Manager Accounting
Resume:
Jennifer Silvestre. Cocal
OBJECTIVE
Seeking a fresh start careers in financial management that will utilize my skills in accounting and technical skills development in a competitive, persuasive environment.
PROFILE
Strong 12 years’ experience in accounts payable varying from record to payment processes to accounting controls and analysis. Have a vast experience in handling multinational companies and other countries such as Europe and Africa. Takes pride in all my work, resilient, motivated, and fast learner as proved in various project implementation, migrations and divestments. Trained and exposed to various activities for leadership roles. EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION
Bachelor of Science in Accountancy
National College of Business and Arts Taytay, Rizal Graduated: April 18, 2008
Six-Sigma Yellow Belt
Process Migration
Divestment
Project Implementation
Subject matter expert – Accounts Payable process 282 Lopez Jaena
Street Libid
Binangonan Rizal
1940
jenbsilvestre@gmail.
com
LINKEDIN ACCOUNT
EXPERIENCE
March 2020 –PRESENT
Accounts Payable Section Head • MANAGER
LBC Express Inc.
Handling – Accounts Payable Team (8 KPI)
Reviews and verifies daily and periodic accounts payable reports, receives, sorts, and completes
data entry on invoices, vouchers and credit memos
as needed.
Supervises the AP Associates and Team Leads to
ensure proper processing as needed.
Check Audit Report by verifying payee amounts
Handles High level escalations
All necessary report / Reconciliation.
November 2016 –PRESENT
MANAGER• OWNER • JS COCAL GARMENTS AND SUBCON
As the managing owner of our family business, Client relationship is a must, arranging and dealing with clients is a daily task. We are in service and production type of business meeting a tight deadline is the heart of our Business. All the accounting and HR function are done by me.
JULY 2018–JUNE 2018
SENIOR SPECIALIST Source to Pay • ASSISTANT MANAGER • Henkel Asia Pacific Service Centre
Handling – ACCENTURE BANGALORE OFFSHORE
TEAM: APAC – Invoice Verification team,
Optimization Team, GRIR Team, Payments Team,
Vendor Relation Team (Ticketing Tool/ Functional
Mailbox). (15 KPI)
Operations Support – To Accenture Bangalore Team
KPI Management for the following entity: AUSTRALIA, INDONESIA, JAPAN, KOREA, MALAYSIA, NEW
ZEALAND, PHILIPPINES, SINGAPORE, THAILAND AND
VIETNAM
KPI MANAGEMENT APAC – KPI result checking,
Implementation of Improvements.
Stake Holder Management – to Assigned Entity
Project Management and Optimization
Review and Revise Work Instruction or Desktop Procedure – Process enhancement
Other Support – GRIR, POT, Debit balances
Checking, Custom Checking, Claims
management, Invoice Monitoring.
Leadership Role: Management of offshore team in
Bangalore India (Accenture)
ACCOMPLISHMENT: KPI target achieved in all region
handled, updated GRIR and processing work
instructions for better handling of old age invoices and to prevent aging invoices to reach 90 days.
JANUARY 2011–MARCH 2017 • Shell Business Operations 1. AP Senior Controls Analyst• EXPERIENCED (Feb. 1,2016 to March 20, 2017)
• Senior Controls Analyst for the following entity GERMANY, AUSTRIA, SWITZERLAND, DENMARK, BELGUIM, LUXUMBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, UNITED KINGDOM, NORDICS REGION
Controls Management
• Perform Disbursement Audit and Sign-off
• Perform Duplicate Review and Sign-off
• Reporting and Analysis of Parked and Blocked or Held Items.
• Reporting and Analysis - Handle and chase Goods Receipt and Invoice Receipt Reconciliation. (GRIR)
• Handle and chase Vendor Account Reconciliation including Debit Balance and Suspense Account.
• Status of Accounts Reporting and Sign-off (SOAR)(Blackline)
• Conduct Process Knowledge training/regular meeting with Contracts and Procurement/Business.
