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Sarah Dagal

Sarah Dagal

Finance Specialist
Las Piñas

Summary

Finance Specialist with sound aptitude and background in accounts payable, financial management and inventory management. Develops financial best practices and process improvements to drive efficiency. Inputs data into accounting spreadsheets, word processing and database software while maintaining integrity and accuracy.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages

Work History

Finance Specialist

Carnival Cruise Lines
09.2023 - Current
  • Oversee automated revenue accounting processes, activating and closing voyages
  • Ensure the accuracy and completeness of sales data and payment accounts
  • Participate in managing the ordering and receiving of goods onboard
  • Prepare revenue and cost reports on a daily and monthly basis for operating and non-operating departments
  • Monitoring and managing guest and crew payment accounts
  • Performing periodic audits of inventories in various storage location and other financial data
  • End of voyage posting to close the period in the on-board inventory management system
  • Serves as administrator of all on board financial systems, provides end user support and performs tests during new deployments and special projects. Troubleshoots system issues, coordinates with the shipboard and shore side I/S teams to resolve these issues

Reporting and Analysis:

  • Provides various cost and revenue related financial reports to operating departments and shore side management.
  • Provides financial support to various on board departments by responding to queries and providing reports and analysis upon request.
  • Analyses impact of new initiatives and gives recommendations towards new procedures.

Accounts Payable Analyst

Tenet Healthcare Philippines
06.2020 - 06.2023
  • Prepare and scan invoices by batch daily for payment that meets and exceeds internal targets per day
  • Accurately matches appropriate invoices to purchase orders
  • Works with vendors, department managers, controllers, AP leads to resolve vendor information discrepancies and reconcile vendor statements to outstanding payment reports
  • Assists supply chain to resolve purchase order and invoice exceptions
  • Was able to minimize the number of unpaid invoices to its favorable status on a previously handled facility
  • Prioritize highly critical invoices, accounts and vendor that may put the account on credit hold
  • Researches and resolves invoice exceptions efficiently and effectively
  • Highlights incorrect document/invoice numbers, dates, amounts, and vendor mismatches for immediate correction
  • Takes a proactive role in working with a team on vendor holds and resolving errors
  • Inputs documents, vouchers, invoices, and check requests, ensuring the accuracy of vendor names and coding; adheres to due dates per Corporate's guidelines
  • Ensures adherence to policies, procedures, and SOX audit requirements; signs off reports when audit is completed and returns audited documents to the team for filing
  • Assists other facilities on full cycle invoice processing
  • Handles ad hoc analysis and special projects as requested by management

Accounts Payable Associate

Supermalls Transport Services Inc
10.2019 - 06.2020
  • Preparing final pay for the employees who are no longer affiliated in the company
  • Handling petty cash fund and its replenishment
  • Preparing RFP (Request for Payment) forms for processing of payables
  • Determining the actual expenses and payables on a monthly basis
  • Identify and maintain the cash disbursed thru bank on a monthly basis
  • Handle other tasks assigned from time to time

Accounting Staff (Accounts Payable & General Accounting)

Ebinggay Services Incorporated
11.2017 - 05.2019
  • Responsible on weekly online payment of purchases and orders made by the stores daily
  • Monitor and maintain company's book, arranging outgoing cheques payments
  • Checking of back pay for the employee's record on GL system before cheque preparation
  • Income Tax Return assistance for every Financial Statement of each stores
  • To handle other tasks assigned from time to time

Accounting Staff (Accounts Payable)

Ebinggay Services Incorporated
11.2016 - 11.2017
  • Compared delivery receipts (DR) to sales invoices to check for over-billed products
  • Reconciled data in spreadsheets and in our database
  • Monitored wasted and free given products of all (42) physical stores
  • Reconciled filed items for depositions to its corresponding credit memos

Education

Bachelor of Science - Accountancy

University of Perpetual Help System DALTA
06.2020 - 06.2023

Skills

Analytical reasoning

Data Entry

Self-Motivated

Decision-Making

Attention to Detail

Problem-Solving

Active Listening

Works well under pressure

Revenue recognition

Settlements

Audits

Time management

Problem-solving abilities

Multitasking

Timeline

Finance Specialist

Carnival Cruise Lines
09.2023 - Current

Accounts Payable Analyst

Tenet Healthcare Philippines
06.2020 - 06.2023

Bachelor of Science - Accountancy

University of Perpetual Help System DALTA
06.2020 - 06.2023

Accounts Payable Associate

Supermalls Transport Services Inc
10.2019 - 06.2020

Accounting Staff (Accounts Payable & General Accounting)

Ebinggay Services Incorporated
11.2017 - 05.2019

Accounting Staff (Accounts Payable)

Ebinggay Services Incorporated
11.2016 - 11.2017
Sarah DagalFinance Specialist