Gardening
Ester Grajo
Accounting Specialist
San Jose Del Monte
Summary
Dynamic and detail-oriented finance professional with over ten years of expertise in accounting and finance, dedicated to enhancing operational efficiency and productivity. Proven track record of fostering cross-functional collaboration to build consensus, monitor benchmark achievements, and effectively address emerging challenges. Renowned for delivering insightful financial reporting and driving cost-saving initiatives through a strong foundation in cost analysis and financial management. Strategic thinker with proficiency in variance analysis and cost allocation, committed to achieving results while adapting to evolving organizational needs.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cost Accountant
Ceamsa Asia, Inc.
04.2022 - Current
- Validate received issuance Slips and Turnover slips and encode into MS Excel
- Update the Inventory Monitoring Report based on the following documents; Turnover Slip, Issuance Slip, delivery receipt and Material receiving report
- Prepares requested 2307
- Validate and check 3rd party payroll
- Prepares RSW Daily Inventory Report – RSW monitoring
- Validate/check weekly report of Production based on issuance slip and Turnover slip.
- Schedule pre-meeting and post-meeting of Physical Inventory count.
- Conduct monthly Physical Inventory count at the end of the month.
- Consolidate Cash Disbursement and Accrual Report
- Prepares Financial Working paper based on consolidated Cash Disbursement Report and Accrual report.
- Prepare monthly costing of materials, products, packaging and ingredients
- Post monthly transactions into SAP.
- Prepare Bank reconciliation
- Monitoring of unreleased checks
- Any adjustment and unrecorded transactions from bank recon will be sent to the accounting team to update the book.
- Prepare Accumulated Depreciation of Property, Plant & Equipment
- Update Lapsing Schedule of Property, Plant & Equipment monitoring file
- Update Subsidiary Ledger of Supplier’s Accounts Payable
- Check and validate Accounts payable schedule for payments (weekly for funding)
- Prepare and update Audit requirements (SGV)
- Validate 3rd party payroll.
- Perform other duties, as may be assigned by the superior.
AR Specialist
Holcim Philippines, Inc.
07.2019 - 12.2021
- Accurate Recording of Customer’s payment.
- Generate daily Bank statement of all assigned bank.
- Resolution of Snow Service Request.
- Resolution of Client’s inquiries/ concerns related to Payment.
- Prepare daily BPCA for mass upload.
- Check and validate CWT and prepare RJE and Service Request.
- Sent email advise to Account Management, Credit Management and bank for all unidentified transactions/deposits.
- Prepare RFA, NOD and RJE for returned checks and sent email to AM/Credit team.
- Prepare RFA for adjustment/reversal and cancellation of incorrect posting/or double posting of AR.
- Prepare weekly and monthly unposted bank credits.
- Prepare monthly Deposit in transit and Advance AR.
- Attend to audit requirements to help ensure successful completion of audit.
Sales and Revenue Specialist
Holcim East Asia Business Center B.V. Phil.
04.2015 - 11.2018
- Accurate Recording of sales transactions.
- Execution of Price and Freight Upload.
- Timely Resolution of business partner inquiries/ concerns related to Revenue.
- Review transaction details and resolve discrepancies identified in sales revenue reconciliations
- Complete relevant period end closing activities and provide support whenever necessary on the consolidation and reporting activities at corporate level
- Generate sales-related reports
- Attend to audit requirements to help ensure successful completion of audit
- Maintain the highest ethical and integrity standards in all internal and external dealings and internal and external relationships
Billing and Invoice Officer (AP)
Holcim East Asia Business Center B.V. Phil.
01.2013 - 05.2015
- Supervise the receiving of invoices/SOA from Vendors and Haulers.
- Supervise subordinate in the scanning of Invoices and SOA.
- Assigned staff to monitor those urgent billings.
- Scheduled payments accordance to date of payments and distributed to Accounts Payable processor for processing.
- Attend in vendor’s queries and handle emails.
- Check every day of the invoice monitoring sheet if it is already processed and tagged by the payment team.
- Assist in audit
- Schedule weekly meetings with the team.
- Raise to the Team Lead and to the end-user for the unreleased service entry.
- Weekly report of unprocessed billings.
Cashier/Gen Accountant
Holcim Philippines, Inc
08.2008 - 12.2012
- Closely monitor branch monthly inventory reconciliation, timely recording of non-purchase order, based billing (branches; Calumpit and Bulacan Plant).
- Process Suppliers, Haulers and Contractors billing thru Digi Banker for payment.
