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GEORGINA L. DE LEON

Senior Accounting and Finance Professional,

Seasoned

I am a seasoned professional in the field of accounting and finance, with experience of at least 15 years in a managerial capacity, with controllership and budget development as one of my core expertise, providing executive management financial reports and other requirements with accuracy and timeliness, for decision making. I am keen to details and able to collaborate effectively in a diversified work environment with integrity and professionalism. My passion in the field of accounting and finance gives me the energy to be me more purpose-driven, process-oriented and solution- based collaborator.

Georgina L. De Leon

Senior Finance and Accounting Professional, Seasoned

+1-839-***-**** / ad4abs@r.postjobfree.com

Fort Mill, South Carolina, United States

Career Objective

To engage in a fast-growing environment with due diligence and pro-active attitude by providing financial requirements and decision tools to core management that will give impact in the achievement of the successive goals and targets. Experience

CONTROLLERSHIP

Accountable for the timely reporting of external and management financial reports – P&L, AR/AP Aging, Billings To- Date, Profitability By Accounts, and Variance Analysis Establish improved and effective financial procedures and policies, actual and budget controls and measurements to meet targets and KPIs including automation of processes, alignment of priorities, and addressing redundancy Oversee month-end/year-end closing, billing issuance cycle, AR collections and Aging, AP disbursements and accrual of expenses, Analysis and reconciliation of Accounts, and Revenue and Cost Variances Develops budget and updates regularly to ensure proper strategies are in place, net profitability targets are met and expenses are mitigated in an efficient and effective manner Handles pricing and Cost Estimates and proposals to new and renewing accounts, including updates triggered by statutory increases, and other external considerations. TREASURY

Responsible on funds planning and strategic timely allocation of available funds to meet all payments falling due Timely submission of Cash Position Report and Projections Oversee collections and receipting of receivables, and disbursements and releasing of payments Implements escalation for timely collection of ARs TAXATION & COMPLIANCE

Risk assessment on tax and promulgate resolutions to mitigate tax exposures and settlements Ensures submission of all tax related requirements Handles annual external audit and LOAs and ensures settlement of open cases INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

Ensures availability of stock inventories and timely creation of orders, with allowances to meet future needs to maintain SLAs with customers

ASSET MANAGEMENT

Ensures utilization of available resources by implementing usage and disposal controls, and employing protection measures from probable financial loss

TEAM DEVELOPMENT

Enhances talents and learnings of team members

Promotes trainings and development in a cost effective way Develop roadmaps that promote team efficiency and growth PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Leading successful end-to-end implementation of FINANCIA, an HRIS platform combining the power of data analytics and cloud for HR and Accounting

Employment History and Achievements (Past >20 years Highlights) July 2023 – Present SENIOR ACCOUNTANT, Belmont Abbey College Bank reconciliation preparation and reporting with receipt transactions from Transact Campus, Authorize.net, Cardpointe and iDonate, Paypal, and bank’s ACH; fund accounting on daily monitoring and updating of Cash Sheet with receipts accounting per category – Tuition, Gifts, Grants/Drawdown, Other Income and Debt proceeds, and identifying required fund transfer to ensure adequate funding for scheduled and due payments to vendors; daily creation of transaction entries in GL for Deposits and Receipts, including Journal entries on AR-Student Accounts, payroll and other non-AP charges; monthly reconciliations/analysis/closing of GL accounts – Cash, Accrual, Accounts and Miscellaneous Receivable, Prepaid Assets, Debts, Sales Tax Payable, Gifts and Miscellaneous Revenues, generation and release of budget reports including comparative between actual vs budget of 25 different departments May 2020 – July 2023 HEAD - ACCOUNTING & FINANCE, ZC Kings Manpower and Janitorial Services Cooperative

Project management and implementation of new system: Financia in Sep 2021, creation and implementation of reporting tools and templates on monthly Accounts Receivables, Profit and Loss, Gross Revenues Summary, Inventory of Uniforms, Final Pay, Advances and Liquidation, of Telco and Transpo Allowance, and streamlining and stabilizing of procedures on Cost Estimates to clients, Disbursement, Online Banking approval, Final Pay, Purchase of Equipments and Savings Withdrawals, significant decrease of AR Past Due accounts, designing effective Cost Estimate (Pricing) that promotes clients’ business requirements and contract renewal January 2019 – March 2020 FINANCE MANAGER, Avanza Inc. Identified root cause of lower SLA with major client – lack of monitoring of POs in Inventory System and establish procedures to ensure SLAs with clients are met thru the continuous availability of reward items/GCs; Granting of Protest on 2016 LOA by the BIR thereby saving P1M settlement cost; Continuous renewal of P7-P10M credit line with major bank; Development of reporting tools and templates for management use on AR, Billings to-Date and Cash Position; Institutionalising monthly GL processes and timeline; Securing Tax Clearance and resolving past years’ deficiencies May 2004 – Jun 2018 FINANCIAL CONSULTANT, Freelance

