Accountant | Accounts Payable Specialist
Leyte
A reliable accounting professional with combined 10 years of expertise in analysis, reconciliation and problem resolution for Accounts Payable, Inventory and Fixed Assets. Thrives in dynamic, high-volume and fast-moving environments. Skilled in building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders through problem solving, effective communication and delivering quality outputs. Recognized as a team player with a strong sense of accountability and operational excellence.
Chong Hua Hospital, full_time
Oct 2019 to May 2022
Conducted physical inventory counts and reconciliations across multiple hospital units, ensuring accuracy between physical stock and system records and supporting compliance with internal controls and audit requirements. Corrected errors and inaccurate balances in inventory sub-ledger accounts. Managed fixed assets and inventory lifecycle process by reviewing policies, procedures and work instructions. Supported month-end and year-end closing activities, including review and reconciliation of general ledger accounts, contributing to timely and accurate financial reporting. Identified and recommended process improvement opportunities within accounting operations. Represented Finance in a Fixed Asset streamlining project supporting process alignment among different functions/departments.
Shell Business Operations (Shared Services), full_time
Mar 2014 to Jun 2018
Spearheaded the analyst role in the process improvement project (Kaizen) by providing data analytics and root cause analysis where it resulted to better quality outputs for accounts payable group and 63% reduction of time spent or 227 hours savings for other group counterparts in the Requisition-To-Pay Process. Cleared long outstanding and unbalanced A/P ledger accounts and improved the KPI metrics from red to green. Conducted disbursement audit / quality control of posted accounts payable entries to identify discrepancies between processed and actual, investigate root causes and implement corrective actions to achieve accurate records and payment to vendors. Performed reconciliation and analysis of unbalanced general ledger accounts for GR/IR and direct debit payments and resolves system errors for invoices that interface to the SAP system. Conducted weekly analysis, chasing and follow-through of outstanding invoices to facilitate processing and resolution of existing issues Reconciled statement of accounts and ensure timely update to suppliers Collaborated with offshore and onshore stakeholders through huddle, weekly scheduled meeting and conference call to discuss current status quo and brainstorm process improvements to achieve KPI targets Go-to person for invoice related processing questions and issues Trained newly hired employees in the team/cluster through class trainings, walk-throughs and one-on-ones. Supported Finance business with ad-hoc activities and projects as necessary
Accenture Inc., full_time
Nov 2010 to Mar 2014
Reviewed and processed invoices for payment with utmost quality and “right the first time” work mindset, which resulted to be awarded a top performer for 4 months and consistent 100% quality award for 9 consecutive months. Contributed to the process efficiencies by providing quality outputs and participating in continuous improvement activities Effectively handled vendor payment queries sent through email. Conducted root-cause analysis for escalations and disputes Resolved issues on overdue invoices and tap on the responsible party to perform corrective actions before due date Assisted in conducting team coaching and trainings to new team members