Maria Cecilia B. Gonzales
Address *: Lot *-C Milkyway Street, Bricktown Subdivision, Moonwalk Parañaque, Philippines
Address 2: 4807 Palomino Drive, Dubois, Indiana 47527
Mobile: +639*********
*******@*****.***
CAREER OBJECTIVE
To pursue a position in an enterprise that promotes professional excellence, positive work ethics and personal and professional growth that will utilize my knowledge in the fields of accounting, management and marketing.
SKILLS
Manual testing
Fluent in English and Filipino
Proficient in MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint
Interpersonal and Communication Skills
SAP Ariba and Fieldglass
SAP Invoice and Master Data Processing
AS400 and EBO System (invoice processing and master data)
Knowledgeable in SOX Compliance
WORK EXPERIENCE
PMO Finance Analyst Quess Corp. Limited
6th Floor, Salustiana D. Ty Tower Paseo de Roxas,
December 2017 - present Legaspi Village, Makati City
Manage programme budget, ensuring actuals are correctly captured and accruals made where necessary
Monitor time recorded to projects ensuring all chargeable time is booked in accordance with agreed processes. Resolve queries on behalf of project manager
Prepare/reconcile invoices for pre-authorisation by project manager ensuring deliverables signed off in accordance with defined quality criteria (in conjunction with PMO Analyst**
Produce revised forecast to complete as required by programme manager, incorporating approved change requests subject to required financial approvals
Provide necessary reporting to support project finance steering committee
Test Analyst AIG Shared Services IT
45th Floor, PBCom Tower, 6795 Ayala Avenue cor.
February 2016 – December 2017 Rufino Street, Makati City
Performed manual testing for F&A applications supporting EMEA countries both for projects and production support releases
Provide inputs and review test estimations
Review test specification documents, test cases for System and Integration test phases
Prepares and present testing metrics and reporting
PMO Financial Analyst AIG Shared Services IT
(Global Operations and Systems) 45th Floor, PBCom Tower, 6795 Ayala Avenue cor.
June 2014 - January 2016 Rufino Street, Makati City
Financial validation of projects in PPM
Send queries to internal customers related to financial validation.
Maintain ongoing communications with internal and external customers.
Prepares GL Account reconciliation versus PPM projects per internal audit requirements.
Accountant I (Accounts Payable) Johnson & Johnson Global Finance Center
September 2009 – February 2014 Barrio Ibayo, Edison Road, Parañaque City
Invoice Processor and Resolution November 2009 - February 2014
Processes correct and properly approved invoices that need to be paid by the company (Vision Care Division) using EBO System
Adheres to Accounts Payable corporate Policies and Procedures
Compliance to SOX rules and guidelines
Maintain ongoing communications with internal and external customers.
Processes intercompany invoices
Assist in period end closing activities and liaising with other teams as required.
Prepares monthly account reconciliation on A/P related accounts.
Prepares month end accruals
Customer Master November 2009 - February 2014
Processes creation and updates of customer accounts in EBO system and AS400 based on supporting documents provided by business units.
Prepares semi-annual review of duplicate customer accounts and communicates to counterparts the proposed steps for the customer master data cleanup.
PTP Accounting Specialist Henkel Asia Pacific Service Center
(North America)
October 2007 - August 2009 LKG Tower 6801 Ayala Avenue, Makati City
Vendor Master March 2008 - March 2009
Processes vendor accounts for creation and update based on supporting documents provided by the purchasing team.
Travel and Entertainment Program Administrator April 2009 - August 2009
Processes expense reports for employees, updates online expense reporting system via Expenselink.
Reconciles employee expenses versus bank statements.
Assists employees in requisition of travel cards.
Vendor Relations March 2008 – August 2009
Framework of the finance team in providing vendor(s) assistance, processing payment proposal, reports generation and analysis and maintaining the customer service desk
Invoice Processor October 2007 - February 2008
Invoice processing (headquarters’ accounts) using SAP.
Communicates to business units and vendors/suppliers the issues encountered while processing invoices.
Administrative Service Assistant The Manila Banking Corporation
August 2006 - September 2007 6772 Ayala Avenue, Makati City
Collates documents submitted by other branches. Monitors Critical Accounts of the branches and consolidates month-end reports.
Ensures all Above Board Rates Confirmation Report were approved by the Group.
Prepares memorandums concerning Branch Operations and other reports as requested.
Responds to the calls, queries and other concerns of the branches and dispatches documents concerning branch operations.
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Santa Isabel College
210 Taft Avenue, Manila
Bachelor of Science in Accountancy
With Distinction (Bronze)
2001 – 2005
ELIGIBILITY
Civil Service Professional (October 2006)
ISTQB – BCS Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) Certification (May 2017)
TRAININGS ATTENDED
Migration of Johnson and Johnson Global Finance Services for Pharma Division Invoicing and Vendor Master – September 1 to 14, 2009 (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Migration of Johnson and Johnson Global Finance Services for Vision Care Division Invoicing – November 1 to 14, 2009 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
SAP Fusion Migration Workshop – November 30 to December 6, 2011 (Suzhou, China)
SAP Fusion Training (From EBO to SAP) – July 15 to 18, 2013 (Suzhou, China)
Service Mileage 101 conducted by Guthrie Jensen Consultants to Management – June 4, 2013
Character references are available upon request.