The Audit Officer is responsible in assisting the Internal Audit Management in the development and full execution of an annual audit plan within his or her section. The AO is likewise responsible in performing audit engagement through personal execution of audit procedures, conducting preliminary risk assessment, engagement planning, preparing the audit work program, executing fieldwork, and other procedures as defined in the IA Manual.
The Audit Officer also is responsible in supervising IA Assistants audit engagement execution and in communicating the results of audit and projects through written reports and oral presentation to Metrobank-IAG and the AuditCom, as necessary.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
- Conducts and documents the preliminary risk assessment of the Auditee through Engagement Planning and Risk Assessment (EPRA) report
- Prepares and updates Audit Program Guides (APG) and Audit Rating Systems (ARS) for the Auditee
- Discusses with the Auditee management the audit scope, objectives, procedures, and the expectations during the first day of field work
- Submits the EPRA, APG and ARS to the Metrobank-RBAD Head , RMAAD Head , Insourcing Audit Department Head and/or OMLF IA Department Head for review
- Ensures that prior to fieldwork, the Audit team is briefed and is equipped to efficiently and effectively execute the audit strategy and complete the scope of review, including identified changes thereto
- Participates in the pre-audit conference with Audit Team to discuss the approved audit engagement plan and to identify potential problem areas and the appropriate course of actions under the circumstances
- Executes the audit plan by performing the audit procedures on assigned tasks and documenting the results of review
- Ensures that the audit scope, samples, source documents reviewed, audit procedures, exceptions noted, and other significant information are documented in the audit working paper
- Monitors day-to-day tasks to ensure that audit objectives are accomplished
Others:
- Reviews the work of team members and monitors the status/progress of audit engagement until its termination when assigned as the supervising auditor (or the team leader)
- Performs other functions as may be assigned from time to time by the department head
Qualifications:
- College Graduate (with good scholastic records)
- Certified Public Accountant /CIA
- Internal/External Audit (minimum of 2 years experience)
- Proficient in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Dependability, effective communication, with good moral character
- Applicant must be willing to work in Makati City
