MARY ANN E. ARCE, MBA, CAT Level *

Block **, Lot 11 Cattleya Street, Barangay Rizal, Makati City, Philippines

Contact No.: 091*-*******

Home Tel No: +632- 551 7959

Skype Id: anne.arce28

E-mail: acgjy5@r.postjobfree.com,

acgjy5@r.postjobfree.com

QUALIFICATIONS

Recognized for ability to identify continuous change actions to reduce cost, enhance quality, and increase

margins. Supervised up to five (5) direct reports with responsibilities in financial reporting, forecasting,

information systems, accounts payable, payroll, fixed assets, and general ledger. Lead several IS

conversions bringing in new systems on or ahead of schedule and on or below budget. Enjoy driving new

improvements.

Substantial experience and outstanding skills in accounting services.

Accustomed to working in fast paced environments with the ability to think quickly and successfully

handle difficult situations.

Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work well with others, in both supervisory or support staff roles.

Key strengths include:

• Process Improvement

• Leadership

• Financial Management

Management Philosophy

In today's competitive world, the best way to ensure organizational success is to delight the customer.

Today's customers -- and tomorrow's -- want responsiveness, low cost and high quality. If a company

does not meet or exceed the customer’s needs, their competition will.

It's no longer enough for employees to simply "embrace" change: continuous improvement must become

a way of doing business, where people actively seek improvements and where systems and processes

support and drive initiative. Trust is the key. The work environment must be such that people work

without fear, within a culture that encourages pride in both personal and organizational

accomplishments.

Examples of Accomplishments

Process Improvement

• Facilitated team charged with the improvement of inventory record accuracy: team results

included improved on-time costing and billing delivery from 45% to 95%, eliminated annual

inventory losses and improved record accuracy by 83%.

• Reduced new bill of material (BOM) cycle time from several weeks to one day and improved

BOM accuracy to 100%.

• Implemented automated financial and inventory reporting process to download data, reducing

annual overtime and enhancing accuracy and timeliness. Increased process accuracy, and

improved staff's awareness of actions needed to reach production and financial goals.

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Leadership

• Led several cross-functional teams and coached team members, as appropriate, to develop skills

and confidence in their ability to examine work processes, create solutions, and measure

improvements.

• Participated in management team process to develop vision and mission statements.

• Communicated with managers and consolidated financial data.

• Facilitated numerous learning programs on new reporting systems.

Financial Management

• Converted to new payroll and accounting systems that reduced and improved tax reporting and

corporate consolidations.

• Directed several IS conversions to increase accuracy and reduce time for financial recording and

reporting.

EXAM TAKEN:

March 08, 2014: Certified Accounting Technician (CAT) Level 2 – Cost Accounting

Result Grading Scheme: (74% - 84%) – Distinction

Eligible to apply for membership with the Institute of Certified Management

Accountants of Australia (ICMA) with designation of Registered Cost

Accountant (RCA).

May 02, 2014: National Certificate III in Bookkeeping

CAREER HISTORY

March 25, 2013 ~ Virtual Assistant/Bookkeeper

Present: RNR Software Pty Ltd T/A Dark Purple

Sydney, Australia

Export Documentation functions:

1. Updates Export Document Control sheet for the progress of order

2. Prepare for shipment, facilitate documentation, custom clearance and

arrange freight. Documents prepared includes:

a. PO to winery indicating the vintage and availability

b. Enquire for vessel details to freight forwarder and book the chosen

vessel accordingly.

c. Prepares Pro-forma Invoice and Contract of Sale then sent to the

buyer.

d. Apply online for Approval to Export via Wine Export Approval

(WEA), an Australian government system

e. Apply for Certificate of Origin or TAFTA for Thailand buyers

f. Apply for insurance certificate for orders under CIF terms

g. Keeps an eye on the cut off, ETD and ETA date of every shipment

h. Updates the buyer on the progress of the order

i. Prepares shipping documents such as Commercial Invoice, Packing

list, Bill of lading, TAFTA, Certificate of Analysis, Certificate of Free

Sale. (Shipping documents varies depending on the country of

destination).

