Fraud Audit Specialist – Cagayan De Oro

About the role

The position is primarily responsible for conducting fraud investigations, special reviews, and fact‑finding engagements to assess fraud risks, gather and evaluate evidence, and identify control weaknesses. It also supports fraud risk management initiatives by recommending corrective and preventive actions, strengthening internal controls, and ensuring compliance with internal policies, professional standards, and regulatory requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Facilitate fraud investigations, continuous auditing, and monitoring activities by defining scope, objectives, and procedures.
• Conduct interviews, data analysis, testing, and evidence‑gathering to assess financial, operational, and transactional risks.
• Identify fraud indicators, potential fraud schemes, control weaknesses, and root causes.
• Prepare investigation workpapers, reports, and recommendations, presenting findings to stakeholders.
• Recommend corrective and preventive actions to strengthen internal controls and mitigate fraud risks.
• Participate in fraud risk assessments, process improvement initiatives, and fraud awareness activities.
• Coordinate with business units to discuss findings, corrective actions, and validate implementation of agreed action plans.
• Ensure investigations comply with approved methodologies, internal policies, professional standards, and regulatory requirements while maintaining confidential documentation.
• Escalate significant risks, findings, and control weaknesses to the Senior Auditor and provide status updates.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy, Finance, Business Administration, Internal Audit, Legal Management, or a related field.
• Professional certifications such as CPA, CFE, CIA, CAMS, or equivalent are preferred.
• At least two years of relevant experience in fraud investigation, internal audit, risk management, compliance, forensic review, or related assurance functions, preferably in the financial services industry.
• Basic understanding of fraud investigation, fraud risk indicators, and internal controls.
• Strong analytical, interviewing, documentation and report‑writing skills.
• Willingness to work in Cagayan De Oro.