KAREN JOY LAMATON, Accountant

KAREN JOY LAMATON

Accountant

Bafco Trading LLC

Location
Philippines
Education
Bachelor's degree, ACCOUNTANCY
Experience
4 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :4 years, 8 Months

Accountant at Bafco Trading LLC
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • March 2014 to March 2017

 Accounts receivable and Accounts payable duties:
o Managing the day to day collection of receivables and payable
o Client and supplier accounts reconciliation
o Ageing of accounts receivables and accounts payable

 General and other accounting tasks:
o Assisting the CFO on the budget analysis; analysis of variances between actual and budget for monthly review meetings
o Daily monitoring of cash flow
o Liaise with the company's banks for loan, and other bank facilities and transactions
o Assisting the CFO in providing reports and schedules for bank proposals such as loan application and/or restructuring
o Preparation of Letter of Credits for foreign suppliers and monitoring of Loan on Trust Receipts for monthly payments
o Handling rent and insurance portfolio (from renewal to payment)
o Managing inter-company billings and performing bank and other accounts reconciliation
o Monitoring and booking of accruals, expense allocations, and performed general ledger account analysis as part of the month-end closing
o Carrying out month-end closing tasks and trial balance analysis; preparing and entering adjusting entries as needed
o Monthly preparation and analysis of Profit and Loss Statement, Statement of Financial Position, and Statement of Cash Flows
o Preparing monthly management reports for submission to top management
o Assist in year-end inventory and reconciliation of variances
o Gathering and organizing schedules for year-end audit; finalize assigned tasks for the timely completion of audit

 Payroll Accounting Duties:
o Checking and verification of payroll calculation from HR
o Variance analysis of monthly payroll
o Uploading of payroll as per UAE regulation (WPS) for payment
o Monitoring and payment of employee leave salaries, loan applications, final settlements, and other hr-related dues
o Monitoring employees’ loans and cash advances due to and/or from the company

 Inventory and Project Planning Duties:
o Assist supervisor in carrying out the MRP (material requirements planning);
o Preparation of project review for each client;
o Monitoring of inventory;
o Coordinating with the sales and purchasing team the availability of materials and products, and the estimated time of arrival of stocks;
o Liaise with manufacturing and warehousing team for the projects and there completion dates

ACCOUNTANT at THE DOUGHNUT PEOPLE INC.
  • Philippines
  • November 2012 to December 2013

 Accounts Payable Duties:
o Perform the day to day processing of Accounts payable transactions
o Receive and verify invoices and requisitions for goods and services and prepare invoices for data entry
o Prepare manual checks for payment as and when required and list all vendor checks in the log book
o Setting up of new vendors and item codes
o Verify pay amounts, hours of work, deductions, etc. and calculate salaries and benefits

 Accounts Receivable Duties:
o Posting of Accounts receivable data in the respective franchisees’ ledger
o Monitor and update fund ledgers of franchisees and retail stores
o Processing of invoices and billing statements of customers and/or franchisees
o Update ageing of accounts receivables
o Summarize sales
o Verify and monitor cash advances, and process cash advance liquidation

 Other Accounting Duties:
o Prepare weekly collection report, monthly sales report, and monthly financial statement
o Prepare and monitor necessary journal and reversal entries
o Monthly inventory of raw materials, supplies, and finished products; update of inventory report and costing
o Computes taxes and payments due to Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR); and prepare necessary BIR forms
o Prepare reconciliation with the affiliate company
o Maintain a filing system for the financial documents
o Other accounting related tasks

ACCOUNTING INTERN at COMMISSION ON AUDIT - CAR
  • Philippines
  • November 2010 to March 2011

I am tasks to:
- check the reliability of payroll account
- check the accuracy of the entries in the New Government Accounting System (NGA)
- assist in the inventory of assets
- file documents

Education

Bachelor's degree, ACCOUNTANCY
  • at SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY
  • April 2012

I have been under the National Scholarship Program from my first year in the university until graduation.

Bachelor's degree, MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
  • at SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY
  • April 2011

I have been under the National Scholarship Program from my first year in the university until graduation.

Specialties & Skills

Accounting
Accounts Receivable
Accounts Payable
Journal Entries
Microsoft Excel
EXCELLENT COMPUTER SKILLS (MICROSOFT EXCEL, WORD, AND POWER POINT)
PROBLEM SOLVING AND NUMERACY SKILL
ORGANIZED AND EXCELLENT TIME MANAGEMENT

Languages

English
Intermediate
Tagalog
Expert

Memberships

PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
  • MEMBER
  • November 2012

Hobbies

  • Reading and researching, volunteering activities(environmental and community), solving logic problem
  • Reading, Researching, and Volunteering