Mariel Macaraeg, Business Advisor

Mariel Macaraeg

Business Advisor

Salam Bike Shop

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accountancy
Experience
18 years, 5 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :18 years, 5 Months

Business Advisor at Salam Bike Shop
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • February 2022 to September 2023

Perform overall analysis and control of the business operations.

Managing the books of accounts, budgeting, and forecasting and financial statements.

Compliance with government licenses and applicable laws.

Financial Controller at AMMROC
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • May 2014 to December 2021

• Perform control and review of quotations, analysis and review of purchase requisitions and purchase orders on the follow-on support contract. Also includes analysis of the contract funding and utilization.
• Review and analyze financial trends, interpretation of the data in determining past financial performance and projecting financial probability. Develop periodical financial reports for forecasting, trending and results analysis in accordance with defined guidelines and standards for managerial decision making.
• Review costs and perform cost benefit analysis related to programs. Perform statistical, cost, and financial analysis of data reported in the various financial systems.
• Perform quarterly invoicing procedures, preparation of documents and collection status.
• Perform review of contract utilization and performance of various platforms that underperform during the contractual period.
• Applies working knowledge of applicable laws and regulations, verifies documents for completeness and compliance with government and private agencies.

Audit Senior at Deloitte & Touche (M.E.)
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • May 2009 to May 2014

- Participates in the planning phase of audit engagement such as understanding the client’s control environment, assessing significant audit risks and determining planning materiality.
- Performs tests of control and substantive testing based on Deloitte’s International Audit Approach (IAA) and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS).
- Evaluates compliance of the client to the policies and procedures and legal and/or statutory requirements through test of controls, substantive analytical procedures and test of details.
- Discusses with the Audit Manager, Audit Client Service Partner, or Lead Client Service Partner the progress of the audit engagement and any significant issues arising from the audit.
- Finalizes audit reports and performs consolidation of financial statements as well as its accompanying notes.


Major Audit Clients Served/Handled:
(1) Abu Dhabi Aircraft Technologies (a subsidiary of Mubadala Development Company)
(Aerospace Industry) - The principal activities of the Company are the maintenance and repair of aircraft, manufacturing of aircraft, turbines and related spare parts, distribution of electronic reservation systems and other such related activities.

(2) Gulf Piping Company (Group of Companies)
(Construction) - The principal activities of the Group are power generation plant installation works, water desalination plant installation works, design and manufacture of port container cranes, calm buoys, mooring turrets, and export of factory products and onshore/offshore oil and gas field installation services.

(3) Etisalat Services Holding (Group of Companies)
(Telecommunications) - The principal activities of the Group are to participate in various business ventures that include facilities management, training and development, telecom cards manufacturing, directory services, telecom cabling and data clearing services.

Assistant Manager at Deloitte Philippines
  • Philippines
  • June 2008 to January 2009

- Managed the planning and performance of engagements to ensue these were efficiently and effectively complete, i.e., review of working papers during fieldwork, monitor costs against budget.
- Responsible for the development of new engagement clients and preparation of various audit engagement and business letters, and other audit related reports either for management internal reporting, interoffice clearance or statutory reportorial requirements.
- Supervised pool of staff and assumed the role of mentor and/or counselor both in interpersonal and audit skills development.
- Facilitated Deloitte trainings for staff development i.e., enhancement of auditing skills and accounting updates.


Major Audit Clients Served/Handled:

(1) Procter & Gamble (P&G) Group of Companies
(Manufacturing Industry/Consumer Business - One of the leading companies in the world specializing in the production of feminine care, baby care, health, beauty, snacks, Gillette and Wella products. Procter and Gamble Asia’s accounting functions are handled in the Global Business Services based in the Philippines)


(2) Lafarge Philippines Business Unit
(Manufacturing/Process Industry - The Philippine business unit of multinational conglomerate Lafarge, a French company specializing and world leader in construction materials, holding top-ranking positions in each of its three Divisions: cement, aggregates & concrete and gypsum. Lafarge Philippines is the cement-producing leader in the Philippines.)

Audit Senior at Deloitte Philippines
  • Philippines
  • January 2005 to May 2008

- Finalized audit reports, assists in the client’s tax computation and financial statements as well as its accompanying notes. Performed consolidation of financial statements of parent companies.

- Prepared memoranda and reports for submission to Deloitte counterparts worldwide for multinational clients requiring reporting package.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accountancy
  • at University of Santo Tomas
  • May 2004

Bachelor of Science in Accountancy

Specialties & Skills

Statutory Audit
International Financial Reporting Standards
Analytical Approach
Internal Controls
Financial Accounting
MS Power point
MS Excel
JD Edwards
MS Word

Languages

English
Intermediate
Tagalog
Expert

Memberships

Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Member
  • October 2004

Training and Certifications

Audit Excellence (Training)
Training Institute:
Deloitte & Touche (M.E.) in house training
Date Attended:
June 2011