Ellen Mae Garcia, CPA

1. Led the conversion/migration of a sole proprietorship form of business to a now corporation with three (3) sites (Cebu, Davao and Cagayan de oro - all in Philippines) alongside establishing a pandemic-proof entity able to withstand changes in the landscape of doing business locally and internationally.

2. Directs and Implemented HRIS/payroll processing (from a manual environment), for a start up company from less than 1k employees (2019) to a now 4k+ employees (present).

3. Reduced payroll disputes from 20% to now 3%

4. Reduction in procurement lead-time from 2 weeks to a now min of 3, max of 5 days end to end processing (requisition, canvassing, awarding)

5. Built and implemented Finance ticketing system via Zoho People which reduced lead time to a maximum of 3 days SLAs.

6. Brought a yearly vendor cost savings (for the same benefits/specs inclusions) of $500k - pricing and stretched payment terms

7. Negotiates and trades the company’s dollar conversion with a yearly forex gain based on actual conversion of $200k

8. Negotiated the waiving of our yearly bank fees (local and international) - $45k

9. Prepared and established financial templates and models suitable for a BPO company

10. Heads collection efforts for over 50 clients. Reduced 90 aged receivables from $600k to now $90k max.

11. Ensures sales commissions are properly accounted for using Zoho CRM as the main sales tool.

12. Established and Implemented Sound internal control for all sections (AP, AR, Payroll, Treasury and General Ledger) and Finance Processes to be able to build accurate and timely month end financial reports with an SLA on the 8th working day since close of the reporting month. No SLAs prior to me joining.

13. Prepares consolidated budget, cash flow analysis and timely financial reports (3 sites, US/Ph/Colombia), using QBO/Qvinci- operational level and expansion funding. Presents the same to the Executive Leadership and Board of Directors.

14. Manages full Ph and US treasury

• Ph vendor online banking payments, and monitoring three (3) corporate banks

• US banking, international vendor payments, monitoring three (3) corporate banks as well - via ACH/epayment/international wire transfers) and vendor credit card payments monitoring - via Amex and Chase.

15. Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders using different meeting/task-project management tools > Zoom, Google Meet, Teams/ Slack, Trello

16. Collaborates and resolves issues with third party stakeholders (vendors, banks, tax auditors, external auditors, government statutory/tax entities and authorities). Ensures all stations compliances are adhered to, all government and tax incentives applicable are availed and banking facilities are maximized.

17. Facilitates and negotiates for all bank facilities including lines of credit.

18. Screened, hired, onboarded and mentored Finance resources to scale up the department from a 3-team department from 2019 to a now 28-team Finance shared services department (23 from PH and 5 from Colombia).

1. Created organizational structures to improve accounting and finance functions.

2. Supported operations management, sales, and marketing efforts to increase revenue and overall financial health.

3. Trained new and existing staff members in various financial procedures to prepare for job requirements.

4. Executed vendor setup and payment, administration of bank accounts and account reconciliations.

5. Ensured that a systematic inventory accounting is performed that led us to uncover $1.8M worth of housing inventories available for sale

6. Implemented Netsuite ERP, end to end (Procurement, AP, AR, GL and Financial Reporting)

7. Headed project accounting and monthly P&L

8. Facilitated bank financing to fund expansion plans

9. Ensured government local and national compliances are met

10. Main lead with the change management process with Renoir (process improvement project).

1. Processed invoices and contacted appropriate parties for timely payment receipt.

2. Completed filings and upheld strict compliance with regulatory agencies and supervisors.

3. Drove profit increases through market research and strategic asset management to meet dynamic industry conditions.

4. Prepared monthly reconciliation of bank accounts and took corrective actions on deviations.

5. Reviewed documentation and

identified financial discrepancies where applicable.

6. Drove revenue stream development through strategic collaboration and partnerships.

1. Identified control gaps in processes, procedures and systems through in-depth research and assessment and suggested methods for improvement.

2. Communicated with auditees staff to obtain necessary information for audits.

3. Interpreted laws and company policies, accepted auditing principles and procedures and program standards to audited materials and data to detect non-compliance and facilitate recommendations.

4. Assessed internal control risks of network through information system audits.

5. Extensively traveled to do inventory and cash audits across seven (7) emirates, 80+ branches

6. Planned and executed follow-up audits at appropriate intervals.

7. Analyzed data and findings to prepare reports detailing financial information and subsequent audit recommendations.

1. Developed auditing program to address risks and evaluate regulatory requirements.

2. Performed internal audits of financial and departmental operations, developing risk assessments and conducting process walkthrough for compliance with documented processes.

3. Prepared audit programs and documentation in alignment with Philippine Financial Reporting Standards

4. Reviewed financial statements for adherence to Philippine Financial Reporting Standards (PFRS) and corporate regulations.

5. Identified and reported audit issues.

6. Produced audit reports.

7. Recommended new methods to improve internal controls and operating efficiency.

8. Managed a team to build cost production highlights/reports ready for executive consumption