ROBERT JAMES MIRANDA

Tax and Compliance:

• Responsible on overall tax and reportorial government requirements. Oversee compliance of local business policies and SOPs with HO.
• Oversee the tax associates and the tax administration of the company, including the management of tax audits/assessments.
• Manage the reportorial and licensing requirements of BIR, BOC, Local Government, and SEC.
• Coordinate with the Corporate Secretary for the management of board resolutions of the board of directors and other corporate requirements.
• Manage the renewal of the company's insurance on commercial stocks in the warehouses and in transit, office property, electronic equipment, and company vehicles.
• Manage and implement tax related projects.
• Maintain and reconcile data in the BIR Forms and books in SAP along with the AFS.

Treasury:

• Oversee the treasury associates and the monetary position of the company which includes cash flow, liquidity, funding, and relationships with financial institutions. Monitor the daily receipts and disbursements operation of the company.
• Ensure availability of funds and credit line for the working capital requirements and daily operations.
• Coordinate with bank partners on various requirements and on the negotiation of bank interest and FX rates.
• Ensure the timely payment to suppliers and timely issuance of employee remittances such as, but not limited to, payroll and weekly expense reports.
• Monitor the settlement of import related transactions.
• Coordinate with customers on the pick-up/deposit of collections, issue collection receipts and record collections in SAP.
• Perform the monthly forex run in SAP.
• Monitor and update the bank statements.

• Forms the very first Tax Team of the organization, assigning and supervising the work of the Tax Specialists;
• Manages the tax compliance of all companies handled by all accountants (e.g. reviews all tax returns prepared by colleagues, handles BIR tax assessments, and performs tax compliance audits/reviews);
• Oversees and supervises the Audit Coordinator of the company in the scheduling and performance of periodic club of audits;
• Reports directly to the Senior Team Lead for Tax for the overall management of the various work and projects of the Tax Team.

As a Tax Accountant:

• As the organization's first Tax Accountant. reviews all the tax returns, reports, and documents prepared by the General Accountants;
• Coordinates with the General Accountants in managing and handling tax audits;
• Communicates with the Finance Manager and VP of Finance in establishing and enforcing a sound tax compliance policy;
• As an additional role, manages the internal audits of the Anytime Fitness gyms and oversees the work of the Audit Coordinator.

As a General Accountant/Junior Controller:

• Prepares monthly financial statements for internal reporting;.
• Prepares and presents the monthly budgeted vs actual expenditure reports;
• Prepares and files all statutory tax returns and schedules;
• Performs periodic cash reconciliation via the Xero Accounting system;
• Reviews the cash liquidation and reimbursement of the Anytime Fitness gyms.

• Delivers a full range of tax services in compliance with laws and regulations;
• Reviews the financial statements and the related annual income tax return, the monthly and quarterly tax returns, and other BIR reports and schedules;
• Provide innovative tax planning and review complex income tax returns;
• Identify and mitigate tax risks;
• Coordinate with accounting staff and assess their performance;
• Manage tax provision and tax compliance process;
• Manage and coordinate tax audits;
• Prepare all tax papers in regular basis and handle all information data requests.

• Handled engagements assigned by the Senior Tax Consultant/Assistant Tax Manager/Tax Manager/Partners of the Tax Division of BDPLO, such as but not limited to:
  - BIR Tax Assessments (Administrative Level)
  - Tax Compliance Audit/Review
  - Tax and Accounting Consultation
  - Complete Registration of a Philippine Company
  - Transfer of Properties (Shares and Real Property)
  - Estate Settlement
  - Various write-ups and tax opinions
  - Tax Treaty Relief Application
  - Amendment of Articles of Incorporation
  - Review of Income Tax Returns of the audit clients of R.S. Benaldo & Associates (an affiliate)
• In maintaining the quality of work, it is regularly supervised and guided by its in-charge, particularly by the Senior Tax Consultant and/or Assistant Tax Manager who monitors the manner of execution of work in accordance with the prescribed service qualities of the Firm and who in supervisory level, monitors and evaluates the individual and group performance of the Division.