(May 2017 – Feb 2018, Dentista Inc.: Part-time)

(May 2011 – May 2012, Tonkin Corp.:Full-time)

(May 2004 – Aug 2011, Tobi Mrktg:Part-time)

(Aug 2004 – Mar 2011, Pancake – Molito:Part-time)

(Others - Urban Spa, RBTan, PAlbert, RMapa:Part-time) Re-implementation of loose-leaf books and proper accounting and reporting standards using ACSY accounting system from manual bookkeeping and reporting, reduction of tax exposures and risks of current year by ensuring tax mapping compliances, settlement of tax deficiencies for two applicable years -2015 and 2016, developing process on proper recognition of revenues from HMO partners and cost/expense from vendors with credit terms, and resolving registration issues for obtaining new Official Receipt booklets from the Bureau of Internal Control. Address of cost leaks, mitigation of tax risks, and proper recognition of sales returns for TOBI through improvement of internal controls, adoption of books of accounts, and resolving BIR tax audit letters of current and prior years; setting up of finance and accounting processes for the Pancake outlet franchise, which was instrumental in growing the business for more than 5 years, until its smooth transition when purchased by the PHI Head office; Increase in time efficiency on customer invoicing and reduction of costs on suppliers' payment processing for TONKIN by implementing a paperless procedures for on-line approvals July 2015 – Dec 2016 FINANCE/HR MANAGER, China Thread Corporation (presently as J&P Coats, Ltd. ROHQ)

Creation of effective and efficient disposal system of fixed assets from office relocation, creation of the details on complex salary components in the Updated Forecast reporting on a monthly basis, proper allocation of budget and actual accounts, implementation of online employee-employer mandatory submissions and approval, migration of SAP accounting, tax exposure reduction for IT consultants and company, and streamlining of procedures for simplification of fund transfer transactions

Oct 2014 – Mar 2015 SENIOR FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING MANAGER, City Marque Ltd.

Increase in departmental efficiency through timely submission of reports and full in-housing of accounting roles on Phil operations and streamlining of work procedures; Maintained an adequate daily operational funding through the development of a weekly 60-day cash projection and presentation of a monthly 12-month projection updates; reduction of Aged receivables of London entity through the integration of roles held by different F/A staff and full accountability of all invoices and credit memos in Xero; Contributed to complying with Santander Bank credit facility by successful proposal of a higher booking deposit rate from 20% to 50%. Jan 2013 – Apr 2014 FINANCE MANAGER – APLUS SEGMENT, American Data Exchange Corporation

Established a timely and appropriate segment reporting system focusing on variances and critical ratios, paving the way for a more accurate forecasts and budget; cleaned up GL accounts by recognizing book adjustments through implementation of proper control procedures; Maintained sufficiency of operating funds by establishing good relations with financial institutions and implementing effective fund monitoring controls; Improved AR days level with aging accounts not exceeding its current term through effective collaboration with segment managers and proper escalation at Weekly Mancom meeting

Nov 2002 – Mar 2004 ACCOUNTING MANAGER, SM Store – Bicutan (Mandurriao Star Inc.)

Jan 1995 – Sep 1999 ASST MANAGER – FINANCIAL REPORTING, Philam Insurance Co. (now known as AIG Philippines Insurance Inc. ) Sep 1991 – Dec 1994 FINANCE ANALYST – Rightpak International Corp. (now absorbed by San Miguel Yamamura Packaging Corp.)

Education

Apr 1990 University of Santo Tomas

Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines

BS Commerce, Major in Accounting

Oct 1990 Phil. Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Licensure Board Exam Passer

CPA License No. 85790

Skills

Financial Planning and Control, Budget Development and Management, Financial Analysis and Reporting, Audit and Compliance, Internal Control, Asset Management, Fund Accounting MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, Blackbaud Financial Edge, SAP B1, SAP R3, Xero, Financia, IFOMS, Financia, Quickbooks, MS Outlook, Google Leadership, Team Development, Time Management, Project Management Languages

Very Proficient English, Filipino

Verbal, Written

Extra Curricular Activities/Hobbies

Karaoke, Cooking, Gardening, Catechism, Travel, Watching Documentary Films, Listening to Podcasts

About Me

Gender: Female

Status: Married, with 4 children ages 25, 23, 19 and 14 Birthdate: March 2, 1970

Residence: Lander Drive, Fort Mill, SC 29708

US Visa Status: L2-S; Form I-130 and I-485 under “applied” Traits and Attitudes: High sense of urgency

Strong demonstrated leadership and professionalism Pro-active character with work under pressure

Creative and resourceful

Excellent skills in communication/collaboration

Collaborative but independent judgment

Ability to work in a team environment

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