• Generates Accrual Reports and Other Vendor Account Reports.
• Exercised due diligence in performing AP control activities;
• Escalated items that interfere with the completion of the reconciliation activities to the Controls Team Manager;
• Performed the control activities within set global and local performance metric targets;
• Understand and effectively operate applicable SOX and business controls;
• Coordinated with various stakeholders including the business, Contracting & Procurement, Inventory Management and third- party suppliers in order to resolve controls issues
• Handled functional mailbox for immediate resolutions of Issues
•Managed Ticketing tools
Leadership Role: Face of the Business – All needed improvement, escalation management. Point of contact to the Entity assigned. Driving results to Verification Team, Invoice Processing Team and Issue Resolution Team.
ACCOMPLISHMENT: Project Implemented
Project Error Matrix – Provided management a tool to measure Accuracy and efficiency in processing. By a quantitative data of the errors made not only by the processors but also on the business side, Vendor and Technical Error. Which is currently being used in Shell – Accounts Payable department. 2. AP Analyst• EXPERIENCED (January 2011 – January 2016)
• Handles Local Company Booking of Invoices – GERMANY, AUSTRIA & SWITZERLAND Invoice and Credit note processing Financial Instrument (FI invoices/Credit Notes)
Material Management (MM Invoices/Credit notes with Purchase Order)
• Ensure timely escalation of issues to the Manager, supporting a
“No Surprise” culture
• Return non-compliant invoices to vendors
• Vendor engagement calls – resolution of Issues concerning vendor’s action
• Deal with copy invoices, vendor reminders and legal letters efficiently on a daily basis
• Dealing with Special Vendors like Airport Tanker and Joint Ventures
• Resolution of – aged Invoices/Credit notes/ unmatched PO vs. Issued Invoice/Credit note
• Escalation Focal – For Business/Stakeholders, Team Members and Vendors
• Leadership Role: Trainings various AP activities - such as coaching, tracking of the progress of AP associates in the team by providing detailed training plan, Feedback and Assessment. Work basket Allocation and monitoring.
•Identify and Implement process improvements within assigned task.
ACCOMPLISHMENT: Project Implemented
Training Plan – Provided a detailed training plan for the new hires and refreshers for the tenured members.
Activities - Resiliency Program Facilitator
November 2008 –JANUARY 2011
AP INVOICE ADMINISTRATOR 1• Ericsson Telecommunications Inc.
• Handle a supplier invoice per the Sourcing Process and specific Local Company deviations.
• Follow-up on Blocked and Parked Invoices and pending Goods receipts / Invoice receipts (GR/IR).
• Prepare material requested from external auditors.
• Take initiative for escalating issues to the management and demanding improvements of relevant tools, routines and processes in order to work most efficiently.
• Execute assigned SOX key controls according to work instruction.
• Strives for that financial data in ERP system is correct according to external financial requirements as well as Ericsson internal accounting directives and instructions.
• Be the gatekeeper of the defined process according to EBP.
• Good knowledge of SAP, OCR WF and IXOS, E-flow, EB, MUS/CBS/Scala.
• Handles Local Company Booking of Invoices (MM / FI Invoices)
-Italy (Service / Materials)
-Romania -Bulgaria -Macedonia -Greece
• In charge of Vendor Reconciliation (Romania)
• Handles the General Mailbox of Romania
• Handles Posting Adjustment
• Facilitate FI transitory account Monitoring and Transfer
• Daily Payment runs
SKILLS AND TRAITS
• Have a good oral and written communication skill, proficient in English and Filipino
• Computer literate. (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Access)
• Performs effectively both as self-motivated individual and as an active contributing member
• Possesses a strong desire to experience and learn more things, to apply knowledge and to continue on self-improvement and development.
• Thrive on challenges and work well in high stressed environment.
PERSONAL DATA
Nationality: Filipino
Birth date: July 02, 1986
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Religion: Christian
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