Accounting Sales

Senior Accountant

(Lindenberg Emirates LLC – Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.) / December 16, 2013 – Present

General Accounting:

Ensures proper recording of all company transactions: supervises monthly and end-of-year closing of the general ledger.

Prepares, examines, and analyzes accounting records and trial balance to assess accuracy, completeness and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.

Implements and maintains chart of accounts and ensures the implementation of relevant general ledger and account level controls.

Maintains the general ledger and all related accounts with proper documentation and records of all transactions.

Develops and maintains an appropriate computerized accounting and financial management system.

Oversee the approval and processing of revenue, expenditure and other key financial control documents, ledger and/or account maintenance, and relevant data entry.

Prepares monthly bank reconciliations and verifies accuracy of bank statements; monitors cash flow and report major deviations from the cash flow projection.

Reviews the payroll records and the processing of pay checks/slips and reports by the HR Department.

Prepares required financial reports as directed by the Financial Controller and respond to inquiries as required.

Design accounts as per policies of the company and according to accounting standards.

Verifies invoices, all types of vouchers and prepares payments to Suppliers.

Prepare periodical management information reports and submit to the Financial Controller for review.

Participates in preparing cash budget, verifies credit terms and monitor collection from Clients.

Prepares the final trial balance and submit to Financial Controller for review.

In charge of intercompany accounts reconciliations and handles the Annual Financial Audit as per schedule.

Senior Accountant

(Dhafir Group for General Trading – Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.) / August 2008 – December 15, 2013

Payroll & Administrative Function:

Prepares the Group’s consolidated monthly payroll as per WPS and in accordance with UAE Labor law using PERKS payroll software.

Ensures strict adherence to the UAE Labor Law when computing for the Wages, Vacation Leave and Severance Pay, etc. Observes timeliness in crediting/releasing the compensation. Ensures that records and files are properly kept to comply with the Ministry of Labor requirements when inspected and subjected to the Financial Audit.

Responsible for the issuance of pay slips and various correspondence of Finance department coordinates all bank related concerns of employees and payroll queries.

Treasury Function:

Prepares and manages the budget and strictly monitors the cash flow to ensure that adequate funds are available to settle all liabilities of the Company at due date.

Responsible for the smooth processing of all bank transactions --- liaison with bankers, investors, customers, vendors, etc., monitors bank accounts, application of various bank guarantees, bid bonds and letter of credits, check and LC discounting/factoring, person authorize to transact Company’s on-line internet banking.

General Accounting:

Handled the Petty Cash Fund (PCF), ensured that fund is available to meet petty expenses at point of use, ensured strict adherence to the company’s PCF policies and procedures.

Responsible in the timely, accurate and complete recording of Sales, Receipts and Inventories in the computerized accounting system (FACT accounting software).

Verified accuracy of reports generated from the system and followed-up collection from the customers and reconciled subsidiary ledgers.

Prepared Daily Sales & Collection Report and ensured that all collections are deposited daily.

Prepares all requests for approval of payment prior to disbursement, updates and maintains schedule of fixed assets, monitors and reconciles inventory, records and analyzes entries in Accounting Software, generates Trial Balance.

Provides management with relevant and timely financial statements supported by analyses and ratios for sound decision making purposes. Prepared Monthly/Quarterly/Annual Profit and Loss Statements per Revenues and Cost Centers to evaluate actual results of operation versus budget and monitor percentage of achievement thereof.

Set-up the company’s chart of accounts and maintain files for customers and vendors accounts. Formulates and recommends accounting policies and procedures, workflow, control limits, and accounting regulations for corporate wide implementation.

Holds the administrator function of FACT Accounting Software. In charge of intercompany accounts reconciliations. Prepares monthly various bank reconciliations and responsible for the closing of books of accounts. Handles the Annual Financial Audit as per schedule.

Junior Auditor

(Diaz Murillo Dalupan & Co.) Member firm of HLB International & former member firm of Delloite Touche Tohmatsu - Philippines / August 2007 – May 2008

Auditor-in-charge for stock broker dealer companies which actively traded stocks at Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) as well as nonstock nonprofit Foundation and Condominium Association. Audit in charge also for the financial year audit of company specializing in parking services.

Plan, identify and test controls; present findings and recommend actions to management.

Participated on audit conferences, analyze information and business processes.

Assist in assessment and management of business and risk, made recommendations on improving internal controls

Draft financial statements and related notes of the auditee company as well as preparation of income tax return.

Deployed at Asian Development Bank (ADB) (For ADB’s Commissary and Gas station)

Assists in reviewing and analyzing Financial Statements

Assists in monitoring and review of inflows and outflows of funds

Assists in ensuring proper compliance with the Work Performance Statement of the Commissary and Gas station Contract

Set-up accounting system for Gas station and recommend improvement on the present internal control

Prepare Financial Statements of Gas station

Accountant

(Aurotech Systems - Philippines) /June 2004 – May 2006

Recorded commission income in SBT accounting system

Formulated and maintained proper filing of sales invoices

Reviewed and maintained supporting documents for sales transactions

Prepared routine entries and posted financial transactions

Managed Commission Receivable accounts

Managed internal and external email functions

Prepared management reports concerning sales and gross profit

Prepared revenue and cost sharing report for the operation group

Reported on variances in monthly sales and gross profit report

Maintained company’s asset listing

Participated in company’s year-end asset and inventory count

Member of company’s “Money Cobra Team”, a group (operations & support) that help expedite the collections of company’s receivable

Reported directly to the senior accountant

Accounting Staff

(Salome H. dela Pena, CPA Mgt & Consultancy Services – Philippines) / November 2003 – May 2004

Bookkeeping

Maintained client’s permanent and current files

Prepared and assisted in payment of client’s tax returns

Prepared communication letters

Assisted in preparation of requirements for business registration and licensing

Assisted in firm’s receipts and disbursements record keeping

Assisted in preparation of client’s financial statements

Provided telephone support

On the job training (OJT) (Maricel Dinglas, CPA – Philippines) / 1999-2001

Bookkeeping

Data Encoding

Assisted in preparation of financial statements for medium-sized businesses

CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Public Accountant / Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountant (PICPA) / May 2007

Career Service Professional / Civil Service Commission – Philippines / April 2003

Career Service Sub Professional / Civil Service Commission – Philippines / October 2002

EDUCATION

College / Bachelor of Science in Accountancy / Polytechnic University of the Philippines / 2000 ~ 2003

Forum Service Award – Editor-in-Chief for School Paper (S.Y. 2002-2003)

High School / Cavite National Science High School / 1996 ~ 1999

Elementary / Ternate Central Elementary School / 1990 ~ 1995

3rd Honorable Mention

SEMINARS

Bank Guarantees and Letter of Credit / Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountant (PICPA) / September 2012 / Abu Dhabi, UAE

Risk Based Internal Audit from a leading practice / Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountant (PICPA) / May 2013 / Abu Dhabi, UAE

Money Myth Busters, a Personal Finance campaign / Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountant (PICPA) / May 2013 / Abu Dhabi, UAE

CPA – It’s time to SPEAK / Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountant (PICPA) / May 2013 / Abu Dhabi, UAE

Role of Auditors in Modern Business Environment / Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountant (PICPA) / May 2013 / Abu Dhabi, UAE

PERSONAL PROFILE

Age: 31 yrs old

Status: Single

INTERESTS

Blogging / poems and short stories writing / reading, singing and dancing.

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