Dedicated accounting role · Philippines

External audit support.
A clearer evidence trail.

Build an external audit outsourcing support team in the Philippines around your audit firm’s procedures, working papers, and review standards. Match the role to the preparation and testing support your engagement needs.

The workflow at a glance

Every step.
A clear handoff.

01

Scope

Agree the procedures, role requirements, and review structure.

02

Prepare

Organize schedules and supporting evidence.

03

Document

Complete assigned work and record the supporting trail.

04

Review

Resolve comments with the responsible audit team.

An example workflow, tailored during scoping.

Where we can help

A clear scope.
Useful support.

01

Evidence organization

Index requested records and keep the supporting documentation easy for the engagement team to review.

02

Schedule preparation

Prepare financial schedules and reconciliations using the formats your audit team specifies.

03

Testing support

Carry out assigned procedures under the responsible engagement team’s instructions and review.

04

Query coordination

Track document requests and unresolved queries across the agreed points of contact.

05

Working-paper support

Maintain documentation, references, and review notes in your audit workflow.

06

Review follow-up

Document corrections and outstanding matters for the professionals responsible for the engagement.

Working well together

Preparation. Review.
Clear responsibility.

The responsible audit firm and engagement leaders determine independence, professional requirements, audit judgments, and sign-off. Staffing support does not itself constitute an audit opinion.

Before onboarding an external audit support role, share the engagement timetable, industry, working-paper platform, documentation checklist, and procedures the role may perform. Agree who assigns work, who reviews it, and how unresolved evidence requests are escalated. Your engagement leaders retain professional judgments and sign-off.

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Inside our Clark, Philippines office.

From first conversation to everyday support

A thoughtful start.
A working rhythm.

01

Define the work

Share your workload, software, deadlines, and the responsibilities you want to hand over.

02

Find the right fit

Agree the experience needed, review candidates, and define how success will be assessed.

03

Build the routine

Set access, training, approval points, working hours, and a regular review with your team.

Questions, answered

A little clarity
before we begin.

Is staffing support the same as appointing an audit firm?

No. This page describes building capacity for an audit workflow. The responsible audit firm, engagement authority, and professional requirements must be established separately.

Can the role use our audit software?

We discuss your working-paper platform, procedures, and documentation standards when defining the candidate profile and onboarding plan.

Who reviews the work?

Your responsible engagement team sets the review structure and supervises the work assigned to the role.

What experience should we specify?

Share the industry, reporting environment, procedures, software, and professional requirements relevant to your engagement.

See how it connects

One role.
Part of a wider team.

If the work is focused on your own processes and controls, compare internal audit support. If your team first needs reconciliations and financial schedules prepared, explore general accounting support. Scope these responsibilities separately from the external audit engagement.

A clearer next chapter

Build the support.
Make room for what’s next.

Tell us about your accounting work, your systems, and the team you want to build in the Philippines.