Kristine Cuartina - Arendon,  CPA, Accounting Manager

Kristine Cuartina - Arendon, CPA

Accounting Manager

Redco Construction Almana

Location
Qatar - Doha
Education
Bachelor's degree, BS Accountancy
Experience
7 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :7 years, 8 Months

Accounting Manager at Redco Construction Almana
  • Qatar - Doha
  • July 2013 to November 2016

• Prepares and presents key performance indicators and financial reports to management.
• Assists in preparing and monitoring financial and operational budget and updating financing projections
• Review and submits to management all financial reports including but not limited to: Statement of financial position, statement of income, and statement of cash flows
• Handles and liaises with external auditors from top auditing firms
• Accomplishes accounting human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting scheduling employees: communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, planning and reviewing compensation actions and enforcing policies and procedures.
• Prepares key operational reports (i.e. Percentage of Completion Reports: Under/over billing analysis) submitted to management
• Reviews ALL accounting entries prepared by senior accountants.
• Provides full coordination for requirements of internal auditors
• Reviews and approves accounting reports (i.e. Monthly closing reports, Unsettled payment reports, internal audit reports, account and bank reconciliations.)

Senior Financial Analyst at Bluu Qatar WLL
  • Qatar - Doha
  • April 2012 to June 2013

• Performs timely and accurate analysis of accounting and financial data of an interior design company
• Involve in the preparation of financial budgets and forecasts
• Handles and liaises with external auditors from top auditing firms
• Conducts detailed financial analyses as per business needs.
• Facilitate in the preparation of periodical management information reports (i.e statement of financial position, statement of income, cash flows)
• Responsible for identifying and implementing process improvements in relation to management accounting and reporting
• Supervises and monitors day to day accounting operations
• Ensure timely recording of related accounting entries and proper filing of documents as per established procedures

Senior Auditor at Ernst & Young (EY)
  • Qatar - Doha
  • September 2008 to August 2011

• Involved in the overall audit engagement from planning to finalization of audit deliverables such as audited financial statements and income tax returns.

• Review automated work papers prepared by the audit staff to ensure compliance with the auditing standards and firm’s audit methodology.

• Ensures that the audit is designed and conducted in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) or applicable generally accepted accounting standards

• Conducts research in order to have an in-depth understanding of a client’s industry and business and resolve technical issues.

• Discusses financial reports, letters of comments, audit issues and findings and other reports with the audit engagement manager and partner-in-charge and clients’ managements.

• Reviews the work of the junior staff members and ensures that the procedures have been performed and properly documented in accordance with the International Standards on Auditing.

• Responsible for the daily supervision of audit staff and responsible for the development of audit staff and the completion of engagement performance reviews.

• Assists in drafting letters of recommendation for improvement in client internal control structure, accounting system and operations efficiency.

• Provides a timely downward and upward feedback to the junior staff members as their counselor and to the immediate manager and partner-in-charge as their counselee, respectively.

• Provides timely and relevant advices to counselee's professional and personal growth.

Education

Bachelor's degree, BS Accountancy
  • at University of Santo Tomas
  • March 2005

•Involved in the overall audit engagement from planning to finalization of audit deliverables such as audited financial statements and income tax returns. •Review automated work papers prepared by the audit staff to ensure compliance with the auditing standards and firm’s audit methodology. •Ensures that the audit is designed and conducted in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) or applicable generally accepted accounting standards •Conducts research in order to have an in-depth understanding of a client’s industry and business and resolve technical issues. •Discusses financial reports, letters of comments, audit issues and findings and other reports with the audit engagement manager and partner-in-charge and clients’ managements. •Reviews the work of the junior staff members and ensures that the procedures have been performed and properly documented in accordance with the International Standards on Auditing. •Responsible for the daily supervision of audit staff and responsible for the development of audit staff and the completion of engagement performance reviews. •Assists in drafting letters of recommendation for improvement in client internal control structure, accounting system and operations efficiency. •Provides a timely downward and upward feedback to the junior staff members as their counselor and to the immediate manager and partner-in-charge as their counselee, respectively. •Provides timely and relevant advices to counselee's professional and personal growth.

Specialties & Skills

Accounting
Planning
Feedback
MS Word and Excel
Oral and Communication Skills
Quickbooks Accounting Software
Financial Reporting
Microsoft Dynamics ERP Software
Planning and organizational skills

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Member
  • October 2005

Training and Certifications

Certified Public Accountant (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2005

Hobbies

  • Reading Current Events and Educational books