Medardo S. Arenasa Jr., C.P.A.
Unit *M Gateway Garden Ridge Condominium, EDSA Pioneer, Mandaluyong City
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WORK EXPERIENCE
PCM BPO, LLC
2nd Floor EDSA Central Pavilion Bldg., Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines POSITION: SAP ACCOUNTING MANAGER
July 2017 to Present
Manage transition of accounting process from Pakistan to Manila Accounting team
Establish metrics and KPIs
Process review, integration and improvement in SAP
Coordination with other departments’ executives for resolution of process issues
Manage transition to SAP of other affiliated companies and subsidiaries
Reverse process engineering for undocumented deliverables and reports
Manage month end close processes (e.g. review and approval of reconciliation & journal en- tries)
Design new reports to meet management information visibility requirements
Review and analysis of financial statements
Signing off of management due diligence re-port
Review and analysis of profitability and gross margin
Profit & loss variance analysis
Performance evaluation
Conduct SAP training
Process automation thru Macro
Provide audit requests and requirements
TELETECH OFFSHORE INVESTMENT B.V.
Eco Plaza Building, Pasong Tamo Extension, Makati City POSITION: SENIOR SUPERVISOR, GLOBAL ACCOUNTING
January 2016 to July 2017
Manage the month end close activities
Global transfer pricing monitoring and checking
Set and monitor team goals and projects
Review and approve journal entries
Review and approve balance sheet reconciliations
Review and approve/accept intercompany transactions
Lead and report P&L and balance sheet flux analysis
Coordination with tax team for tax return computations
Overall responsibility for all P&L and Balance Sheet accounts including those from subledger teams
Evaluate team’s performance
Set accounting policies/guidelines
Intercompany funding
Ensure client revenue and expense matching per set of books SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Established month end close tasks deadline schedule
Cleaned up cash advances accounts and established process for proper accounting of processes related to cash advance
Simplification of transfer pricing process
Clean up of accrual accounts
Established performance metrics and KPIs for the General Ledger Team
Reduced dependency of AP invoice related accruals from the closing of AP module
Simplification and centralization of accrual processes
Business transformation committee lead
a. Set committee goals, vision, mission
b. Prepared schedule of activities and project timelines c. Identified key project management trainings for the team d. Coordination of accounting process walkthrough activities e. Managed review and benchmarking of existing processes TELETECH OFFSHORE INVESTMENT B.V.
Eco Plaza Building, Pasong Tamo Extension, Makati City POSITION: SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, GLOBAL ACCOUNTING
January 2014 to December 2015
Revenue, Expense & Balance Sheet flux analysis
Perform monthly labor arb/transfer pricing process
Review transfer pricing process and implement changes due to additional clients, sites or changes in transfer pricing methodology
Analysis of collection progress for payroll advances for SSS Maternity and Sickness benefits, Co-Payment, etc. and propose amount for reserve if necessary
Assist in preparation of PEZA reports
Review, document and propose improvements in accounting processes
Monitoring of expat expenses and tax advances
Review and approve intercompany transactions from other set of books
Prepare accruals, adjustments and schedules for month end close process
Prepare balance sheet reconciliations
Clean up of inactive locations and accounts
Provide audit requests and respond to audit inquiries SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Improved balance sheet reconciliation templates
Reduced labor arb/transfer pricing processing time from 8 to 3 hours
Documented the labor arb/transfer pricing process
Faster and more accurate process of recognizing health insurance related expenses
Reconciled/corrected unmatched intercompany transactions
Prepared aging schedule for employee cash advances, per employee details, to serve as reference in the analysis and computation of allowance for write-off
Created checking templates to ensure: proper transaction coding combinations, no transactions are booked in inactive locations, only valid transactions are booked in the corporate accounts, all transactions causing abnormal balances are noted and explained
MANILA ELECTRIC COMPANY (MERALCO)
Ortigas Avenue, Pasig City
POSITION: BUSINESS PROCESS ANALYST (FINANCE)
November 2008 to January 2014
Reviewed and improved accounting processes in order to increase efficiency and ensure compliance with International Accounting Standards (IAS)
Documented accounting processes
Conducted review of GL accounts to ensure proper charging of financial transactions
Maintained the chart of accounts
Prepared guide for proper GL account charging
Conducted accounting system users’ training
Performed system configurations to cater accounting requirements
Provided user’s assistance
SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Prepared SAP’s Controlling Module blueprint for Meralco
Developed new finance processes for SAP
Integrated SAP FI-CO and SAP Human Capital Management (HCM)
Integrated SAP FI-CO and HR legacy system (for managerial employees)
Integrated finance legacy system and medicine inventory management system
Introduced and developed standard labor rates for project planning, actual costing and monitoring
Developed process for charging of man hours to projects and designed SAP’s Cross Application Timesheet (CATS) for Meralco
Designed process for capitalization of borrowing cost in SAP TRAININGS/SEMINARS
Illustrative Disclosures and SEC Comments on FS Prepared under Full PFRS – Part II, Philippine Institute of CPAs, Shaw Boulevard (March 2016)
Corporate Governance and Preservation of Corporate Value, Philippine Institute of CPAs, Shaw Boulevard (March 2016)
Governance. SEC and Leadership Management, Philippine Institute of CPAs, Shaw Boulevard (March 2016)
Comprehensive Corporate Income Taxation and VAT Taxation, Philippine Institute of CPAs, Shaw Boulevard (March 2016)
Financial Statements Analysis, Philippine Institute of CPAs, Shaw Boulevard (March 2016)
Illustrative Disclosures and SEC Comments on FS Prepared under Full PFRS – Part I, Philippine Institute of CPAs, Shaw Boulevard (February 2016)
Linking Financial Analytics with Business Decisions, Philippine Institute of CPAs, Shaw Boulevard (February 2016)
BOA,MRA and ASEAN Integration: What’s New?, Philippine Institute of CPAs, Shaw Boulevard (February 2016)
Visual Basic.Net, Informatics, SM Megamall (November 2015 to January 2016)
Basic Program Logic Formulation, Informatics, SM Megamall (July 2015)
SAP Training AC010 Business Processes in Financial Accounting, Citibank Tower, Paseo de Roxas, Makati City (January 2010)
SAP Training AC040 Business Processes in Management Accounting, Citibank Tower, Paseo de Roxas, Makati City (February 2010)
SAP Training AC305 Asset Accounting, Citibank Tower, Paseo de Roxas, Makati City
(February 2010)
SAP Training AC200 Basics of Customizing for Financial Accounting (General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable), Citibank Tower, Paseo de Roxas, Makati City (February 2010)
EDUCATION
Dela Salle University Dasmariñas
B.S. Accountancy
2004 – 2008