Jay joined the Group in 2005 as Senior Accountant and was promoted to Group Financial Controller in 2006. Jay is a recognised consultant of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) and served as a consultant to a number of government projects for the Philippine Senate and Congress. He was also a college professor and review lecturer for finance, taxation and audit at a leading Philippine university. Jay is an active member of the Australian Institute of Certified Management Accountants and is currently finishing his Masters degree in Business Administration.
A Chartered and Certified Public Accountant, Jay started his career at Ernst and Young Global as a financial and information systems auditor and left as a manager, having gained knowledge and expertise in various industries including banking and finance, investment and securities, information technology, real estate, property construction and development, life and non-life insurance. After Ernst and Young, Jay worked as a senior director in one of the largest IT companies in Asia. As a member of the finance and management committee, he gained expertise in the field of business risk planning and management, strategic planning, management, execution and development, financial policy formulation and implementation, internal control planning and execution and compliance to statutory and tax regulations.
