Angelique Gianan Aguila

Lead and manage both the Procurement and Disbursement Accounting teams—two critical pillars of the company's Finance Operations group—ensuring seamless coordination and operational excellence across the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) cycle. Spearheaded the enterprise-wide implementation of the Oracle P2P system, transforming manual workflows into a streamlined digital platform. Conducted strategic roadshows and hands-on training to drive adoption and compliance across departments. Championed the rollout of Metrobank Paycard for petty cash and revolving fund custodians, reinforcing fund segregation, and financial control. Regularly update and enforce finance governance policies and guidelines, aligning operational practices with regulatory standards and internal controls.

Led the Disbursement Accounting Team with full accountability for the timely and accurate settlement of company payables, in strict alignment with FWD's Governance Framework. Oversaw the Record-to-Report (RTR) process, ensuring consistent application of the Chart of Accounts, and full compliance with tax regulations. Acted as a strategic business partner across departments, enforcing financial controls and operational guidelines. Assessed team capacity and performance, recommending process improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and service delivery within Finance Operations.

Managed the daily operations of the Disbursements Unit, ensuring timely processing of payment requests, and validating the legitimacy of business expenses. Maintained close coordination with the Treasury to monitor accounts payable balances and secure adequate funding. Played a key role in maintaining financial integrity and operational control, while supporting automation initiatives, and continuous process improvement within the Finance Operations group.

Led the strategic oversight of the company's cash and credit management functions, ensuring financial stability and operational efficiency. Developed and maintained daily cash positions and long-term forecasts to support business continuity and funding requirements. Acted as the primary liaison with banking institutions for cash management services. Chaired the Credit Management Board, aligning credit policies with operational and marketing strategies, and implemented national incentive programs to improve collection performance. Oversaw the accurate booking of bad debt expenses, and ensured robust internal controls across treasury and credit operations.

Oversaw treasury and disbursement functions, ensuring accurate and timely payment of company liabilities, and optimal cash resource allocation. Implemented the Metrobank Paycard program for Avon ladies without bank accounts, enabling secure and efficient commission disbursement. Led the nationwide rollout of the Concur Expense system, conducting branch-level training to ensure adoption and compliance. Played a key role in tax compliance, CAPEX planning, and balance sheet forecasting, while strengthening internal controls, and mentoring finance staff.

Supervised payment processing for local and foreign currency transactions, ensuring accuracy and timeliness across vendor invoices, service fees, and intercompany payments. Negotiated banking services, including deposit pick-up, auto-sweep arrangements, and online facilities, to improve operational efficiency. Supported financial statement preparation and global reporting, while monitoring cash bond placements, and assisting in insurance policy renewals. Maintained compliance with central bank regulations, and contributed to policy updates.

Managed a team of disbursement accountants, reviewing journal vouchers and accounting entries to ensure accuracy, policy compliance, and timely financial reporting. Coordinated with branches and head office to resolve complex disbursement issues, and monitored recurring expenses and travel advances. Played a key role in tax application, audit preparation, and document management, while recommending process improvements, and training junior staff.

Handled end-to-end disbursement processing, including invoice validation, tax application, and journal entry recording. Ensured accurate account charging and timely posting of transactions to support monthly financial statement preparation. Collaborated with suppliers and internal departments to resolve billing discrepancies, and maintained comprehensive documentation for audit and reporting purposes. Contributed to policy reviews, and provided expense data for management reporting.

Performed daily reconciliation of sales against various payment methods, and maintained records of distributor deposits. Monitored the company's cash position and prepared cash reports, fund transfer letters, and bank reconciliations. Supported budget preparation, financial reporting to headquarters, and tax filings via BIR's VAT Relief System. Provided backup support for Sun Systems Ledger and Hyperion Reporting, and tracked inventory movement using the HP System.