MARIO M. DIWA, ***** Kittridge #*** St., Van Nuys, CA 91405;

818-***-****; acd608@r.postjobfree.com

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY:

. Timely preparation of financial reports in accordance with

GAAP to meet internal and external reporting requirements

. Effective administration, motivation and training of the accounting

team to meet performance expectation

. Effective design/development of programs and procedures to increase

work efficiency and cost savings

. Efficient installation of accounting and administrative

controls to protect company assets and increase company profits

. Intelligent review, analysis, forecast, recommendations provided to

management to make right decisions

. Efficient performance of any task assigned to satisfy

superior/employer's expectation

. Computer proficiencies include MAS90/200, Quickbooks, Peachtree, Full

Circle, Excel, Word

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES:

SANCTUARY CLOTHING, LLC

A $30 million apparel company engaged in the manufacture and wholesale

distribution of ladies garments in the U.S.

Controller

10/10 -3/14

Responsible in the preparation of monthly financial reports, management and

control of working capital, preparation and monitoring of operational

budgets, dealing with auditors, directing the operations of the

finance/accounting department including but not limited to collection of

receivables, payment of payables, factoring, banking, inventory taking,

payroll, customer service, commission, compliance to federal, state and

city reporting requirements.

EVER, LLC

A $10 million apparel company engaged in the manufacture and

wholesale/retail distribution of high-end quality garments locally

and abroad.

Controller

11/08 -9/10

Provided leadership and coordination of company financial reporting

and planning, AR and AP processing, Payroll, banking

and budget management functions. Ensured company accounting

procedures conform to generally accepted accounting principles.

Primary responsibilities were: preparation of monthly financial

statements, perform and direct daily operations of the finance

department, including but not limited to retail and wholesale

accounting, payroll, banking, product costing, inventory taking and

certain administrative duties, preparation of financial forecasts,

ensure compliance with local, state and federal tax laws, work with

department managers and COO to develop short and long term business

plans for the company, establish and implement short and long range

goals, objectives, policies and operating procedures, work with COO to

create benchmarks for measuring the financial and operating

performance of divisions and departments.

Major Achievement:

As a one-man accounting team reporting directly to the COO doing the

monthly/quarterly/yearly close, AR, AP, payroll, banking,

administrative duties, preparation of financial statements,

development of business plans, and all the special projects assigned

to me by the COO, I received a "beyond expectation" email from my

boss in my first 45 days at work. Additionally, one of the owners

described me as a great accountant and very good in cleaning up

accounting messes and in special projects.

APPAREL LIMITED, INC.

A $50 million entity engaged in the manufacture and wholesale distribution

of quality garments nationwide.

Controller/Accounting Manager

9/05-10/08

GL Accountant

9/04-9/05

Leading 4 accounting team members and in charge of: monthly closing,

preparing and analyzing the financial statements, forecasting,

managing the general ledgers, overseeing Cash, AR, Inventory, AP, and

Payroll controls, reconciling and analyzing GL accounts, coordinating

with external auditors for financial audits, assisting CFO in special

projects, implementing policies and procedures to ensure operational

efficiency, cost-savings and safeguard of assets, calculating monthly

royalties and commissions, reporting sales, property and business

taxes.

Major Achievements:

. Reconciled a total of more than 1,000 customer accounts to the General

Ledger.

. Timely and fair presentation of financial statements justifying no

increase in audit fees.

. Wrote procedures on royalty computations and downloading of

chargeback thereby contributing tremendously in the timely

monthly closing.

. Correctly analyzed gross profit variance leading to identifying

potential management crisis/corporate opportunities.

. Correctly reconciled sales leading to correct computation of

royalty fee.

. Reconciled intercompany accounts of 10 subsidiaries leading to

an effective consolidation of financial reports.

. Described by my boss as the "answer to her prayer."

VINTAGE CAPITAL GROUP, LLC

A $60 million company engaged in real estate, property management and

private equity investments.

Senior Accountant

6/01-9/04

Supervised 2 accounting team members and responsible in: monthly

closing, preparing, analyzing and consolidating the financial

statements of various entities, ensuring integrity of AR and AP and

Payroll, reconciling and analyzing GL accounts, coordinating with

external auditors for year-end financial audits, assisting Controller

in various special projects.

Major Achievements:

. Brought the individual and consolidated financial statements up-to-

date.

. Prepared timely and fairly presented financial statements

leading to auditors expression of unqualified opinion.

. Reduced the accounting staff from 3 to 2 due to personal efficiency.

. First in 15 years to have been given straight "A" by my boss in

performance evaluation.

MANCHANT FASHION PLUS, INC.

A P320 million corporation engaged in the manufacture and

wholesale/retail distribution of quality garments and accessories with

30 branches nationwide with 230 employees in the Philippines.

Controller

1/93-4/01

Planned, organized, and controlled all accounting functions including

budgeting, costs, credit and collection and finance. Managed GL.

Responsible in overseeing the Cash, AR, Inventory, AP and Payroll

controls. Designed and implemented accounting and administrative

controls to ensure work efficiency, cost-savings and safeguard of

company assets. Ensured adequate capital or funding to execute

corporate objectives and plans. Managed operations, sales, marketing

and personnel of the entire company.

Major Achievements:

. Re-engineered company operation thus saving the company from bankruptcy.

. Doubled company profit forecast by expanding sales operation by 35% in 2

years.

. Successfully introduced computerized accounting system that led to

efficient monitoring of consolidated performances of 30

branches.

. Increased employee morale and productivity by increasing employee

benefits.

TUPPERWARE, PHILIPPINES

A P1 billion company engaged in the manufacture and distribution of plastic

food containers with 100 distribution centers all over the Philippines.

Accounting Services Manager

11/87-12/92

Responsible in the set up, recruitment and training of distribution

centers' staff, preparation and analysis of financial statements,

review of business operation and compliance to distributorship

agreements, provision of professional management advice to increase

profitability.

Major Achievements:

. Brought the individual and consolidated financial statements up-to-date.

. Trained branches' accountants to prepare timely and fair financial

reports that contributed significantly to regular strategic

planning of the executives in the head office.

. Saved 15 distributors from losing their contract (franchise) by re-

engineering their operations and turning their losses to huge profits

. Wrote an operations manual that served as distributorship guide on

efficient daily operations.

. Maintained profitable operation of the distributors that contributed to

being recognized as company of the year (1992) among 50 countries

worldwide.

. First Philippine employee sent to Indonesia to set up the very

first Tupperware distributorship in Jakarta, Indonesia.

PHILIPPINE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

A business school with more than 4,000 college students in accounting,

finance, economics, management and marketing.

Accounting Professor

6/84-10/87

Responsible in teaching various college accounting subjects to college

students majoring in accounting.

Major Achievements:

. Produced 7 CPA Board Exam Topnotchers and recognized as one of the

"Best Teachers."

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in Accounting,

Philippine School of Business Administration, Manila, Philippines,

06/79-03/83

Master in Business Administration (Earned 45-50% of the total units),

PSBA, Manila, Philippines, 6/84-10/87

Business Finance, Ateneo de Manila University, Manila, Philippines, Summer,

1990

Financial Management, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Summer,

1998

AWARDS AND ACTIVITIES:

. Graduated Cum Laude and recognized as the Most Outstanding Graduate of

1983

. Philippine CPA Board Exam Topnotcher, #3 (from less than 16,000

examinees) with a rating of 91.86%

. Guest Lecturer, Philippine Institute of CPAs

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