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Customer Service Accounting

Location:
Alpharetta, GA
Posted:
December 04, 2018

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MARICOR JAVELOSA, CPA, CGMA

*** ***** **** **., ******* GA 30076 Tel No. 404-***-**** email: ac7vg7@r.postjobfree.com QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE

Accomplished and seasoned Financial professional with solid and progressive experience in all facets of accounting and financial management. Certified Public Accountant in the state of Georgia, With solid working experience in areas of financial management and analysis, accounting, auditing, grants and contract management, budget management, training and capacity building, finance systems and internal control design and improvement, endowment, split interest agreements. Highly skilled in collaborating with all members and levels of the organization, possesses excellent organizational, communication, leadership, and customer service skills. Consistent top performer, with great attention to details, results oriented and hard worker. Areas of Expertise include:

Financial Management and Analysis Training and Capacity Building

Cash Flow Management Financial reporting, Accounting and Auditing

GAAP compliance Budget and grant management, forecast

Finance policies, procedures and internal control Design, Implementation and Improvement CAREER ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Recovered about $2M receivables from Non-CARE USA country offices as the system of intra-company billing and collection was designed and implemented.

Increased efficiency and accuracy rate of recording transactions and donor reporting in CARE Ethiopia by 30% by redefining business process and establishing responsibility and accountability among Program, Procurement and Finance staff.

Increased accuracy rate to 100% of Project advances account to Non-CARE USA country offices which has an average monthly outstanding balance of $3 to $5 million by designing and implementing systems of account reconciliation, monitoring and collection. This saved the company from a potential write off of over $1M.

Provided Financial Management and Accounting training to over 200 Finance controllers and finance staff to CARE’s country offices worldwide both at the global, regional and in-country office level.

Formulated/designed accounting systems and procedures to newly acquired country offices in Yemen and Jordan

Pioneered periodic financial review and analysis that increased accuracy and financial policies compliance of over 40 country offices.

Increased efficiency and donor compliance by setting up accounting systems and procedures on Country offices that implement emergency i.e. Balkan Emergency project in Albania/Kosovo, Horn of Africa Drought emergency and successfully provided training in its use.

Successfully led and developed new systems and procedures in processing financial reports of CARE International lead country offices to further improve efficiency and minimize loss.

Co-authored Financial policies and procedures manual and Sub grantee manual of CARE Philippines

Formulated Accounting systems and procedures for the Cash for work emergency project of CARE Philippines in Mt. Pinatubo (for the displaced victims of volcano eruptions). PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CARE-USA June 2012 to present

Senior Manager – Finance Headquarter Operations

CARE is a leading humanitarian organization dedicated to fighting global poverty and social injustice. CARE supported more than 800 poverty-fighting projects in 72 countries with annual revenue of over $700 million. Manages revenue accounting, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets and Financial reporting. Oversees complex gifts exceeding $120M annually responsible for ensuring the integrity of revenue by providing technical advice, analytical expertise and guidance on improving processes and controls. Formulate, implement and ensure accounting policies and procedure compliance. Identifies areas for ongoing improvement and create and execute solutions. Supervises six finance professionals which includes two Managers and also provide oversight to US Finance team at the Shared Services Center in Manila, Philippines. Leads the unit to work in collaboration with other finance unit and divisions to provide accurate financial results and effective customer service.

Key Accomplishments:

• Led the team in the implementation of the new finance software PeopleSoft, provided the supplemental training to build capacity of both staff in HQ and Shared Service center in Manila.

• Authored/Co-authored and redesigned various accounting policies and procedures to align with the new finance system – PeopleSoft and improve business performance.

• Authored the finance policies and procedures on Split Interest Agreements that yielded $17M additional revenue.

• Designed the system of recording and reconciliation between Contribution Revenue System and Cash in bank that resulted in recovering over $200K unremitted donation by the external donation processor.

• Created the structure, systems and procedure of CARE’s Global Accounts Payable, paperless Accounts Payable and data analytics.

CARE-USA February 2007 to June 2012

Deputy Director – Country Office Finance Operations Managed month end and year end close and ensures data from 56 country offices worldwide are process into headquarters’ finance system efficiently. Reviewed and ensured accuracy and integrity of financial data and information. Provided critical financial review and analyses of country offices’ financial reports and capacity building to increase effectiveness in financial management. Supervised analytical and data processing staff that directly interact with the country offices. Approve country offices’ cash request (average of $15 to $20 million per month) and Federal Reserve Letter of Credit drawdown from US Government. Participated in the formulation and fine tuning of accounting policies and procedure to ensure efficiency, accuracy and compliance with GAAP and donor regulations including US Government regulations, to protect assets and mitigate currency fluctuation losses. Provided assistance, formulated solution and coordinated the needed resources to resolve finance issues at the country office level. Provided capacity building through informal or formal training to the Country Office Controllers worldwide. Interacted with the external auditors, managing and coordinating annual financial external audit and A133 audit requests related to the country offices. CARE – International August 2011 to September 2011 Horn Of Africa Emergency Finance Coordinator (Temporary Deployment) Nairobi Kenya

Provided finance oversight to three countries i.e. Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia in the drought emergency response project with annual funding portfolio of about $50M, identified funding opportunities, installed appropriate internal control in the distribution of emergency assistance, formulated and implemented effective process and procedures to ensure efficient procurement and delivery of emergency goods to intended beneficiaries, provided support to country offices in financial planning (including donor budget submissions), contract management, donor compliance and financial reporting and capacity building. CARE-USA July 1998 to February 2007

Regional Finance Analyst (Southern and Western Africa Region, Asia) Supervised finance operation of 14 CARE country offices in Southern and Western Africa and Asia region. Provided quality financial review and analyses of CARE’s country offices financial reports in Southern and Western region results of these reviews and analyses are communicated with specific action plans recommended to promote greater efficiencies in the use of CARE’s resources as well as ensure compliance with GAAP and various donor requirements. Review, analyze and approved Country office’s annual budgets. Provided staff capacity building assistance/training to country office Finance Team in the region to ensure that staff possesses the required skills to perform their functions more effectively and efficiently. This assistance is performed through on- site training or country office visits and by co-facilitating in regional finance workshops. EDUCATION:

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) – State of Georgia, USA Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) 2014 Certified Public Accountant (CPA) – Philippines

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in Accounting – University of the East, Philippines graduated in March 1987



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