3. Consolidates wines from multiple wineries.

4. Provides comprehensive details of wines purchased, including tasting notes,

promotional literature, winemaker’s notes, and wine analysis.

5. Keeps the client updated with winery and industry developments in these

markets, including wine shows results, emergence of new brands and

general information about vintages, winemakers and producers.

6. Facilitates private labels and contract wine making.

7. Updates customers and suppliers database using SugarCRM system

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Bookkeeping functions:

8. Reconciles FWI Master Inventory with the warehouse sheet from the

storekeeper

9. Prepares order sheet and sends to storekeeper

10. Track the status of orders sent to the storekeeper

11. Updates Business Chamber and AWBC payments spreadsheet

12. Prepares Bank Reconciliation

13. Analyze and records transaction from Jetstar statement

14. Prepares of Summary of Sold and Consigned wines

15. Updates Wine Sales Report in AU, NZ and Chile as of a given date.

16. Prepares accounting entries such as:

a. Payment to suppliers

b. Billing or issuances of Statement of Account (consulting services

rendered, wines issued locally)

c. Prepares Business Activity System (BAS)

d. Prepare adjusting entries

April 30, 2014 ~ Insurance Adviser (Part time)

Present: Manulife Philippines, Inc.

Makati City, Philippines

1. Provides service to clients' changing insurance needs by selling life, health,

and disability insurance.

2. Develops base for long-term sources of clients by using referrals,

occupational, and special-interest groups to compile lists of prospects.

3. Approaches potential clients by utilizing mailings and phone solicitation;

making presentations to groups at company-sponsored gatherings; speaking

publicly to community groups on the subject of financial well-being.

4. Determines clients' particular needs and financial situations by scheduling

fact-finding appointments; determining extent of present coverage and

investments; ascertaining long-term goals.

5. Develops a coordinated protection plan by calculating and quoting rates for

immediate coverage action and long-term strategy implementation.

6. Obtains underwriting approval by completing application for coverage.

7. Completes coverage by delivering policy; planning future follow-up visits

and evaluations of needs.

8. Provides continuing service by providing direct deposit forms; processing

changes in beneficiary and policy loan applications.

9. Provides death benefits by delivering policy proceeds; reassessing client

needs.

10. Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities;

reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks;

participating in professional organizations.

11. Enhances insurance agency reputation by accepting ownership for

accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add

value to job accomplishments.

November 20, 2012 ~ Associate Professor (Part time)

March 22, 2013: ABE International College of Business and Economics

Cainta Branch, Philippines

1. Teaches Accounting subjects such as:

• Partnership and Corporation

• Cost Accounting 1

• Advanced Accounting 1 & 2

• Financial Accounting 1

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July 16, 2007 ~ Accounting Officer

August 22, 2012: Tom’s World Philippines Inc. (Head Office)

Under Pan Asia Manpower & General Services, Inc.

Araneta Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines

1. Supervised up to five (5) people.

2. Implements internal control system

3. Evaluates efficiency and effectiveness of accounting team members.

4. Prepares Financial Statement (Income Statement/Balance Sheet) and its

supporting documents

5. Prepares Expense Analysis

6. Keeps abreast of the environmental changes

7. Pays & Enters in Accounting System Taiwan Salaries

8. Recognized for efforts to identify new processes to improve quality, reduce

costs, and increase margin.

9. Checks General Voucher and assures correctness of the following:

o Payables such as payments to suppliers, government remittances,

PCF Replenishment, cash advances, remittances to Taiwan,

Importations

o Liquidation of cash advances

o Monthly Summary Account Receivables

o Billing or issuances of Statement of Account (Trucking charges,

inventories, repairs and refurbishments)

o Costing of machines’ repair and refurbishments

o Costing of technical productions such as Kbox, Videoke, & others

o Costing of machines and parts importation

o Monthly bank reconciliation

o Checks taiwan entries

o Checks actual versus forecasted construction costing

o Checks payroll

o Checks monthly inventory balance, Receiving Report (RR) and

Issuance Report (IS)

o Checks all necessary adjusting entries

August 10, 2006 ~ Finance Assistant

July 15, 2007: Global Restaurant Concepts,Inc. (California Pizza Kitchen)

Antel Global bldg. Julia Vargas Ave. Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Philippines

1. Processes Accounts Payable transaction using Quickbooks system such as:

• Reviews encoded Receiving Report (RR) submitted by storekeepers

• Reports Audit Findings to Superiors

• Enters corrected RR’s to Quickbooks

• Prepares Accrual Entry for the month

• Prepares Check Voucher for the following payments:

Suppliers

o

Cash Advances

o

PCF Replenishment

o

Charged tip

o

Rental, Utilities, Services such as Security, Janitorial,

o

Messenger services.

