Ernst Gara

Experience

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  Ernst & Young

  Aug 2006 - Nov 2009

  Senior Associate

  General Experience: Audit of Banks, Investment house, Mutual funds, and audit support arrangements for various companies across different industries.Worked under Financial Services and Risk Management (FSRM) and Financial Assurance Services (FAS) of Ernst & Young Philippines.Work description:FSRM-Provides audit support role for review on accounting and valuation of financial instruments (IAS 32 & 39), and review of financial statements for compliance with required disclosure requirements (IFRS 7).-Reviews client’s mark-to-market valuation of identified embedded and free-standing derivatives.-Reviews consultation documentation on accounting for complex financial instruments.-Reviews compliance with hedge accounting requirements.-Performs gaps analysis between existing accounting practice and accounting practice as required by the accounting standards for IFRS conversion jobs.FAS- Responsible for overall management of various full-scope audit and similar engagements.- Assists managers and partners during planning for effective and efficient execution of audit work.- Contributes to the execution of the audit by performing complicated audit tasks-Delegates and supervises the work of junior staff members.-Apprises audit team manager or audit partner on status of the audit including issues identified during the audit.-Assists clients in the preparation of financial statements in accordance with financial reporting standards) and income tax returns in accordance with local tax regulations. Show less

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  AXA Philippines

  Nov 2009 - Dec 2010

  Senior Internal Auditor

  General Experience:Operational risk-based review of various processes within the organization. Ad hoc review/investigation of employee related fraud.Work description:-Assists the audit head in the annual audit planning to determine which operational areas/processes need to be reviewed.-Conducts a thorough understanding of the business process under review and develops a detailed risk assessment to determine audit focus.-Develops and executes a risk-based audit.-Identifies gaps based on "root-cause" analysis and provides management with timely and value-adding recommendations.-monitors progress of management's agreed actions to ensure audit issues receive appropriate attention. Show less

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  Moores-Rowland Indonesia (Previously Mazars)

  Jan 2011 - Dec 2015

  Manager

  Manages full-scope audit engagements of several medium-sized entities from different industries such as media and entertainment, construction services, retail distribution and manufacturing business.

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  Deloitte Indonesia

  Jan 2018 - now

  Senior Manager