Accounts Payable Financial Reporting

Cristie P. Luna, MBA

+1-408-***-**** ********@*****.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/cristie-ellen- paguntalan-luna-52045696/

To work in a professional environment where I can contribute my skills, knowledge and working experience that is driven to efficiency and promotes professional development based on employee’s dedication, loyalty and work ethics.

Results-driven Accounts Payable Manager with 18+ years of experience expertise in payable’s, payroll, tax related and inventory management. Knowledgeable in managing of general accounting functions. Superior analytical skills, practice in handling of workflows and transactions details in support of process and profit improvement by paying clients on time. Expert in process improvement, accounts payable automation and financial reporting. Sports minded. Has multifaceted knowledge and experience in Lean Six Sigma-Greenbelt Projects for continuous improvements to maintain a high level of performance. Has receive numerous recognitions for

“Drive for Five”.

Skills:

• Financial Reporting & Analysis: Month-End Close, Accruals, Reconciliation, Budget Monitoring, Financial Controls

• Accounts Payable Management: Invoicing, Vendor Management, Purchase Orders, Expense Reports, Compliance, Accuracy

• Process Improvement: Process Optimization, Accounts Payable Automation, Workflow Management

• Team Leadership & Development: Team Supervision, Training and Development

• Software Proficiency: Computer literate, SAP, Blueprint Upstream, GSAP Downstream Business, SAP R3 program, Peachtree Accounting, Quick books, Oracle People Soft System, Geniisys (General Insurance Information System), MS Office, MS Excel, and Power Point.

• Other: Communication, Collaboration, Detail Oriented, Problem Solving Experience:

Accounts Payable Manager Philippine AXA Life and General Insurance Corporation Makati City December 2, 2019 – April 30, 2025

• Effective and efficient cash flow management process by making sure that we manage to forecast cash outflows on policy and non-policy related expenses daily by timely communicating with investment accounting team and operations team for the budget.

• Oversee maintenance, monitoring and processing of all non-policy and policy related accounts payable.

• Observe service level agreements (SLA) with units involved and ensure compliance of all invoices that we process local and international accordingly.

• Informing the procurement team with other related policies and guidelines including the compliance to delegated authority limits (DAL) so they will be equipped with knowledge about the payables process.

• Partners with Disbursement team for payment related concerns, Expense Management team for proper expense management as well as budget and pay-out tool enhancement.

• Assist in establishing proper internal controls and process efficiency by regularly reviewing procedures and policies over payables to improve efficiency and foster partnership with other departments.

• Ensuring that in case of audit issues, we are up to date in resolving these issues by coordinating with Financial Controls and Internal Audit team.

• Making sure that we follow Financial Standards and internal controls procedures when processing and paying.

• Making sure that the team are properly aligned with each other by having once a week meeting to assess and know the different scenarios that staff’s might be dealing in case of resolving problem and discussing if what is the best workaround.

• Handle local and international suppliers.

• Working and resolving issues with the vendors and requestors concern. Accounting Manager DSCP Inc. Ortigas Pasig City June 24, 2019 –November 30, 2019

• Handle and approved all cash budgets of each site’s projects in all branches.

• Approved the weekly allowances for all sites.

• Approved/Audit the final payroll twice a month.

• Checking and approving of liquidation for all branches.

• Handle cash advances for all branches.

• Handle local suppliers.

• Working and resolving issues with regards to employee’s and vendors concerns. Accounting Manager Ventanas Philippines Construction Inc./POSCO Engineering Construction

Makati City April 4, 2016 – June 21, 2019

• Handle EWT and VAT every month

• Processing Monthly report for Withholding and Value Added Tax

• Payroll final checking/Auditing

• Handle local suppliers.

• Bank Reconciliation.

• Working/Resolving issues with regards to employee’s concerns.

• Consolidating reports from Zambales, Clark, Batangas and Manila for all the expenses and Cash Flows.

• Creating work around so we can work fast/easy for everyone.

• Creating workflows to minimize the working time as well as the job itself.

• Open for continuous improvements.

• Oversee all the things in the site as well as in the main office with regards to taxes.

• Summarize reports for taxes and filing it.

• Process Invoices, payments and expenses thru Quick books.

• Approved the final amount to pay for the local suppliers. Accountant Amal Al Kuwait Hawally Kuwait Oct 12, 2014 – August 28, 2015

• Assist the Chief Accountant to handle and approved cash budgets for each site’s branches.

• Approved the weekly allowances for all employees at all sites.

• Approved/Audit the final payroll twice a month.

