AUDIT HEAD - LESLIE CORPORATION - Philippines
(2025-12)
One of the Philippines' largest and most established food manufacturing and distribution enterprises with over 60 years of market presence. The conglomerate operates across three synergized major business units—the Snack Food Division (home to iconic brands like Clover Chips), the Agribusiness Division (Leslie Farms), and the Food Service Division (Minute Burger / Bbq Bob franchise networks)
- Audit Plan Execution: Directing the end-to-end execution of risk-based internal audit plans for the Food Service Division, overseeing financial, operational, and compliance audits across multiple distribution channels and manufacturing streams.
- Control Evaluation: Evaluating the structural adequacy and operating effectiveness of internal controls, utilizing COSO and risk-based audit programs to anchor corporate governance and safeguard division assets.
- Operational Assurance: Auditing critical food service processes—including central kitchen operations, raw material procurement, cold-chain logistics, and yield-variance monitoring—to eliminate operational leakages and optimize manufacturing efficiency.
- Franchise Compliance & QSC: Spearheading comprehensive Quality, Service, and Cleanliness (QSC) compliance audits across Minute Burger and BBQ Bob franchise stores to safeguard brand integrity, verify operational standardization, and enforce contractual alignment.
- Risk Advisory: Partnering with senior business management to communicate critical audit findings, tracking the implementation of corrective action plans, and providing strategic insights to mitigate workflow vulnerabilities.
- Executive Leadership Reporting: Prepare and present comprehensive, objective audit reports directly to the Managing Director and President of FSD to drive continuous process improvements.
AUDIT / COMPLIANCE MANAGER - ORIENTAL PRESS GROUP - Manama, Bahrain
(2014-11 - 2025-11)
A premier global Print and Packaging Manufacturer exporting to over 80 countries across specialized business divisions (Books Printing, Commercial Printing, Security Printing, Digital Printing and Flexible / Paperboard Packaging) with state-of-the-art plants in Bahrain and Dubai.
- Board Governance & Secretariat: Served as the principal internal audit executive and Secretary to the Audit Committee; directed the quarterly boardroom rhythm, meticulously documenting proceedings and delivering strategic, high-impact reports on severe enterprise-wide financial and operational exposures.
- Risk-Based Audit Planning: Developed and executed a dynamic, flexible annual audit plan utilizing robust risk-based methodologies to evaluate emerging corporate risks, plant consolidations, and print/packaging business expansions.
- Packaging/Printing & International Compliance: Directed and performed rigorous compliance audits across the group's high-volume manufacturing facilities to secure and maintain critical international certifications, including BRCGS Food Safety Standards, Integrated Management System (ISO 9001 Quality / ISO 45001 Health & Safety / ISO 14001 Environment) ISO 27001 Information Security Management System and ISO 14298 Security Printing.
- Fraud Investigation & External Coordination: Spearheaded confidential investigations into suspected fraudulent activities, while strategically coordinating with external auditors and regulatory bodies to ensure optimal audit coverage and cost efficiencies.
- Executive Consulting & Follow-Up: Delivered high-value advisory services—including packaging/printing process optimization and management training—and established a rigorous follow-up mechanism that ensured 100% visibility on the implementation of management-agreed corrective actions.
GROUP INTERNAL AUDITOR - AL JABER GROUP - Doha, Qatar
(2010-06 - 2014-09)
A premier, multi-billion-dollar Qatari industrial conglomerate comprising over 70 companies operating across Engineering & Construction, Infrastructure & Power, Oil & Gas, Trading & Manufacturing, Heavy Logistics, Polyclinics/Hospitals, Hotels, Security systems, Food Supply Chain and Manpower Supply.
- Coordinate engagement lifecycles, driving core planning phases, resource forecasting, and timeline scheduling.
- Appoint field auditors to specific company audits across the group's multi-industry portfolio.
- Supervise audit teams, providing technical oversight and directing day-to-day project milestones.
- Audit financial data through full ledger verifications of balance sheet accounts and profit & loss statements.
- Validate transaction workflows, cross-referencing vouchers, receipts, payments, and post-dated checks.
- Enforce compliance with IAS/IFRS protocols, institutional policies, and statutory laws.
- Facilitate external audits by assisting in the preparation and fair presentation of year-end financial statements.
- Evaluate internal controls across business units to safeguard enterprise assets and data integrity.
- Appraise business plans, including project feasibility studies, corporate budgets, and financial forecasting.
- Analyze variance deviations and present timely corrective remediation strategies to management.
- Review audit workpapers to ensure team deliverables comply with professional standards and internal policies.
- Finalize audit reports, consolidating findings into executive drafts for management approval and client release.
- Advise engagement partners on high-risk discoveries, accounting treatments, and standard deviations.
INTERNAL AUDIT SUPERVISOR - CARITAS HEALTH SHIELD, INC. - Manila, Philippines
(2005-02 - 2010-06)
Historically one of the largest health maintenance organizations (HMOs) in the Philippines with a nationwide network of 100+ branches and 7,500+ medical practitioners.
Note: Placed under Insurance Commission liquidation status as of August 2025. Responsible in planning, organizing and conducting financial, compliance and performance audit of different departments and branch offices to determine adherence to established accounting policies and procedures and to provide constructive analysis and appraisal of financial and operational policies & procedures and systems of internal control.
BOARD OF DIRECTOR - DUMARAO WATER DISTRICT - Capiz, Philippines
(2002-01 - 2004-12)
Government owned and controlled corporation which provides water to residential and commercial sectors in the locality. The Board of Directors of the Dumarao Water District acts strictly as a policy-making body.
Under Presidential Decree
No. 198, they establish the district's rules and oversight but are legally barred from managing day-to-day operations. The Board of Directors creates long-term operational guidelines, appoints and evaluates the General Manager, approves annual budgets and corporate expenditures, sets consumer water tariffs, authorizes major infrastructure contracts, and plans safe water expansion for the municipality.
