Arlene Olaivar, Accountant

Arlene Olaivar

Accountant

Kharafi National

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accountancy
Experience
9 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :9 years, 0 Months

Accountant at Kharafi National
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • June 2010 to September 2012

•Responsible for ensuring accounts payable disbursements are supported by original documentation and that invoices are processed in accordance with company’s accounting policies, procedures, and accounting standards.
•Ensure that semi-annual and year end closing activities and reconciliation with vendors/suppliers are completed without delay in order to ensure vendor invoices are processed and balances reconciled & analyzed in a timely manner.
•Ensure that procurement’s LPO match with the terms and conditions of the contract as per agreed with the project.
•Prepares and process checks for accounts payable, manage Letters of credit with its bank guarantees, and wire transfers for international and local purchase orders.
•Make reconciliation to vendor’s statements, research, and make corrections of discrepancies.
•Prepares reconciliation and monthly account analysis.
•Ensure files and documentation to be completely and exactly made, complying with policy of the company and generally accepted practices on accounting.
•Maintain vendor files.
•Give support to other projects when necessary and ensure timely and accurate information in collaboration with other department.
•Supports the preparation of year-end audit file analysis.
•Coordinate with internal departments on various issues regarding accounts being handled.
•Responsible for employee’s transactions such as imprest fund, business travel expenses and other miscellaneous expenses.
•Posts and analyze month-end internal billing invoices of various production units or cost centers.
•Accounts and prepares company’s utility bill payments.
•Conducts semi-annual and year-end inventory audit of fixed assets in various cost centers.
•Prepares intercompany debit and credit notes and necessary journal entries for daily transactions and monthly reconciliation.
•Resolve accounting discrepancies.
•Coordinates and communicates effectively with co-workers in relation to financial matters.

Accountant at GLOBAL PIONEERS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • October 2008 to June 2010

A newly opened company which focused in real estate project developing in Abu Dhabi.
Owner of real estate properties for leasing and provides FM services to different institutions.

Key Responsibilities:
• Designs and creates company’s accounting procedures according to company’s policies and standards.
• Petty cash custodian.
• Monitors cash advances and liquidation of key personnel.
• Maintaining accurate financial records and preparing clear and accurate reports for informational, auditing, and operational use.
• Reconciling accounts, records, reports, and journals.
• Prepares profit and loss statements and monthly closing.
• Prepares office payroll.
• Maintaining accounting records for personal shareholder’s accounts and projects.
• Manages and monitors shareholder’s accounting and administrative activities such as visa processing, travel, personal staff’s salaries and benefits, etc.
• Handles customer’s property inquiries through telephone calls, emails, fax, etc.
• Coordinates with contractors, consultants, clients and owners in relation to projects under construction for rent or for sale.
• Performed other duties as may be assigned by the chairman of the board of directors being the immediate superior.

Auditor at Al Menhali Chartered Accountants
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • February 2008 to September 2008

The company renders accounting and audit services to different clients such as schools, private companies, supermarkets, and others in all emirates in UAE.

Key Responsibilities:
• Assigned as an internal auditor to one of the firm’s client.
• Reconciles daily bank’s status to check if the cash flows meet with the budgeted amounts.
• Checks sales invoice against sales orders and client’s purchase order.
• Checks vendor’s invoices against postings in the system.
• Ensure the proper accounting documentation.
• Checks and analyzes monthly trial balance.
• Reviewing the client’s systems and analyzing risks associated to it.
• Reviews, investigates, and corrects errors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents, and reports.
• Inspect accounting books and accounting systems for efficiency, effectiveness, and use of generally accepted accounting standards.
• Prepares detailed reports on audit findings.
• Review data about material assets, net worth, liabilities, capital stock, surplus, income, and expenditures.
• Performed other duties as may be assigned by the audit manager being the immediate superior.

Treasury Operations Assistant 1 at China Banking Corporation
  • Philippines
  • November 2002 to October 2005

The bank is the first privately-owned local commercial bank in the Philippines. The first bank in Southeast Asia to process deposit accounts on-line. The financial services includes international banking services, insurance products, loans and credit facilities, trust and investments services, cash management services, and other services such as acceptance of various bill payments and donations to charitable institutions.

Key Responsibilities:
• Assigns/records trading orders/passbooks, time deposits’ ledger-passbooks issued for funds received by the division.
• Issues/records manager’s cheques and balances cheque register at the end of the day.
• Controls/accounts for white copy of MC for submission to cash department and yellow copy of MC for inclusion in the block sheet.
• Accounts for/files all unclaimed/claimed time deposits’ ledger-passbooks, checking for the completeness of officers’ signatures.
• Generates outstanding balance report at the end of the day.
• Prepares money market placements outstanding balance from Business Object reports which is converted to excel files for trader’s access to details of each of their clientele account.
• Posts check payments issued for interest reprising of various government securities.
• Prepares monthly report of fixed rate treasury notes outstanding balance based on due from head office tickets.
• Prepares schedule of time deposits’ interest expense & withholding tax payable for submission to accounting dept. for BIR remittance.
• Generates Business Object reports as to size of accounts, deposit liabilities, outstanding balances, interest expense, withholding tax payable and interest expense for tax exempt corporations.
• Inputs principal/interest and withholding tax of all deposit liabilities and prepares Central Bank of the Philippines’ circular 201 report.
• Perform other tasks that may be assigned from time to time.

Junior Accountant at Q2 Search, Inc.
  • Philippines
  • June 2001 to September 2002

A total HR solutions company whose strength lies in the provision of innovative Recruitment and Human Resource Consulting Services to leading multinational and local blue chip corporations in the Philippines.

Key Responsibilities:
• Prepares payroll and billing relating to the contractual business operations.
• Prepares monthly analysis of income and direct costs relating to contractual operations.
• Liaise with various client representatives concerning the contractual business.
• Assumes responsibility over disbursements.
• Petty cash custodian.
• Monitors cash advance and liquidation of key personnel.
• Administers ATM application of internal and contractual employees.
• Organizes all errands in the finance department.
• Performs functions and other duties as may be assigned by the immediate superior.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accountancy
  • at Accounting
  • March 2001

Graduated in March 2001 as one of the top ten students of the graduating class. Garnering a GPA of 1.79 which is equivalent to 93%. A consistent Dean's Lister and team leader being a treasurer of the graduating class. A consistent honor student from elementary grade till highschool. Graduated as an 8th honor student of the class in highschool.

Specialties & Skills

Year End Accounts
General Ledger Maintenance and Reconciliation
Computer Skills (Oracle ERP, Peachtree, MS Office Applications, Microsoft Office Outlook)

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

Phillippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Member
  • October 2007

Training and Certifications

Certified Public Accountant (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2007
Valid Until:
October 2007