• Checking and approving of liquidation for all branches.

• Handle local and international suppliers with regards to their payments.

• Working and resolving issues with regards to employee’s and vendors concerns. Accounts Payable Analyst Shell Shared Services (Asia) B.V. – Norway, Denmark, Sweden,Finland and Germany Makati City April 23, 2011 – October 4, 2014 Process Focal Point for Continuous Improvement

• Identifying Process Improvement for Downstream European Entities.

• Active involvement & interaction on different Stakeholder for Process Improvement.

• EU-Step-outs process focal point on issues & Improvement Process Focal Point for Other Processes

• Master Reference Data (MRD) – create and update of vendor details

• Withholding Taxes – deduction and checking of accounts

• Interoperability Activities – responsible for training of new hires

• Deferral Accounts / Aufschubkonto – processing of tax documents Subject Matter Expert

• Proficiency in end-to-end invoice processing activities specifically for the following Royal Dutch Shell entities.

• Go-to-person for issue resolution (Payment advice, consignments, withholding taxes)

• Operates different GSAP transaction such as Evaluated Receipt Settlement – ERS vendors, LIV & FI invoices processing thru various GSAP application & nodes, Business Service Page – Vendor Master Update.

Vendor Helpdesk Control Analyst Shell Exploration and Production – Europe - Shell Shared Services (Asia) B.V. Makati City July 9, 2009 – April 20, 2011

• Do auditing for the invoices before we release the payments.

• Deleting invoices in the workplace if it cannot be process.

• Do the letter overdraft before sending and rejecting invoices

• Answered client’s query regarding their invoice status.

• Analyzed in the invoice and in SAP system if when would be the payment date Finance Representative Shell Shared Services (Asia) B.V. Makati City April 9, 2007 – July 7, 2009

Subject Matter Expert

• Proficiency in end to end invoice processing specifically for the following Royal Dutch Shell global entities

o Shell Exploration and Production

o Shell Canada Energy

• Perform Audit review of processed invoices before releasing for payments. Consultant – Admin Associate Shell Customer Service Center Makati City December 8, 2006 – April 9, 2007

• Handle tasks related to billings and account reconciliation.

• Handles budget and expense analysis.

Metro Manila Fuels Project Assistant Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation thru Addforce Makati City November 16, 2005 – October 31, 2006

• Assist in the collation of supporting documents for periodic National Power Corporation

(NPC) & IPP Biddings (2-4 times a year) and Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA).

• Download from SAP monthly sales transaction. Check the pricing and the actual deliveries and sales for the month.

• Summarized NPC Sales based on monthly product deliveries. Update the summary to reflect the actual sales figures for the recent month end.

• Printing of Sales Invoices and Delivery Notes.

• Collate and summarize NPC RTMS volume forecasts for (3) three months and assist in doing the Running Three Months Sales (RTMS).

• Collate all errands for the day and delivery of documents.

• Make transmittal for the incoming and outgoing of files and invoices.

• Reconciled with the NPC and Depot for the actual volume and billing deliveries of products for that said month.

• Makes the necessary conversation with the clients if the Account Managers are not around.

• Filling of NPC Files and other documents for all the Account Managers.

• Follow-up and arrange pick-up from customers their accomplished Form 8105 (Permit to Bring Goods from the Customs Territory into the Zone) (1st-5th day of the month).

• Prepare affidavit of deliveries to Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) the 8105 Withholding Taxes Form and then forward to Legal Department for Notarization then for the Taxation thru the BIR (before the 10th day of the Month). External Accounting Staff Tokyo Tokyo Group of Companies Mandaluyong City November 16, 2004 – April 20, 2005

• Process taxes and licenses due for payments.

• Prepares Certificate of Creditable Tax Withheld at Source.

• Summarized monthly reports.

On-the-Job Trainee Bureau of Internal Revenue - RDO 49 Makati City September 15, 2003

– December 20, 2003

• In charge of batching the ITR of individual taxpayer.

• In charge of checking date.

• Maintaining cleanliness in area of responsibilities Education:

Master of Business Administration UTEL University Ciudad De Mexico Feb. 9, 2025 Bachelor of Science in Accountancy University of Makati Philippines April 2004 Strengths:

Excellent Managerial Skills

Successfully manage and guided a team of 5 direct report of officer, senior analyst and analyst for a productive working environment.

System Implementation

Extensive experience in implementation of system, including adoption of new acquired SAP system for SAP4HANA.

Effective Communicator

Proficient in relaying complex data to my team, other department, suppliers, customers and colleagues, concepts to individuals of varying understanding.

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