Carlo Jerico Benitez

• Engagement Management: Leads client engagements, aligning resources and execution with delivery systems, AUPS, and DTPs. Monitors project progress, ensuring 95% timely completion of deliverables and adherence to SLAs
• Set performance expectations for the team, monitoring progress towards goals and providing constructive feedback as needed.
• Established open and professional relationships with team members to achieve quick resolutions for various issues.
• Tracks team member's performance through key metrics and performance indicators, ensuring 95% efficiency and productivity
• Financial Reporting: Prepares comprehensive financial statements (Balance sheet, Profit and loss and cash flow) in accordance with PFRS, using various accounting software such as Xero, NetSuite, Sage, Microsoft Dynamics 365 and QuickBooks and Microsoft office tools such as Excel, PowerPoint and Words
• Reviews and analyzes financial reports. Identifies and analyzes trends, risks and opportunities and provides solutions for issues (simulation of IIAAs)
• Provide insights to inform business decisions and to support compliance and audit
• Process Improvement: Recommends improvements to internal practices and accounting procedures. Optimized financial processes, reducing reporting errors by 20% within 4-5 months
• Project Management: Led projects achieving 95% on-time delivery for a portfolio worth Php4 million annually
• Annual Financial & Operational Budgeting & Forecasting: Participate in the development, analysis, variance analysis, performance evaluation, and strategic improvement recommendations align with the organizational goal

• Records to report: Executed month and year-end closing activities, including recording fixed assets depreciation and adjustments, amortization, accrual analysis and recording, payroll entries, and account adjustments
• Reconciliations: Performed balance sheet accounts, bank reconciliations and Intercompany Accounting, maintaining 90% accuracy and completeness of transaction records.
• Financial Statement Preparation, reporting & Analysis: Prepared comprehensive monthly and annual financial statements (Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flow) and conducted in-depth financial statement analysis, including account analysis, fluctuation analysis, and key business metrics.
• Identified potential cost-saving opportunities through detailed analysis of expenses and operational practices. Contributed 20%-30% cost savings.
• Maintained compliance with GAAP standards, staying abreast of regulatory updates and industry best practices.
• Presented findings and analyses to clients, contributing to strategic decision-making and business development
• Process Improvement: Developed and implemented client-tailored Desktop Procedures (DTPs), Agreed- Upon Procedures (AUPs), and Service Level Agreements (SLAs) to optimize client processes and performance, improved operational efficiency by 20%.

• General Accounting: Executed monthly closing procedures to generate trial balance and FS schedules
• Gathered financial information, prepared documents, and closed books.
• Financial Reporting: Prepared financial statements, including analysis, in accordance with external requirements. Maintained compliance with GAAP standards, staying abreast of regulatory updates and industry best practices.
• Resolved data issues in reporting, investigating the process chain and collaborating with relevant departments
• Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.

a. Prepared daily cash position. Monitor issuance of client invoices

b. Managed collections ensuring 95% efficiency

c. Sorted, reconciled, and processed vendor payment requests, achieving 95% accuracy and on-time payment

d. Processed and analyzed budgets and reimbursements

• Management Reporting: Developed and prepared internal management reports as needed (Balance Sheet, Profit and loss and Cash flow)
• Compliance Reporting: Coordinated with the tax team to ensure tax reports are supported by reconciliations, documents and explanations

• General Accounting: Reviewed vouchers and checks funded and scheduled check releases
• Monitored Sales Invoice issuance and collections efficiency
• Monitor fixed assets and post accruals, amortization and depreciations
• Cash Management and Cash Flow Forecasting: Monitored and reported daily cash position
• Prepared weekly and monthly cash flow budgets and forecasts
• Debt Management: Facilitated bank loan, prepared required documentation, monitored loan schedules, and processed principal and interest payments
• Reconciliations: Performed related party transaction reconciliations, balance sheet accounts and bank reconciliations
• Tax Compliance: Computed and filed monthly and quarterly government requirements (1601-C/0619 E/0619-EQ/2550
• M/2550-Q, 1702 Q, VAT Relief, Alpha lists-QAP, Alpha lists-SAWT)
• Budgeting & Reporting: Prepared monthly and quarterly budget and forecast reports, management reports (e.g., financial statements), and account analysis schedules
• Audit & Compliance: Assisted with annual audit compliance and financial statement finalization
• Filed annual income tax returns and submitted audited financial statements to the SEC and BIR
• Facilitated other legal documentary compliance.

• Executed monthly closing procedures to generate trial balance and FS schedules
• Improved financial accuracy by conducting thorough account reconciliations and adjusting journal entries.
• Performed fixed asset monitoring, bank reconciliation, accounts reconciliation and reporting schedule preparation
• Developed and prepared internal management reports as needed (Balance Sheet, Profit and loss and Cash flow) including analysis
• Prepared Inventory analysis and reconciliation
• Tax Compliance: Computed and filed monthly and quarterly government requirements (1601-C/0619 E/0619-EQ/2550 M/2550-Q, 1702 Q, VAT Relief, Alpha list-QAP, Alpha list-SAWT)
• Assisted with annual audit compliance and financial statement finalization
• Filed annual income tax returns and submitted audited financial statements to the SEC and BIR.

• Reviewed and released client invoices to sales personnel for collection
• Cash Application: Monitored and post-audited daily collection reports, reconciling them with accounting system records, maintaining 90% completeness.
• Inventory Analysis: Conducted monthly inventory and variance analysis. Achieved 95% accuracy.
• Sales Reporting: Prepared weekly and monthly sales reports.
• Collaborated with purchasing department to reconcile vendor invoices and facilitate payments, ensured 90% on-time payment.
• Performed detailed financial analysis on business operations, supporting management decisions regarding resource allocation and profitability enhancements.

• Sales Processing: Maintained and compiled daily average 60 sales invoices, credit/debit memos (10 daily average), and customer credit information.
• Optimized cash application processes, facilitating faster clearing of payments and improved customer service experience. Collaborated with sales teams to resolve billing discrepancies, achieved collection efficiency of 90%.
• Sales Reporting: Prepared daily, weekly, and monthly comprehensive sales reports
• Accounts receivable Analysis: Prepared and analyze weekly and monthly aged receivable reports, post- dated check (PDC) reports, and customer advance reports, reducing short/overpayments and overdue accounts below the 5% acceptable rate.
• Sales Tax Reporting: Prepared monthly discount, creditable withholding tax, and VAT reports
• Filed alpha lists and sales summary lists.
• Facilitated audit processes, ensuring all documentation related to accounts receivable was readily available for external auditors'' review.