Maricel S. Gaela
Manila
Summary
Accomplished financial management and accounting professional with more than 15 years of demonstrated positive impact company growth. Proven skill in employing accounting and financial management best practices and team leadership. Committed to introducing changes to achieve continuous improvement and successfully influencing processes driving operational excellence. Expertise in financial statement preparation and analysis, operational management, forecasting and cost control.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Officer / PH Office Manager
International Market Brands, Phils Inc, MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
Makati City, Manila
09.2016 - Current
- Responsible for preparing accounts, budgeting and managing financial information
- Established and enforced controls on revenue and expenses to protect company assets.
- Monitoring spending and budgets
- Generated financial and operational reports to assist management with business strategy.
- Auditing and analyzing financial performance
- Compiling and presenting financial and budget reports
- Ensure that financial statements and records comply with laws and regulation
- Keeping account books and systems up to date
- Preparation of Financial reports.
- Account and Bank Reconciliation.
- Receivables and Payables management.
- Assisted with recruiting, interviewing and hiring new department employees
- Collaborated with team leaders to define standards, policies and procedures to meet company revenue goals.
Finance Officer
Tagayuna Panopio Escober Law Firm
Makati City, Manila
07.2013 - 09.2016
- Administer and monitor the financial system in order to ensure that the finances are maintained in an accurate and timely manner
- Assist with preparation of the budget
- Implement financial policies and procedures
- Establish and maintain cash controls
- Establish, maintain and reconcile the general ledger
- Prepare and reconcile bank statements
- Establish and maintain supplier accounts
- Issue cheques for all accounts due
- Ensure transactions are properly recorded and entered into the accounting system
- Prepare income statements, balance sheet and statement of cash flows.
Accountant
Orient Freight International Inc
Makati
10.2005 - 06.2013
- Functions as the TAX Compliance Accountant
- Functions as the Team Lead of Accounts Receivable Team
- Assist in monthly closing of books and generation of Financial Statements
- Prepares analysis of accounts for management reporting.
- Assures that the Accounts Receivable Trade – Local and Principal aging reports and subsidiary ledgers are reconciled and analyzed monthly. Major issues observed from the monthly analysis are raised to the Finance Manager’s attention while minor ones are addressed at the employee’s level.
- Makes a review and analysis of the company’s Cash and Accounts Receivable Trade and Others and communicates to the Finance Manager any significant movement.
- Prepares monthly Expanded Withholding Tax Schedule for reporting to the Bureau of Internal Revenue
- Prepares Value Added Tax Schedule for reporting to the Bureau of Internal Revenue
- Controls and monitors BIR Form 2307 issued by clients and issued to suppliers
- Prepares Summary of Alpha list of Withholding Agents of Income Payments Subjected to Withholding Tax at Source (BIR Relief)
- Prepares Monthly Alpha list of Payees (MAP)
- Study the latest BIR Circulars and Memorandums
- Conduct Training and Seminars on latest BIR Rulings to all Accounting and Finance staff
- Design new internal control as required by the CFO
- Handles the monthly bank reconciliation (dollar and peso bank account).
- Ensure that the functions of AR team are carried on efficiently and effectively
- Prepares and update Job Descriptions of AR Team
- Check on weekly status report of AR Team
- Maintains comprehensive filing system and database.
- Prepares power point presentation as required by the Finance Manager for MANCOM
- Performs other duties/responsibilities that may be assigned from time to time.
Bookkeeper I
Orient Freight International Inc
Makati, Manila
03.2003 - 10.2005
- As Principal Accounts-In-Charge
- Handles the monthly bank reconciliation (dollar and peso bank account)
- Prepares monthly analysis of accounts of all foreign principals
- Prepares monthly Aging of Accounts Receivables of foreign principals
- Prepares collection report on a weekly basis for all foreign principal agents
- Prepares monthly reconciliation of accounts with all foreign principals
- In charge of monthly reconciliation of Subsidiary Ledger versus General
- Ledger
- Designs new internal control system as required by the Finance
- Manager
- Assists in preparation of monthly income statement, balance sheet and statement of cash flow
- Prepares month end adjustments for Financial Statement purposes
- Provides higher management an updated status of accounts
- Assists external auditors on audit findings
- Monitors all dollar remittances from various clients
- Handles telephone calls and queries pertaining to various agenda concerning foreign principals’ corresponding accounts
- Maintains comprehensive filing system and database
- Performs other duties/responsibilities that may be assigned from time to time.
Bookkeeper II
Customs Clearance Department
01.2002 - 02.2003
- Responsible in preparation of monthly revenue and expense report of the department
- Monitors official cash advances of customs representatives and liquidation of such advances
- Prepares Accounts Payables Voucher for various suppliers
- Analyze and records monthly production output of the department
- Assists the Customs Clearance Manager in Budget Planning Reporting
- Prepares the financial output of the department
- Performs other duties/responsibilities that may be assigned from time to time.
Bookkeeper II
01.2000 - 12.2001
- Maintained and processed invoices, deposits, and money logs.
- Tracked expenses and income for businesses while organizing and maintaining bank statements for checking accounts.
- Reviewed and filed financial documents, coded accounting entries for data processing, and posted daily receipts and payments in accordance with all corporate protocols.
- Reported financial data and updated financial records in ledgers and journals.
- Analyzed financial data to assist in budget creation and forecasting.
- Posted daily receipts and payments in accordance with corporate protocols.
- Reconciled and corrected issues with financial records.
- Used knowledge of local laws to comply with reporting requirements.
Principal Accounts Clerk
12.1998 - 01.2000
- Directly reporting to the Assistant Finance Manager
- Prepares monthly statement of accounts
- Inquires daily bank rates (selling and buying rates)
- Responsible in recording of payments of all local clients
- Prepares breakdown of payments of both local and foreign principals
- Performs other duties/responsibilities that may be assigned from time to time
- Special Award:
- Most Outstanding Employee of the Year
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accountancy
Pamantasan Ng Lungsod Ng Maynila (PLM)
Manila, Philippines03.1998
Skills
- Tax Compliance
- Financial Administration
- Financial Statement Presentations
- Account Reconciliation
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Staff Management
- Team Leadership
- Payroll Processing
- Quarterly Reviews
Timeline
Finance Officer / PH Office Manager
International Market Brands, Phils Inc, MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
09.2016 - Current
Finance Officer
Tagayuna Panopio Escober Law Firm
07.2013 - 09.2016
Accountant
Orient Freight International Inc
10.2005 - 06.2013
Bookkeeper I
Orient Freight International Inc
03.2003 - 10.2005
Bookkeeper II
Customs Clearance Department
01.2002 - 02.2003
Bookkeeper II
01.2000 - 12.2001
Principal Accounts Clerk
12.1998 - 01.2000
Bachelor of Science - Accountancy
Pamantasan Ng Lungsod Ng Maynila (PLM)
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