of relevant experience in internal audit, external audit, financial controls, governance, or risk management.
• Strong background in designing, implementing, and monitoring internal control frameworks and governance processes.
• Proven experience managing teams and overseeing controls across multiple companies, business units, or complex organizations.
• Extensive exposure to process improvement, risk assessment, compliance monitoring, and audit management.
• Strong understanding of corporate governance, financial reporting controls, and regulatory compliance standards.
• Experience working within large conglomerates, shared services, utilities, energy, infrastructure, or highly regulated industries is an advantage.
• Excellent stakeholder management, analytical, communication, and leadership skills.
• Proficient in ERP systems, reporting tools, and audit/governance methodologies.

Ideal Background:

Candidates with experience from leading audit firms or large corporate organizations are highly preferred, particularly those exposed to complex group structures, enterprise governance, and large-scale controls environments.