Fiorella Alejos
Dededo,Guam
Summary
Diligent Accountant with strong accounting background and proven industry expertise. Monitored business operations and regulatory compliance for large corporation. Superior account management and reconciliation skills leading to achievement of desired results.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Accountant
Gucci Group Guam
01.2022 - Current
- Prepare profit and loss statements and monthly closing and cost accounting reports
- Compile and analyze financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts, and document business transactions
- Analyzes financial information detailing assets, liabilities, and capital, and prepares balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports to summarize current and projected company financial position, using calculator or computer Establish, maintain, and coordinate the implementation of accounting and accounting control procedures
- Monitor and review accounting and related system reports for accuracy and completeness
- Prepare and review budget, revenue, expense, payroll entries, invoices, and other accounting documents
- Analyze revenue and expenditure trends and recommend appropriate budget levels and ensure expenditure control
- Explain billing invoices and accounting policies to staff, vendors and clients
- Resolve accounting discrepancies
- Recommend, develop and maintain financial data bases, computer software systems and manual filing systems
- Supervise the input and handling of financial data and reports for the company's automated financial systems
- Interact with internal and external auditors in completing audits
- Review the company’s accounting information to identify and resolve inaccuracies or imbalances Prepare and communicate the monthly reporting to the retail managers and to the business and operational teams to ensure costs control across the company
Accountant
Ian Corporation, DBA Ian Construction
Barrigada, Guam
03.2021 - 01.2022
- Examine financial statements to ensure and comply with laws and regulations
- Compute, classify and record numerical data to keep financial records complete
- Compute taxes owed, prepare tax returns, and ensure that taxes are paid properly on time
- Perform any combination of routing calculations, posting, producing certified payroll, verifying duties to obtain primary financial data for use in maintaining accounting records
- Check accuracy of figures, calculations and postings pertaining to business transactions recorded by other workers
- Operate computer programmed with accounting software and/or online banking to record, store and analyze information
- Check figures, postings, online banking and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy, and proper codes
- Code documents according to company procedures
- Perform financial calculations, such as, amounts due, interest charges, balances, discounts, equity, and principal
- Reconcile or note and report discrepancies found in records
- Assist in overseeing the payment to contractors and suppliers
- Review all monthly job cost reconciliations
- Oversee cash management functions for all development and construction projects
- Maintain ledger accounts for all projects under construction
- Oversee accounts payable function for the development/construction company as well as all projects in development and construction
- Ensure that all subcontractors and vendors meet all requirements of contract agreement
- Posts revenues by verifying and entering transactions from lock box and local deposits
- Maintains records by microfilming invoices, debits, and credits
- Verifies validity of account discrepancies by obtaining and investigating information from sales and from customers
- Resolves valid or authorized deductions by entering adjusting entries
- Maintain an orderly accounting filing systems as well as adequate controls over accounting transactions
- Complete payments and control expenses by receiving payments, plus processing, verifying and reconciling services
- Highlights day to day management of all payment cycle activities in a timely and efficient manner
- Keep track of all payments and expenditures, including payroll, purchase orders, invoices, and statements
- Reconcile processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances
- Timely prepare, review, and analyze accounts of all monthly reporting packages
- Monitor and ensure that all purchase requests are budgeted, if not, approved by authorized personnel or management
- Conduct variance analysis of the actuals against budget/forecast and report to the management for decision making to achieve management strategic plan.
Financial Planning and Control Officer
BPI/MS Insurance Corporation
Makati City, Philippines
11.2018 - 02.2021
- Review and ensure timely submission of monthly/quarterly/annual reports to internal and external users
- Consolidate the annual financial plan for review and approval of the Management Monitor and ensure that the general and administrative expenses as well as Capex spend will be within the approved budget only Ensure compliance with the internal as well as regulatory guidelines
- Perform end of day balancing/ accounting of cashiers’ collection
- Approve cancellations and issuance of advance OR
- Perform periodic surprise count of accountabilities e.g., petty cash, PDCs, as applicable Approve payment of budgetary expenses of the Section as per the Guidelines set
- Act as Class B signatory of checks
- Review and authorize Journal Vouchers, Payment Request thru Polisy Asia
- Approve fund transfers from/to BPIMS Head office and branch bank accounts as well as commission payment via BPI expresslink Act and perform the assigned tasks / function within the delegated authority
- Supervise subordinates as well as contractual and temporary personnel to ensure that they will act and perform the tasks assigned to them in accordance with the company’s policies, guidelines and regulations
- Develop and monitor the training plan of direct reports
- Ensure compliance with the ISO guidelines.
Accounting Supervisor
Island Aviation Inc.
