Ian Macasa

• Financial Management: Oversee day-to-day accounting operations, including AR/AP and full-cycle financial reporting (Balance Sheets, P&L, Cash Flow).
• Payroll & Compliance: Manage monthly WPS payroll files for compliance with Qatar Labour Law; successfully resolving rejected SIF files and coordinating bank transfers.
• Strategic Growth: Facilitated expansion plans for new branches in Saudi Arabia and Malaysia.
• Key Achievement: Significantly reduced outstanding receivables by implementing aggressive collection strategies for 70+ clients.

• Reporting: Prepared monthly management accounts and complex quarterly VAT returns involving partial-exemption issues.
• Forecasting: Developed yearly budgets and cash flow forecasts to support decision-making for various project plans.
• Key Achievement: Initiated department-wide KPI monitoring and budget forecasting that led to reduced manpower costs.

• General Ledger: Managed intercompany eliminations, GL reconciliations, and amortization schedules for seven affiliate companies.
• Cost Analysis: Analyzed product/job costs to maximize margins and ensure Bill of Materials (BOM) accuracy.
• Key Achievement: Accelerated the month-end closing process to the 10th calendar day of every month through improved posting error identification.

• System Setup: Developed and maintained internal controls and effective accounting policies for a growing legal practice.
• Operations: Handled the full spectrum of cost accounting, including cash flow forecasting and project margin analysis.

• Asset Management: Maintained a complex fixed asset register, recording acquisitions, disposals,
and depreciation for a major oil & gas corporation.
• Budgeting: Developed a contractor budget monitoring system and managed back-charges for
utilities and vehicle rentals.

• Credit Management: Conducted weekly credit risk assessments and negotiated re-payment plans
for overdue invoices.
• Key Achievement: Successfully resolved two high-value court cases involving long-overdue
payments totaling 8 million QAR.