ABOUT dr. conchita l. manabat

Conchita L. Manabat

A Certified Public Accountant (CPA), holder of MBA and Ph.D degrees and participant in executive programs, Dr. Conchita L. Manabat studied at the University of the Philippines, Ateneo Graduate School of Business, Southeast Asia Interdisciplinary Development Institute, Harvard Business School and Pennsylvania State University. She is an incorporator and a fellow of Institute of Corporate Directors.

She has held key positions (Controller/Chief Finance Officer/directorships) in various entities – commercial and publicly-listed entities, educational/non-profit and professional organizations. Her industry exposure includes textile, garments, nylon, stock brokerage, steel, real estate, hotel, semi-conductors, telecoms, technology, financial institutions, trading and agri-business.

Her past foray into the academe on part-time capacity includes: founding Dean of the School of Accountancy at St. Scholastica’s College, Manila as administrator and faculty member for 25 years, professor at the De La Salle Graduate School of Business and Economics, and the Ateneo Graduate School of Business. She has been in the Board of Trustees of University of San Carlos of Cebu City.

She was the Chair of the Board of Accountancy of the Professional Regulation Commission (member in 1992-95 and Chair in 1995-97). She has been a member of the Consultative Advisory Group (CAG) of the International Auditing & Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) since 2005, and the CAG of the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) since 2009 of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). Her current terms at the international setting bodies end in 2023. She was the President of the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX) in 2002 and Chair of the FINEX Research & Development Foundation in 2003.

She was the Chair of the Capital Market Development Council for four years, with the Secretary of Finance and the Chairman of the Securities & Exchange Commission as co-chairs (2003- 2006). In 2007-2009, she assumed the leadership as Chair of the Market Integrity Board (MIB) of the Philippine Stock Exchange.

Dr. Manabat contributes articles to several broadsheets on behalf of the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines as follows - “Business Enterprise”, Business Mirror; “The Financial Executive”, BusinessWorld; “Beyond Bottomlines”, Philippine Star; and “Business Options”, Manila Bulletin. She also wrote occasionally for the Board of Accountancy column, Business Mirror’s “Debit Credit”. Her articles on finance and accountancy were featured by Dow Jones in the electronic publication of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) and by the IAFEI Quarterly, the electronic publication of the International Association of Finance Executives Institutes (IAFEI). In 2016, two of her articles were translated into Spanish and featured in two issues of Veritas the publication of the Colegio de Contadores Publicos de Mexico.

Among her published works are:

  • * Co-author with Dr. Lina Valcarcel of a segment of “Asian Accounting Handbook”, 2005. Singapore: Thomson Learning (a division of Thomson Asia Pte Ltd)
  • “Management Advisory Services: A Primer in the Consulting Practice” with Arnell T. Umali, Accounting Times, Vol. 43, no. 3, March 1991
  • “Motivation Hygiene Theory in Philippine Context”, Accounting Journal, 1975
  • “A Study on Job Attitudes of Philippine Middle Management”, MBA Thesis, Ateneo de Manila, 1972

Among the recognitions given her are-

  • 2023 Accountancy Centenary Award for Excellence, Philippine Board of Accountancy in Celebration of 100 Years of the Accountancy Profession in the Philippines, March 17, 2023, Manila Hotel
  • 2019 During the celebration of National Women’s Month, the City Government of Binan, Laguna, Philippines honored Dr. Manabat, Gawad sa Natatanging Kababaihan (as Outstanding Filipina for developing, improving, and elevating the image of women in the community with her outstanding excellence and dedication to her profession), March 15, 2019
  • 2018 Recognized as Accountancy Author by the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA), December 13, 2018, EDSA Shangri-La, Mandaluyong, Philippines
  • 2018 Inducted into the premiere group of FWN’s Global FWN100™ Awardees on September 14, 2018, and she accepted FWN’s 100 Most Influential Filipina Woman in the World Award™ for her professional work with the award category – FOUNDER and PIONEER re first woman founder & CEO of the Deloitte firm in the Philippines, St. Pancreas Hotel, London, UK
  • 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award for The Pursuit of Excellence in Accountancy & Finance by the University of the Philippines (UP) Alumni Association, August 19, 2017
  • Outstanding alumnus of the Virata School of Business of the University of the Philippines in 2001
  • Prominent alumnus of Ateneo Graduate School of Business
  • Outstanding Biñanense from Los Maduros Club, Binan City, May 23, 2008
  • 2001 PICPA Honorary Life Member
  • 1995 Most Outstanding CPA in Public Practice given by PICPA
  • 1991 Most Outstanding CPA in Professional Development given by PICPA
  • 1990 Community Achiever’s Award given by Rotary Club of Binan, August 28, 1990

5 April 2023

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