SUMMARY:

• Strength in financial audit, financial analysis, reviews and compliance and management accounting and reporting.
• Dependable, hardworking, highly analytical, innovative and assertive, and passionate about excellence.
• Has pleasing personality and flexibility to meet the demands of the job, good oral and written communication skills and satisfactory ethical foundations, and proven good leadership and teamwork skills.

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, San Francisco, California

Senior Audit Associate

Responsibilities:

• Obtaining knowledge of business and industry of different clients, documenting internal controls, evaluation of business process and suggesting improvements in the client’s internal structure.
• Participation in the financial analysis of accounts, preparation of audit report and drafting of client’s audited financial statements.
• Examination of the client’s accounts during the financial statements audits in the Asset Management sector (i.e. Real Estate and Alternative Investments), as well as the Technology and Government sectors.
• Participation in planning the engagement and staff management.

Confidential, San Jose, California

Assurance Associate

Responsibilities:

• Obtaining knowledge of business and industry of different clients, documenting internal controls, evaluation of business process and suggesting improvements in the client’s internal structure.
• Participation in the financial analysis of accounts, preparation of audit report and drafting of client’s audited financial statements.
• Examination of the client’s accounts during the financial statements audits for clients in the Technology, Medical Devices, Life Sciences and Alternative Investments sectors.

Confidential, Philippines

Auditor

Responsibilities:

• Obtaining internal information on Asia and Africa field delegations' operational situations as relevant in the evaluation of existing or lack of effective processes and internal controls and recommendations for improvements.
• Preliminary review and recommendations for adjustments of field delegations' accounts during month - end close of books (SUN accounting).
• Final posting of field delegations' accounts (from SUN to Peoplesoft).
• Examination of field delegations' accounts during post month-end audits.
• Participation in the financial analysis of accounts and review of prepared financial statements and annual reports of Asia and Africa field delegations.
• Participation in the preparation of reports submitted by our department (FAD REV) to the Geneva headquarters.
• Field asset management - additions and retirements in Peoplesoft, coordination with field delegations for pending asset transactions and coordination with Geneva headquarters counterpart for finalization of transactions and posting.

Confidential

Financial Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Review and adjustments of IBM Budapest HRC's accounts during month-end close of books with close coordination with the IBM Budapest Controller and General Ledger team specifically for issues, accruals and journals.
• Financial analysis, preparation of monthly report covering all IBM Budapest HRC's projects and presentation to management and other internal clients.
• Monthly forecasting for Budapest HRC accounts.
• Preparation of variance analysis (i.e. actual vs forecast, forecast vs budget) for monthly IBM Budapest HRC management and MSSC department ad hoc reports.
• Participation in the initial 2010 Budapest HRC budget preparation.
• Coordination with other IBM analysts and managers in Europe for issues and concerns relevant to financial analysis of joint projects.

Confidential

Operations Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Monthly forecasting for Australia and New Zealand CRM Consulting Pillar projects.
• Coordination with Project Accounting and General Ledger departments in India during the month-end close of books.
• Review of CRM accounts for issues and items requiring adjustment and accruals.
• Preparation of variance analysis (i.e. actual vs forecast, forecast vs budget) for monthly discussion with CRM Practice Directors and Business Unit Head (VP).
• Preparation of monthly reports and management packs submitted to the CRM Practice Directors and Operations Managers of the Australia and New Zealand CRM pillar.
• Review and consolidation of financial reports for Asia CRM submitted to APAC Management.
• Assistance to Project Managers and Operations Managers for project or system related concerns requiring close coordination with Finance.
• Participation in the standardization of processes and reports within our department (BSO) catering to various internal clients in Oracle APAC and EMEA.

Confidential , Philippines

Category Accountant

Responsibilities:

• Participation in every Hair & Oral Care category Brand Task force meeting (attended by heads of the Sales, Marketing, Production and Packaging departments) as the financial arm providing updates on standard and actual product cost and margins.
• Obtaining of raw data for proposed product and packaging creation or modification from the Sales, Marketing, Production and Packaging departments.
• Preparation of competitive financial reports of varying scenarios for proposed launches, re-launches and promotional activities of products in the Hair & Oral Care category.
• Monitoring and updating standard costs (including landed costs for imports) of inventories (i.e. raw materials and finished goods) maintained in the system (SAP).
• Preparation of monthly 12-month rolling forecasts for Hair & Oral Care category.
• Participation in the consolidation of forecasts for the Home & Personal Care group in the system (Cognos).
• Preparation of month-end reports, reviews of actual performance against forecasts and budgets.
• Preparation of journal vouchers at month-end for any necessary manual adjustments to standard costs maintained and accessed in the system.
• Preparation of annual budget for Sugarland and participation in the consolidation of annual budget for Magnolia, Inc.
• Review of accounts of Sugarland during month-end close.
• Preparation of Monthly Operations Report (MOR) for Sugarland, a summary of actual performance and comparisons of actual figures with budgeted and past figures.
• Preparation of annual report for Sugarland.
• Preparation of Cost & Budget management discretionary reports and board meeting presentation materials.
• Maintenance of and updates to the database listing of product prices and costs.
• Preparation of monthly variance analysis of costs (i.e. actual vs standard) to determine any necessary adjustments.
• Initiating, processing and monitoring status of capital expenditure projects for all business units of Magnolia, Inc.
• Preparation of capital expenditure status reports for submission to the San Miguel-Purefoods Corporation (division) and San Miguel Corporation (head) offices.

Confidential

External Auditor

Responsibilities:

• Obtaining knowledge of business and industry of different clients, documenting internal controls, evaluation of business process and suggesting improvements in the client’s internal structure.
• Participation in the financial analysis of accounts, preparation of audit report, drafting of client’s audited financial statements and income tax returns.
• Examination of the client’s accounts during the financial statements audits for clients in the Banking and Financial Institutions, Manufacturing, Technology, Construction and Non-Profit sectors;
• Preparation of tax returns of the company for internal revenue reporting and remittance.
• Assisting with the preparation of weekly and monthly performance reports for Burger King.
• Participation in month-end inventory count in a Burger King branch and recommendations for internal control improvements.
• Assisting with administrative functions.