Government Remittances e.g. SSS,PHIC, HDMF, Withholding

o

Tax – Expanded, Compensation, Final Tax, VAT

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January 09, 2004 ~ Accounting Assistant

July 15, 2006: Pambi Corporation (Tom’s World Alabang branch)

3F Festival Supermall Filinvest Alabang, Muntinlupa City, Philippines

1. Responsible for the Preparation of Financial Statement.

2. Handles Shipment Transactions.

3. Computes landed cost for machines imported.

4. Responsible for billing and collection of machines issued.

5. Prepares Daily and Monthly sales report.

6. Reconciles Account Receivables.

7. Sends Daily Sales Report to Taiwan thru MIS.

8. Prepares Payroll and Government Remittances.

9. Prepares payment for Duties & Taxes, shipping and ocean freight.

10. Bank Reconciliation

11. Petty Cash Fund Custodian

12. Process Accounts Payable & Prepares Check payments

13. Prepares General Vouchers

14. Prepares BIR reports such as Vat Payable, Withholding Tax-Compensation

& Expanded.

15. Secure/Process Business Permit of the company.

June 09, 2000 ~ Accounting Assistant

May 17, 2003: HomeWorld Shopping Corporation

SM Makati, Ayala Center, Makati City, Philippines

1. Audits Integrated Sales

2. Audits Account Receivables.

3. Handles Cash Transactions.

4. Prepares Payroll Recurring Deduction (PRD).

5. Audits Daily Cash Collection Report (DCCR).

6. Audits Discounts/Return Authorization ( DRA).

7. Prepares Cashier’s Accountability Report.

8. Audits Cash and Charge invoices.

9. Audits Full and Partial Gift Cheques.

10. Checks Separated Clearance Form of End of Contract Employees.

11. Prepares Monthly Report such as:

Cash Sales Report

o

Journal Voucher

o

Sales Report of Branch

o

Schedule of Customer’s deposit & Customers Credit Memo

o

Summary of Returns & Cancellation

o

Summary of Cash Refund

o

Billing of supplies, medicine, water, gift wrapper consumptions

o

Skills/Qualifications:

Accounting works: Analytical, Detail, Computer skills, Math Skills, Communication skills

Insurance Adviser works:

Prospecting Skills, Meeting Sales Goals, Motivation for Sales, Selling to Customer Needs, Client

Relationships, People Skills, Product Knowledge, General Math Skills, Organization, Dependability,

Statistical Analysis

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EDUCATION

Post-Graduate : Philippine School of Business Administration

Aurora, Quezon City

Master in Business Administration

April 29, 2011

Tertiary : University of Makati

Bachelor of Science in Accountancy

Fort Bonifacio, Makati City

1996-2000

Secondary : Muntinlupa National HighSchool

NBP Reservation, Muntinlupa City

1992-1996

Primary : Muntinlupa Elementary School

Muntinlupa City

1992-1998

PROGRAMS ATTENDED

February 15 ~ 21st Registered Cost Accountant Program

March 1, 2014: NIAT Office Tektite Bldg., Philippine Stock Exchange Center,

Ortigas, Pasig City, Philippines.

PROFILE

Born on the 6th day of October, 1979. Fourth to the eldest amongst the seven (7) children of

Servillano and Ma. Corazon E. Arce. Has leadership ability and team effectiveness. Excellent

skills in MS Power Point, Word and Excel. Speaks fluent English and Tagalog. Flexible and

exhibits good interpersonal relations, innovative, ready to work hard.

References furnished upon request.

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