Allan M. Cao
Assurance and Markets Executive Director, PwC Philippines
Allan has over 17 years of extensive experience in auditing and design of internal control system, due diligence review, as well as management of audit jobs and special engagements of companies in a wide variety of business lines. Among his major client experience is the audit of mining, oil and gas, retail and manufacturing companies. He also do a number of audit and advisory work of international development agencies which include USAID and governments of Switzerland, Netherlands, Germany, Australia, among others.
Allan’s technical competence comes with hands-on knowledge and application of international financial reporting standards, US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and regulatory requirements. He lectures on these topics in seminars designed for both clients’ in-house training and for the general public. His expertise was further honed when he gained his extensive international exposure from his assignment as local fund agent of The Global Fund in his one year work experience in PwC Singapore.
Aside from being an Assurance Director, Allan is also helping the Chairmain and the firm’s lead partner in the Markets unit. The Markets unit is consist of brand management, knowledgement management, marketing and communication, event management, business development and corporate social responsibility initiatives. Under his Markets unit responsibilites, he is the co-representative of the firm’s partners in their membership with various professional and civic organizations.
Allan graduated from the Polytechnic University of Philippines with a degree of Bachelor in Accountancy. He is an active member of Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Experience
- Government and funding agencies
- Mining
- Oil and gas
- Retail
- Manufacturing
- Education
- Consumer products and services
Specialty
- Audit of leading Philippine and Global companies
- Audit of government
- bi and multi-lateral funding agencies
- Experience in client advisory engagements
- Internal control systems
- Business Development
- Marketing and communications
- PFRS/IFRS compliance rev
Education
- Asian Institute of Management
- Management Development Program (Superior Performance Award)
- Polytechnic University of the Philippines - Manila
- Bachelor in Accountancy
