Brian Simbahan, Auditor

Brian Simbahan

Auditor

Crowe Horwath

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accountancy
Experience
15 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :15 years, 4 Months

Auditor at Crowe Horwath
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since February 2013

- Plans engagement timeline and determines audit strategy for approval by engagement executives;
- Performs in-depth understanding of business processes and related internal controls and provides recommendations on areas for improvement;
- Designs and/or executes testing procedures for internal controls and accounts for substantive testing;
- Prepares and reviews detailed audit work programs, audit reports,
management letters and other client communications;
- Serves as liaison to clients and members of the audit teams including other service lines;
- Supervises, coaches, evaluates and reviews junior staff;
- Assists clients in the preparation of financial statements, and other
regulatory agency reports;
- Prepares letter of comments and discusses critical issues and proposed adjustments to client’s management

Accounting Specialist at ABS-CBN (Broadcasting) Corporation
  • Philippines
  • June 2010 to November 2012

ABS-CBN (Broadcasting) Corporation
11th Floor, Eugenio Lopez Jr. Communications Center
ABS-CBN Broadcast Complex
Mo. Ignacia Street, Quezon City, Philippines
17 June 2010 - 30 November 2012
Related Tasks:
- Responsible for the collection of Trade Receivables from Clients and Partner Advertising Agencies
- Responsible for the implementation of the Network's Pay-Before-Broadcast policy
- Preparation of clients' monthly Statement of Accounts and Dunning Letters for Airtime, Creditable Withholding Taxes and Production Costs
- Clearing of advertising spots scheduled for broadcast
- Handling and monitoring of Accounts Receivable, Customer Payments and Customer Deposits of ABS-CBN Network Group
- Generation and preparation of Monthly Aging of Trade and Non-trade Receivables for ABS-CBN Network Group
- Preparation of Monthly Performance Tracking Report for ABS-CBN Regional Network Group
- Monitoring of Creditable Withholding Tax Certificates submitted by clients
- Preparation of JV Entries for Creditable Withholding Tax SAP Posting
- Clearing of clients' CWT entries, payments and invoices in SAP
- Review of Client's status for Credit Application purposes
- Review and analysis of Customer Accounts
- Reconciles Customer records for disputed accounts
- Communication with partner Advertising Agencies for payment references-related inquiries
- Preparation of inter-office memoranda related to Accounts Receivable accounts

Accountant / Internal Auditor at MADA Human Resource Development Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • December 2009 to April 2010

Accountant / Internal Auditor
MADA Human Resource Development Company
P.O. Box 20321 Al-Khobar 31952
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
08 December 2009 - 23 April 2010
Related tasks:
- Design of basic accounting and audit system and procedures
- Client's system requirements analysis
- Recording and posting of daily transactions
- Weekly and month-end accounting reports
- Payroll preparation and monitoring
- Company's financial performance analysis
- Cash management
- Internal audit and control of assets
- Liaison representative of company to client
- Quotation analysis
- Execution of purchase orders and other business documents
- Audit of affiliated companies' financial reports
- Review of affiliated companies' payroll systems and outputs

Accounting Clerk at BDO Universal Bank, Incorporated
  • Philippines
  • December 2008 to October 2009

Related tasks:
- Encoding of accounting transactions to the Trust Banking's General Ledger
- Recording of daily trust and investments transaction from branches
- Preparation of General Ledger and Accounting Journal Voucher Entries
- Preparation of Monthly Average Daily Balance of Trust Products Report
- Preparation of other Monthly Reports
- Reconciliation of Head Office and Branch Trust balances
- Cash management
- Systems Migration requirements for Trust Placements and Accounts
- Processing of Trust placements for the day
- Preparation of Trust and Investment Certificates for clients

On the Job Trainee
Business Support Services
Punongbayan and Araullo, CPAs (Member of Grant Thornton International)
19/F The Enterprise Center Tower 1

Trainee at Punongbayan and Araullo, CPAs
  • Philippines
  • March 2007 to May 2007

Related tasks:
- Recording of outsourced business transactions
- Account analysis
- Filing of forms and statements to the different Government agencies

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accountancy
  • at Holy Angel University
  • April 2008

College Awards for Leadership Recipient

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
  • at Holy Angel University
  • April 2007

Magna cum Laude

High school or equivalent,
  • at Holy Angel University
  • April 2003

With High Honors

Specialties & Skills

Auditing
Microsoft Office
Accounting
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
CLIENTS
COLLECTION
CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS
INVOICES
PAYMENTS
POSTING

Languages

English
Expert
Filipino
Expert

Memberships

Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Certified Public Accountant
  • May 2012

Training and Certifications

SAP (Training)
Training Institute:
ABS-CBN
Date Attended:
September 2010