MARVIN LIPATA
Accountant
Imus City, Cavite
Summary
Experienced Accountant skilled in reporting, forecasting and reconciliation. Highly organized with excellent time management abilities to meet month-end deadlines. Communicates and collaborates well to support wider finance teams.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Accounting Analyst
Gabtech Global LLC
07.2023 - Current
- Maintained strict confidentiality of sensitive financial data, protecting company integrity and privacy rights of individuals involved.
- Reduced errors in account reconciliation through meticulous attention to detail and thorough review of transactions.
- Contributed to cost-saving initiatives by streamlining the processes in recording transactions.
- Expedited invoice processing with effective communication between internal departments and external vendors.
- Managed high-volume invoice processing tasks while consistently meeting tight deadlines for vendor payments.
- Assisted in the preparation of monthly financial statements for timely and accurate reporting to management.
- Strengthened internal controls through regular reviews of existing policies, suggesting improvements when necessary.
- Collaborated with team members on special projects, contributing valuable insights and problem-solving skills.
- Applied proper codes to invoices, files, and receipts to keep records organized and easily searchable.
- Processed payments and documents such as invoices, journal vouchers, employee reimbursements, and statements.
- Maintained clean and organized files by keeping accounts payable records up-to-date.
- Used accounting software to prepare weekly and monthly financial reports.
- Checked general ledger entries to increase accuracy, prevent significant errors and identify adjustments.
- Processed credit card payments and reconciled credit card statements for accuracy in accounting process.
- Generated invoices upon receipt of billing information and tracked collection progress.
- Streamlined bookkeeping procedures to increase efficiency and productivity.
- Managed and responded to correspondence and inquiries from customers and vendors.
- Maintained account accuracy by reviewing and reconciling checks monthly.
- Recorded deposits, reconciled monthly bank accounts and tracked expenses.
- Reconciled accounts, managed audits and updated financial records with remarkable accuracy.
- Reconciled company bank, credit card and line of credit accounts, investigating, and resolving discrepancies to keep accounts audit-ready.
- Implemented new accounting processes to decrease spending and work flow downtime.
Unit Manager
Philippine AXA Life Insurance Corporation
01.2023 - Current
- Training and onboarding rookie advisors.
- Assisting customers with their insurance claims and maintaining their accounts.
- Conducting Joint-Field-Work with my teammates who are having challenges in terms of client presentation.
- Monthly performances updates with the sales executives and branch manager.
- Coaching and mentoring new and tenured advisors.
- Recruitment and license processing for the incoming consultants.
- Weekly sales updates with the agency development manager.
Unit Manager
Pru Life Insurance Corporation of UK
07.2018 - 01.2023
- Managed 40 quality advisors from different industries to contribute for the revenue growth of the company through sales.
- Training and onboarding rookie advisors.
- Assisting customers with their insurance claims and maintaining their accounts.
- Conducting Joint-Field-Work with my teammates who are having challenges in terms of client presentation.
- Monthly performances updates with the sales executives and branch manager.
- Coaching and mentoring new and tenured advisors.
Accounting Team Lead & Senior Accounting Analyst
Accenture Inc, Mandaluyong City
01.2013 - 05.2019
- Responsible for managing the operations of the team in terms of productivity, SLA, KPI's, innovation and CTS projects
- Invoice Processing / Procure to Pay Processing
- Billing Processing (part of Accounts Receivable accounts).
- Intercompany Accounts Reconciliation for clients located in the US, Singapore, Turkey, NZ and Australia
- Responsible for the overall monitoring of the General Ledger Accounting Section for our client's Singapore and US branches
- Oversee and coordinate the daily transactions (e.g Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Vendor Reconciliation management, General Ledger and Bank Reconciliation)
- Keep abreast of the latest developments in accounting technologies and software (i.e SAP Accounting, Oracle, etc) to support the company's efforts in streamlining accounting processes
- Manages regional intercompany and global intercompany process
- Front line contact for client operations for questions or issues surrounding service levels specific to intercompany processes
- Coordinated month-end closing processes to ensure completion ahead of aggressive deadlines.
- Accurately performed daily cash functions, including A/P and A/R tracking, budgeting, payroll transactions, expense management and various reconciliations.
- Identifies additional non-client specific training for staff to enhance skill sets among all levels
- Used SAP ERP accounting software to perform bookkeeping, invoicing and bank reconciliations.
- Completed scheduled audits to uncover and resolve financial discrepancies or budget overages.
- Mentored junior staff members with constructive feedback and actionable steps for performance improvement.
- Identified and implemented process changes to improve reporting time and quality.
- Produced monthly and year-end closing statements, financial documents and invoices.
- Remains current on risk management/insurance trends, client initiatives and other necessary topics
- Assists in the creation of Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs) for staff not meeting expected production or quality targets
- Creates incentive programs and performance awards
- Proactively identifies and initiates processes that will improve client perception
- Enhanced financial accuracy by conducting thorough reviews and reconciling discrepancies in financial statements.
- Implemented robust internal controls for safeguarding company assets and mitigating fraud risks.
- Gathered financial information, prepared documents, and closed books.
- Used advanced software to prepare documents, reports, and presentations.
- Maintained integrity of general ledger and chart of accounts.
- Reviewed accounts, resolved coding areas, and tracked recurring expenses for accrual entry.
- Compiled general ledger entries on short schedule with 100% accuracy.
- Serves as a mentor and role model for all unit employees
- Coaches Intercompany team acclimate to Accenture culture and methodologies
- Shares ideas freely and openly to build a collaborative unit
- Creates a Great Place to Work environment
- Performs and/or manages special projects as approved for the client, under the direction of the Group Lead.
Accounting Assistant
Barefootwear Inc
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Inventory management
- Bank reconciliation
- Daily sales report
- Monthly financial reporting
- Bookkeeping AR/AP
- Other adhoc tasks/admin tasks
Education
Bachelor - Banking and Finance
Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Skills
Team integration
undefinedCertification
Civil Service Eligibility - Professional Level
Timeline
Accounting Analyst
Gabtech Global LLC
07.2023 - Current
Unit Manager
Philippine AXA Life Insurance Corporation
01.2023 - Current
Unit Manager
Pru Life Insurance Corporation of UK
07.2018 - 01.2023
Accounting Team Lead & Senior Accounting Analyst
Accenture Inc, Mandaluyong City
01.2013 - 05.2019
Accounting Assistant
Barefootwear Inc
01.2012 - 01.2013
Bachelor - Banking and Finance
Polytechnic University of the Philippines
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