Christian Arcilla, Senior Finance and Logistics Officer

Christian Arcilla

Senior Finance and Logistics Officer

Oxfam

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accountancy
Experience
19 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :19 years, 1 Months

Senior Finance and Logistics Officer at Oxfam
  • Philippines
  • August 2016 to November 2017

A brave and confident Senior Finance and Logistics Officer who was able to manage the company’s transition period from a large to a very lean finance structure with numerous numbers of transactions and the head breaking year-end closure and finance function. A Finance Coordinator who supervised the finance operation carried out by an Outsourced team. Oversee and review the financial records, treasury and month end closing, and reports. Preparing a high quality and acceptable accurate donor report and contract reconciliation in the system. Ensuring expenses in each budget line of the report are all justified and within the limit or threshold of the donor rule. Support in the development and management of the annual budget. Support in facilitating technical training and capability development including the provision of financial and procurement orientation during inception meetings and project reviews. Provide technical accompaniment during the partnership assessment, financial monitoring, and development of project partnership agreements. Provide support such as capacity building with the project team finance, partner’s finance team and serve as their focal person. Compliance and delivery against organizational key performance indicators through strong collaboration with other functional units and outsource team. Implement the prescribed organizational rules and policies. Maintain or develop mechanisms to ensure the protection and safekeeping of financial assets, permanent files and other auditable documents.

Finance Officer at Handicap International
  • Philippines
  • March 2015 to August 2016

An exceptional Finance Officer who manage and control the budget performance of all project. Lead and supervise the Finance team. Participate in drawing up a project budget and overall program’s annual budget. Carry out a monthly Budget versus Actual expenditure reports with crucial analysis and endorsement to each project managers. Draw up accurate and justified financial donor reports for validation of the line manager. Update the budgets in line with any evolution of the activities and submits to line manager accompanied by necessary comments or explanations. Keep up to date rules and procedures of institutional donors and ensure that the projects adhere to it. Validate and control the correctness of the monthly accounts report and ensure regular transmission of accounts information to head office. Supervise the cash movements and flow, preparing of the fund request submitted to head office and monitoring the fund transfer to each field offices. Focal person for certain bodies on administrative, government and financial such as banks, audit, Bureau of Internal revenue. Ensuring compliance with the company on the mandated government rule. Providing financial report in lieu to yearly mandated audit. Ensuring good internal communications and the effective circulation of information between the different teams, the field head office, partners and Handicap International

Accounting Supervisor at Advantix Marketing
  • Philippines
  • June 2014 to March 2015

A competitive Accounting Supervisor who manage and oversee the Accounting department’s daily operation. Manage and supervise the payable and receivable section and its monthly performance. Provide an accurate monthly financial report to the management. Provide the costing of goods and supervise the yearly inventory. Validating the processed payroll and its computation. Ensuring the compliance of the company with the mandated Government laws and statutory.

Accounts Receivable Accountant and Focus Front End system analyst or Database Administrator at TAALEEM
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • May 2007 to November 2013

• A highly skilled professional who was able to manage the different cultural diversity of the company. Was appointed to manage the full operation and consolidation of Accounts Receivable records, transaction, reconciliation, and analysis. Support in preparing the Income statement and Balance sheet reports and provide a critical review prior to the submission to the line manager. Oversee the finance system operation including daily system back up thru MS-SQL server and processing the integration of data from Front End to Back end system. Identifying system process deficiencies and suggest any improvement.
• A proficient Accountant who manage the intercompany transaction, records and analysis. Support its treasury operation and provide vital analysis and information or data required in budget planning and forecast. Support coordination in the audit process, maintain the safekeeping of significant company’s files and records

Accountant cum Cashier at QESHM TRAVEL
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2001 to April 2007

QESHM TRAVEL & TOURS, INC. (Travel Industry) April 1 - April 15, 2007
Fish Round About, Diera, Dubai
Accountant cum Cashier

➢ Cashier, Cash Custodian and Payables of Cash transactions.
➢ Handling of Refunds, Invoicing, Voids and Exchange order transactions.
➢ Submits Purchase Sales Report and ticket reporting.
➢ Daily cash balances with book balances.
➢ BSP ticket inquiries and refund inquiries.