- Liquidation/reimbursement of Calumpit Plant employees and branches
- Review/check monthly bills of all service provider of the Company and to assist during month-end closing activities.
- Prepare Request for Journal entries of accruals, adjustments and reclassification/reversal entries.
Bookkeeper/Finance Officer
AMA Computer College
07.1999 - 07.2008
- Responsible for the timely and accurate recording of transactions in books of accounts based on Voucher Payable (VP), Check Voucher (CV), Official Receipts (OR), Debit/Credit Memo’s (DM/CM), Journal Vouchers (JV), and other accounting documents.
- Responsible for the Prepare Request for Journal entries of accruals, adjustments and reclassification/reversal entries.
- Prepare trial balance, balance sheet and profit and loss statements.
- Responsible for the preparation of administrative payroll.
- Issue Notes payable to students.
- Update student ledger
Account Executive
Guiguinto Rural Bank
09.1996 - 08.1998
- Preparation of daily transaction, proof cash, recording to general ledger and subsidiary ledger.
- Preparation of Journal Voucher and Debit/Credit memo.
- Preparation of Administrative payroll, Preparation of monthly remittances such as SSS/ECC, Philhealth and Withholding tax payable.
- Responsible for the monthly preparation of Balance Sheet, Trial Balance and profit and loss Statement.
Bookkeeper
Victory Int'l Garments Corp
04.1994 - 06.1995
- Check and file liquidation reports of advances
- Maintains files of Interoffice communication
- Maintaining Company books of accounts
- Records transactions and prepares monthly summary of Journal Vouchers (JV)
- Records transactions and prepares monthly summary of Check Vouchers (CDB)
- Consolidate monthly summary of DM/CM, JV, VP, CDB and CRB into general ledger
- Prepares monthly financial statements and supporting schedules
- Ensures timely and accurate recording of transactions into books of accounts
- Prepares schedules of accounts payable and advances to suppliers and contractors and other receivables
- Prepares monthly variance analysis
- Assists in the implementation of planned special projects that may be assigned from time to time
- Prepares other financial reports requested by superior
- Conduct physical inventories of Company’s supplies
- Performs other duties, as may be assigned by superior.
Education
MBA -
AMA Computer College
01-2004
BSBA - Accounting
National College of Business and Arts
10-1993
High School - undefined
Sapang Palay National High School
03-1988
Elementary - undefined
BBC Elementary School Sapang Palay
03-1984
Skills
Accounts receivable management
Payment reconciliation
Financial accounting
Financial record management
Revenue generation
Payroll processing
Bank statement analysis
Snow ticket management
Administrative support
Experience with SAP systems
Experienced in QuickBooks software
Presentation design
Microsoft Word proficiency
Excel proficiency
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
Certification
Lean Six-Sigma
Interests
Playing chess
Pets (dogs, birds & Cats
Timeline
Cost Accountant
Ceamsa Asia, Inc.
04.2022 - Current
AR Specialist
Holcim Philippines, Inc.
07.2019 - 12.2021
Lean Six-Sigma
08-2018
Sales and Revenue Specialist
Holcim East Asia Business Center B.V. Phil.
04.2015 - 11.2018
Billing and Invoice Officer (AP)
Holcim East Asia Business Center B.V. Phil.
01.2013 - 05.2015
Cashier/Gen Accountant
Holcim Philippines, Inc
08.2008 - 12.2012
Bookkeeper/Finance Officer
AMA Computer College
07.1999 - 07.2008
Account Executive
Guiguinto Rural Bank
09.1996 - 08.1998
Bookkeeper
Victory Int'l Garments Corp
04.1994 - 06.1995
BSBA - Accounting
National College of Business and Arts
High School - undefined
Sapang Palay National High School
Elementary - undefined
BBC Elementary School Sapang Palay
MBA -
AMA Computer College
Trainings
- Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt 2 World Sq. Mckinley Hills Taguig City August 09, 2018
- Kit kat Session-Part2 (R2R Stream) 7th Flr 2 World Sq, Mckinley Hill, Taguig City June 21, 2018
- Kit kat Session-Part 1 (O2C Stream) 7th Flr 2 World Sq, Mckinley Hill, Taguig City June 14, 2017
- Effective Presentation Skills @nd Flr, Enderun College Mckinley Hill, Taguig City April 14, 2016
- Advance Course in visual Basic 6.0 Object Oriented Programming AMA-Fairview Q.C. March 14,21, & 28, 2003
- Team Building Series 2 Borasinta Beach Resort, Pangasinan Nov 29-30, 2002
- Basic Banking Course Central Bank Phils. Jan 27 – Feb 11, 1997