KARIZA MAE A. CRUZ
Senior General Ledger Accountant
Summary
Highly skilled and results-driven accounting professional with extensive experience in financial operations and reporting. Demonstrated expertise in performing a wide range of accounting processes, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and financial statement validation. Proficient in adhering to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and ensuring accurate and timely reporting. Adept at handling intercompany transactions and preparing tax packages. Strong analytical abilities with a focus on identifying and resolving anomalies in account balances.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior General Ledger Accountant (SARO)
WORLD VISION INTERNATIONAL
06.2023 - Current
- Manage petty cash for NO-ROs and make the respective reports for reimbursements
- Calculate monthly funding request and quarterly forecast of cash for NOs and RO keeping the days of cash target under partnership guidelines
- Perform monthly rate calculation (as need it) and revaluation process
- Upload Assets monthly report
- Prepare and post the NO-RO financial reports in the FFR database
- Perform and upload year end process, reports
- Posting journal entries
- Analyze and Update NOs chart of accounts according with Financial Manual
- Partnered with auditors to track errors and add contributions to maintain accuracy.
- Provided journal entries and performed accounting on accrual basis.
- Conducted technical and analytical reviews of tax returns to check for accuracy and qualified deductions.
Property Accountant
SATELLITE OFFICE
01.2023 - 05.2023
- Daily bank account reconciliations (including posting of bank journals)
- Daily receipting of tenant payments
- Accounts payable support and backup
- Raising ad-hoc and internal charges/ invoices
- Assistance with weekly cashflow (processing transfers)
- Credit card uploads
- Purchase order housekeeping/ maintenance
- Journal entries including payroll, payroll tax and superannuation returns
- Assistance with fixed asset register maintenance
- Assistance with month-end reconciliations and ad hoc tasks as necessary (such as updating blueprint fees/budgets, auditing vendor reconciliation for AP accounts)
- Prepare and lodge Business Activity Statements (BAS) for clients, ensuring compliance with taxation regulation
- Completed bank and account reconciliations on weekly and monthly basis for Number realtors.
- Performed electronic banking transactions and completed bank reconciliations to obtain comprehensive picture of organization bank accounts.
- Monitored accounts payable and accounts receivable functions to accurately gauge organization cash flow.
- Tracked funds, prepared deposits and reconciled accounts.
- Provided journal entries and performed accounting on accrual basis.
Senior General Ledger Accountant (APAC)
WORLD VISION INTERNATIONAL
12.2021 - 07.2022
- Support the implementation of global initiatives, develop and train team members for new migrated/ transitioned processes, if any
- Manage Fixed asset process
- Perform Exchange rate calculation and revaluation process
- Prepare, check and post monthly and quarterly financial reports in the FFR database
- Review and analyze the details of FFR posted
- Perform Account Allocation to support the detailed review of Financial reports
- Prepare and send a variety of reports, as needed by customers
- Maintenance of SOPs and flow charts of GL processes
- Analyze and Update NOs chart of accounts according with Field Financial Manual
- Sending Monthly Financial Summary to NOs (Over/Underspending of budgets)
- Trained new employees on accounting principles and company procedures.
General Ledger Assistant
WORLD VISION INTERNATIONAL
06.2019 - 12.2021
- Upload / import journals including budget and actual transactions; adjustments and reversals
- Reviewing and Posting of Imported/Uploaded journals Actual
- Budget and Accrual entries
- Clear split billing (59098) account on a regular basis, ensuring 0 balance on the 1st business day of the following month
- Perform accounts allocation globally
- Control and creation of PAs (Pre-Approvals) for National Offices (NOs) and Regional Offices (ROs)
- Support continuous improvement processes and the development of better tools to strengthen General Accounting operations including global initiatives
- Daily GEMS processing and uploading for Sri Lanka, Philippines and Mongolia
- Preparing monthly reports for the field office
- Supporting the implementation of new migrated/transitioned team process
- Provides KT session to all new team members as Subject Matter Expert
- Planning and supporting Global Recording team in the Follow the Sun Project
- Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.
General Accountant (APAC Bank Recon)
ACCENTURE INC
08.2018 - 03.2019
- Performs bank reconciliation and Accounts Payable accounts in accordance with SOP
- Uploads final bank reconciliation sheets to Reconciliation tool and attach proper supporting documents in accordance with Client’s policy
- Follow up issues with Local BFS, AP and IC team, and escalate to manager for those issues outstanding for more than 30 days
- Ensure the timeliness of delivering the service which is complying with the operation manual and meeting client satisfaction levels as stated in the Service Level Agreements
- Contacted customers to immediately find resolutions for escalated issues.
- Trained new employees on accounting principles and company procedures.
- Examined, reviewed and gathered financial statements for government entities.
General Accountant (EMEA)
ACCENTURE INC.
12.2015 - 07.2018
- Perform monthly accounting processes and procedures including, but not limited to, journal entries, revaluation, assessment, financial statement validation, reporting and transaction data input into systems
- Basic knowledge and understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
- Perform monthly account reconciliations including investigation of abnormal account balances and making necessary correcting and adjusting entries
- Perform Annual Tax package for client
- Perform quarterly Intercompany Back charge (ICBC) such as receiving and raising of the back charge
- Prepares various reports such as Other Income & Expense
- Report and Foreign Exchange Gains/Losses Reports
- Assisted with both external audit and internal SOX compliance and maintained required documentation throughout testing cycle.
- Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
Education
Bachelor Of Science - Accountancy
Rizal Technological University
Mandaluyong City, Philippines 06.2010 - 04.2015
Skills
Team playerAble to do multi-tasking effectively andEfficiently in a fast-paced environment
Knowledgeable of Macro tools
Continuous improvements/ AutomationBasic Knowledge of Robotic ProcessAutomation StarterKnowledgeable in SAP EnvironmentSun Cloud SystemBookkeeping
Account Reconciliation
Timeline
Senior General Ledger Accountant (SARO)
WORLD VISION INTERNATIONAL
06.2023 - Current
Property Accountant
SATELLITE OFFICE
01.2023 - 05.2023
Senior General Ledger Accountant (APAC)
WORLD VISION INTERNATIONAL
12.2021 - 07.2022
General Ledger Assistant
WORLD VISION INTERNATIONAL
06.2019 - 12.2021
General Accountant (APAC Bank Recon)
ACCENTURE INC
08.2018 - 03.2019
General Accountant (EMEA)
ACCENTURE INC.
12.2015 - 07.2018
Bachelor Of Science - Accountancy
Rizal Technological University
06.2010 - 04.2015