Pasay City, Philippines
08.2015 - 10.2018
- Prepare monthly financial statements Responsible for tax compliance – computes and files monthly, quarterly and annual BIR tax returns Inventory costing Prepare journal entries Recommend solutions to the management on accounting related issues Record transaction into MYOB Accounting System Responsible for Bank reconciliation and cash position report Prepare checks Audit various transactions in accounting Assist external auditors during interim and annual audit Responsible for the preparation of schedules needed by the auditors and management
Senior Finance Analyst
The Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. Philippines, Inc. (Manulife)
Makati City, Philippines
08.2013 - 07.2015
- Accountable for establishing and maintaining accounting policies and controls Preparing financial reports and safeguarding the organization’s assets especially cash Responsible for maintaining accounting and financial records and reports, including cash general ledger Provides required monthly bank reconciliation analysis/report, collects, and consolidates information needed for reports Ensures implementation of policies and assists in the development of necessary procedures Traces transactions through previous accounting actions to determine sources of discrepancies Enters financial transactions into ledger after validation or coding onto approved journal entries
- Coordinates with other departments specifically, collection, on those unidentified credit/debit memos and other uncleared bank transactions Performs timely reconciliation of assigned GL accounts Enters financial transactions into SUN Accounting System after validation or coding onto approved journal entries Monitoring of employees’ cash advances
Junior Auditor
Valdes Abad and Associates (Auditing Firm)
Makati City, Philippines
06.2012 - 08.2013
- Comment on weaknesses in the accounting records, systems, and controls in the review of audit
- Provide a statistical analysis on the clarity and effectiveness of accounting policies put in place by the client
- Advice management through recommendations in the audit notes and discussion
- Collect and analyze data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, extravagance, fraud, or non-compliance with laws, regulations, and management policies
- Report to management about asset utilization and audit results and recommend changes in operations and financial activities
- Prepare detailed reports on audit findings
- Review data about material assets, net worth, liabilities, capital stock, surplus, income, and expenditures
- Prepare, analyze, and verify annual reports, financial statements, and other records, using accepted accounting and statistical procedures to assess financial condition and facilitate financial planning.
Education
MASTER IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION -
New Era University
BS ACCOUNTANCY -
PASS college
Skills
- Budget Analysis
- Variance Analysis
- Financial Reporting
- Bookkeeping
- Quickbooks expertise
- Financial statement preparation
- Financial Planning
- Bank Reconciliation
- General Ledger Management
- Year-end close
- Accounting and bookkeeping
- General Ledger Entries
Trainings And Seminars
- Withholding Tax on Compensation & Fringe Benefit Tax, 08/26/16, Richmonde Hotel, Ortigas Center, Pasig
- Accountancy Law, BOA Updates & Accreditation Requirements for CPAs, 11/15/16, Richmonde Hotel, Ortigas Center, Pasig
- FS Analysis & Review, 09/01/16, Richmonde Hotel, Ortigas Center, Pasig
- Supervisory & Leadership, 10/20/16, Richmonde Hotel, Ortigas Center, Pasig
- The Latest in SEC Issuances and Basics of Good Governance, Essential of EQ-IQ-AQ for Effective Finance Professionals, 09/08/16, Richmonde Hotel, Ortigas Center, Pasig
- Code of Ethics, 10/04/16, Richmonde Hotel, Ortigas Center, Pasig
- Managing BIR Audit & Tax Update, 09/13/16, Richmonde Hotel, Ortigas Center, Pasig
- Business Financial & Statement Fraud, 08/25/16, Richmonde Hotel, Ortigas Center, Pasig
- Practice of Life Insurance Accounting, 11/11/13 - 11/25/13, Makati City, Philippines
- Business Writing and Grammar Mastery Workshop, 03/25/15, Manulife Learning Center, Chatham House, Makati City
- Technical Report Writing Workshop, 04/21/15, Manulife Learning Center, Chatham House, Makati City
- Microsoft Power Point 2010: Basic, 04/23/15, Wizardgroup Training Center, Makati City, Philippines
- School Graduate Studies-MBA seminar on Corporate Strategic Planning and How to Start Your Own Business, 10/24/15, Microtel by Wyndham, UP Technohub, Quezon City, Philippines
Personal Information
Title: MBA, Philippine CPA
Training
Land Bank of the Philippines-Alaminos Branch, Alaminos City, Pangasinan, 300
References
Available upon request.
Timeline
Accountant
Gucci Group Guam
01.2022 - Current
Accountant
Ian Corporation, DBA Ian Construction
03.2021 - 01.2022
Financial Planning and Control Officer
BPI/MS Insurance Corporation
11.2018 - 02.2021
Accounting Supervisor
Island Aviation Inc.
08.2015 - 10.2018
Senior Finance Analyst
The Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. Philippines, Inc. (Manulife)
08.2013 - 07.2015
Junior Auditor
Valdes Abad and Associates (Auditing Firm)
06.2012 - 08.2013
MASTER IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION -
New Era University
BS ACCOUNTANCY -
PASS college
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