Accountant at AMERICAN EXPRESS TRANSNATIONAL INC
  • Philippines
  • June 2006 to December 2006

AMERICAN EXPRESS TRANSNATIONAL INC. May 18 to December 31, 2006
(Travel Industry - Co-company of Adventure International Tours, Inc)
GF Eurovilla 1, Legaspi St., Legaspi Village, Makati City, Philippines
Accountant

➢ Submits daily BSP (IATA) and General Overhead Funding.
➢ Analysis and reconciliation of Balance Sheet and Income Statement Accounts.
➢ Prepares checks for payment for overhead costs, suppliers and clients.
➢ Analysis and reconciling of book of accounts per audited during year end.
➢ Handling Letter of Credit application, renewal and its transactions.
➢ Bank reconciliation for minor and major banks.
➢ Processing other bank concerns.
➢ Prepares daily cash position of banks to monitor all issued checks and cash flow.
➢ Submits monthly billings for clients and affiliates.
➢ Monitors and updates ledger for clients and affiliates to monitor unpaid accounts.
➢ Reconciling with clients and affiliates for their unpaid accounts.
➢ Recording of Official Receipts transactions
➢ Accounting system used - Great Plains

Accountant at ADVENTURE INT'L TOURS INC
  • Philippines
  • May 2002 to May 2006

ADVENTURE INT'L TOURS INC. May 23, 2002 - May 17, 2006
(Travel Industry)
1810 A. Mabini St., Remedios St. Malate Manila, Philippines
Accountant

➢ Handling of general overhead funding, Petty Cash and Liquidation.
➢ Prepares checks for payment for overhead costs, suppliers.
➢ Analysis and reconciliation of loans payable account, Advances to Officers & Employees accounts and book of accounts per audited during year end.
➢ Analysis, reconciliation and billing for various Advances to Affiliates accounts.
➢ Handling Letter of Credit application, renewal and its transactions.
➢ Bank reconciliation for minor and major banks.
➢ Processing other bank concerns.
➢ Prepares daily cash position of banks to monitor all issued checks and cash flow.
➢ Processing BIR/SSS/HDMF/PHILHEALTH/BUSINESS PERMIT concerns and payments.
➢ Materials & supplies custodian.
➢ Accountable of all significant forms like Invoices, Official Receipts, SOA, PO etc.
➢ Keeps important documents like business permit, contracts, audited financial statements, articles of incorporation, board resolutions and the like ➢ Accounting System used - Great Plains

Accounting Assistant at PSI TECHNOLOGIES INC
  • Philippines
  • March 2000 to May 2002

PSI TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Manufacturing Industry) March 2000 - May 22, 2002
Electronics Ave., FTI Complex
Taguig, Metro Manila
Accounting Assistant

➢ Accounts Assistant - General Accounting Department
➢ Processing and monitoring of Cash Advances and liquidations.
➢ Prepares travel allowance and liquidations for employees and officers going abroad dealing with customers.
➢ Prepares statement of account for employees at the end of the month to be updated on their advances and liquidations.
➢ Recording of daily transactions from petty cash, revolving fund, various loans of employees.
➢ Reconciliation of advances transactions to General Ledger
➢ Responsible of Car Loans and Car Loans Documents.
➢ Banks reconciliation.
➢ Inter-company analysis & transactions.
➢ Balance sheet accounts custodian.
➢ Analysis of various accounts transactions every month.
➢ Prepares monthly F/S report such as Income Statements, Balance Sheet, and Expenses. Breakdown, Cost of Goods Manufactured and Trial Balance.
➢ Accounting System used - ERIC and SAP

Bookkeeper/Accounting Clerk cum Admin Assistant at CONCORD EXPRESS PHILS., INC
  • Philippines
  • May 1998 to February 2000

CONCORD EXPRESS PHILS., INC (Forwarding Industry) May 1998-February 2000
Domestic Road, Pasay City
Bookkeeper/Accounting Clerk cum Admin Assistant

➢ Recording/Encoding daily transactions from Invoices and official receipts.
➢ Filing Vat payments every month.
➢ Prepares monthly Income statement.
➢ Handling of Petty Cash for employee's daily advances.
➢ Sending e-mails, business letter or invoices to suppliers and customers.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accountancy
  • at PHILIPPINE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
  • October 1999

COLLEGE: PHILIPPINE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Science in Accountancy Taft, Ave., Malate Manila, 1995-1999 SEMINAR ATTENDED Guthrie Jensen (Consultants to Management) • Problem Solving and Decision Making

Specialties & Skills

Auditing
Budgeting
Finance Management
MIS Reporting
System Improvements
ACCOUNTANT
ACCOUNTING
BALANCE SHEET
BANK RECONCILIATION
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INVOICES
OF ACCOUNTS
RECONCILIATION
Budgeting
Donor FInancial Reporting

Languages

English
Expert
Tagalog
Expert

Training and Certifications

Arabic Language Beginners 1 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2010
Valid Until:
December 2010