Airin Ellazar, Senior Accountant

Airin Ellazar

Senior Accountant

Spearhead Training

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accountancy (BSA)
Experience
19 years, 9 Months

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Total years of experience :19 years, 9 Months

Senior Accountant at Spearhead Training
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since March 2013

Developed and documented the key accounts policies and procedures in conjunction with the Chief Accountant.
Responsible for processing the employee’s payroll on a bi-monthly basis via WPS, which includes verification of the Commission Statements, Tutor Payment Form and end of service benefits.
Responsible for the completion of Yearly Income Report on Public and In-Company Course revenue.
Summarizes financial status by collecting information; preparing Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and other financial schedules using SAGE Line 50 accounting software.
Assisted external auditors, implemented recommendations if any, took corrective action wherever required.
Supervised the Credit Controller and Accounts Assistant on a daily basis.
Analyzing central office overhead expenses for Budget and Forecast for the order of reasonable estimates.

Senior Accounts Assistant at Spearhead Training
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • March 2009 to February 2013

• Established a separate entity for Spearhead Training - Qatar, which includes implementation of the accounting system in line with GAAP and handling the complete books of accounts independently.
• Ensured suppliers invoices are approved as per financial authority limit and recorded accurately to the appropriate accounting codes and paid as per the due dates.
• Interacting with customers and suppliers on the telephone and face-to-face in a manner that enhanced and promote the professional image of the company
• Manage over 60 accounts payable.

Accounts Assistant at Spearhead Training
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • March 2008 to February 2009

Processed customer invoices and credit notes.
Handling of Petty Cash Float.
Managed over 500 accounts receivables and identified issues and developed solutions related to accounts receivables activities and processes.
Reconciliation of customer accounts, monitoring customer account details for non-payment, delayed payments and other irregularities.

Finance Officer at McArthur Mining Inc
  • Philippines
  • January 2007 to February 2008

McArthur Mining is part of MBMI Resources Inc., which is a Canadian-based mining company focused on the exploration and development of nickel mineral properties in the Philippines.

Job Profile:

Developed and set up the accounting system using Quickbooks software as per GAAP standard.
Responsible for keeping the accounts of the company to exhibit a true and detailed statement of all company funds collected, received and expended on account of MMI.
Responsible for preparing Liquidity statement, Cash flow statement, Budgets (Analysis of budget Vs actuals), Profit & Loss Statement, Balance Sheet.
Dealt with all the income tax and sales tax affairs, including preparation and filing of Annual Income Tax and monthly Sales Tax returns, compliance with all the statutory obligations and presenting before Tax / Government authorities.
Preparing Payroll and Bank Reconciliation.

Admin & Finance Officer at Prudential Customs Brokerage Services, Inc. (PCBSI)
  • Philippines
  • July 2005 to August 2006

PCBSI is a customer-oriented company, providing cargo handling, customs brokerage, project cargo, shipping agency and other port-related services

Job Profile:

Managed payroll of daily paid, no-work-no pay, piece rate workers and monthly paid employees.
Responsible for Government remittances like income taxes, Social Security System (SSS), HDMF premiums and business licenses are paid before the due date.
Audited the Operations Department by verifying the total cargo loaded and unloaded against vessel certification and prepared billing statement for the client.

Accounting Administrator at Local Government Unit – Office of the Vice Mayor
  • Philippines
  • July 2004 to June 2005

• Monitored the travel advances and expenditures of each staff including the Vice Mayor.
• Responsible for presenting the monthly expenses and the forecasted budgets to the Vice Mayor.
• Variation report of budget versus actual expenses

Branch Accountant at Palawan Development Bank
  • Philippines
  • April 2004 to July 2004

Palawan Development Bank, Inc. is licensed as a Private Development Bank under the General Category of Thrift Banks by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. It provides a range of community banking services to both individuals and businesses in the area of its branches: from checking and savings accounts to housing loans, business loans, asset financing services, remittances, and payroll services.

Job Profile:

Preparing the monthly accounting reports / reconciliation and review with the Branch Manager.
Responsible for monthly and quarterly accounting reports to be submitted to Head Office on time.
Responsible for overriding withdrawals exceeding PHP 15, 000.00

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accountancy (BSA)
  • at Holy Trinity College
  • March 2004

Specialties & Skills

Customer Driven
Accounting Software
Bank Reconciliation
Annual Budgets
ACCOUNTANCY
AP STYLE
ASSETS RECOVERY
BANK RECONCILIATION
BILLING
BUDGETING
CASH FLOW
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
EQUILIBRIO

Languages

English
Expert
Tagalog
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

Quickbooks Accounting Software (Training)
Training Institute:
Informatics International School
Date Attended:
April 2007
Duration:
24 hours
Improve Your Telephone Skills (Training)
Training Institute:
Spearhead Training
Date Attended:
March 2010
Duration:
8 hours
Money Talks UAE 2016 Conference (Training)
Training Institute:
MT UAE
Date Attended:
February 2016
Duration:
8 hours
Basic Arabic (Training)
Training Institute:
Zabeel Institute
Date Attended:
August 2010
Duration:
24 hours