RACHELLE F. PADILLA
Email: *****************@*****.***
Phone: +917-***-**** / +971-**-***-****
Seeking an employment with a globally competitive company that will enable me to expand and utilize my strong organizational skills, educational background, vast accounting and administrative experience, with the aim of achieving the company’s goals.
SUMMARY
A successful and highly motivated accountant with over 10 years of experience in financial control, information analysis and financial management, gained within shipping, technology and commerce sectors. An effective self-starter and versatile team player with the personality to easily integrate into any new environment. FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING EXPERTISE:
Financial Accounting & Management Reporting
Forecasting & Variance Analysis
Accounts Reconciliation
Payables, Receivables, Fixed Assets, Amortization and Accruals, Payroll Bookkeeping
Design and Implementation of New Accounting System Process Improvements
ACCOUNTING SYSTEM SPECIALIZATION:
SAP / Oracle / Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains / Sage 50 Peachtree / Visual Enterprise OTHER SKILLS:
Expert in Excel (e.g. vlookup, pivot tables, macros) and other Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint) EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIALS
Currently pursuing CPA qualification
Bachelor of Science – Accountancy
Philippine Christian University, 2006
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Deloitte Professional Services (DIFC) Limited (May 2013 – Present) Location: Dubai, UAE
Division: Financial Advisory Services
Current Position: Senior Finance Executive
Key Responsibilities:
Formulate and develop timely and comprehensive financial information and accounts Prepare and submit financial reports in a timely and accurate manner Prepare and review the month-end and year-end closing schedules, manage the GL closing activities and ensure that they are completed in accordance to the guidelines set by management Prepare profit & loss statement
Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliation and monthly bank reconciliations Prepare and submit VAT returns
Assist with the preparation of year-end accounts and statutory accounts Provide required information and explanation to internal and external auditors during interim and year-end financial audit Design and implement system and database for accounting modules and payroll module Supervise and review the issuance of client invoices and posting of supplier of invoices Prepares weekly accounts receivables aging report for Project Directors and Partners Responsible for posting all inter-firm transactions and for preparation of monthly inter-firm accounts reconciliations Process payroll for all employees across the middle east region KPMG Lower Gulf Limited (September 2011 – May 2013) Location: Dubai, UAE
Division: Transaction Advisory Services
Position: Associate 2
Awards: KPMG Bravo Award during probationary period Key Responsibilities:
Performing the following accounting services for KPMG’s client (a multinational IT company): Responsible for the day-to-day operations of Finance department Reviews monthly profit and loss, and balance sheet accounts reconciliation reports and ensures its submission to corporate deadlines, in line with corporate criteria Assisting with the preparation of year-end accounts and statutory accounts Handles inter-company billings and reconciliation
Managing end-to-end payroll process
Managing employee expense claim payout
Managing interim and year-end audit with external auditors by providing required supporting documentation for the accounting works done
Al Bader Construction and General Contracting (July 2010 – August 2011) Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Position: General Accountant
Key Responsibilities:
Compile and analyze financial information in compliance with generally accepted policies and procedures Manage the entire responsibility of analyzing the accounts payable including processing of payments, reconciliation, and checking of invoices
Manage accounts receivables duties such as maintaining up-to-date billing system, reconciliation of accounts and preparing of aging of accounts receivable report
Manage all bank-related tasks such as issuing cheques, depositing of cash, making of LOC (letter of credit) and bank guarantees
Handle year-end finalization of accounts with the Senior Accountant Provide all required information to the auditors for the internal, and external accounts review and year end audit Handles end-to-end payroll process
Maersk Global Services Centre Philippines Ltd (November 2007– June 2010) Location: Philippines
Position: Finance & Accounting Specialist
Key Responsibilities:
Perform accounting tasks related to accounts payable transactions, accounts receivables, fixed assets and monthly closing of account in the SAP system
Prepare inter-company reconciliation that is useful for top management decision making Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliation
Supervise the Financial Accounting Invoice Team and Fixed Assets Team Deliver refresher training, create and update Standard Operation Procedure documentation Design and improve existing finance and accounting processes Perform the day to day processing of global vendor invoices Ensure vendor invoices are registered and processed in a timely and efficient manner Perform 3-way matching of invoices (purchase orders vs goods receipt vs invoices), analyze and resolve discrepancies PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth: December 2, 1985
Nationality: Filipino
Visa status: US tourist visa valid until July 2023 Requires employment visa sponsorship. Visa sponsorship costs to be incurred by the applicant.