Michelle Cabungan, Audit Manager

Michelle Cabungan

Audit Manager

Deloitte Touche Tohmatu Philippines

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accountancy
Experience
19 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :19 years, 3 Months

Audit Manager at Deloitte Touche Tohmatu Philippines
  • Philippines
  • My current job since April 2012

Core responsibilities as an Audit Manager:

•Head spear the overall planning of the engagement; organizes, conducts, reviews and evaluates the field work in consultation with the engagement partner; primarily responsible for the review of drafts of reports, tax returns, management letters and other communications to the client; participates in the determination of fees to be billed for services rendered; establishes and enhances relationships with appropriate client personnel; and prepares for further advancement in the Firm, the profession and the community.

•Supervise the overall performance of the engagements as to field senior and staff work, documentation and related performance evaluation in line with Firm goals to provide excellent service.

•Oversee SOX compliance audit. Review reports on design improvements and recommendations on the operating effectiveness of controls.

•Ensure that client’s significant manual and computerized systems and procedures, overall business operations and industries are understood, documented and evaluated for use in audit work. Maintain awareness of significant problems and opportunities in our client’s operations.

•Provide clients with quality service, respects and maintains confidentiality of all matters relative to the engagement.

•Performs pre-engagement activities in line with Deloitte Policies, applicable standards and statutes.

•Overall administration for engagement activities from pre-engagement to archival and wrap up of engagements.

•FUNCTIONS AS EQCR REVIEWER: Performs engagement reviews from AS2 documentation up to final report to ensure compliance with existing Deloitte methodology, standards, policies, and other statutory requirements for various industries.

•FUNCTIONS AS TECHNICAL REVIEWER: Performs review on financial statements to ensure compliance with existing relevant reporting framework (US GAAP, PFRS, IFRS).

Audit Senior II at Deloitte & Touche Brunei
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • November 2009 to April 2011

Supervise Audit Fieldwork, prepare audit reports, ensure work documentation

Audit Senior II at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu - Philippines
  • Philippines
  • November 2007 to October 2009

Supervise Audit Fieldwork, prepare audit reports, ensure work documentation

Site Accountant / Reports Analyst at Sitel Philipines Inc. (formerly ClientLogic Philippines, Inc. – BCEZ Branch)
  • Philippines
  • May 2004 to June 2006

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v The offsite accountant is responsible for processing, coordinating, and controlling in general, the transactions of the Branch. Part of the job includes evaluation and validation of transactions, general record-keeping, and financial reporting; and ensuring compliance with statutory requirements

v Representing Finance Department in all Management Committee affairs for Baguio Site.


v Evaluating, Validating and Processing of transactions (end to end)
• Ensuring that all transactions comply with company set policies and procedures.
• Disbursement of Petty Cash items - ensuring that all required documents are available before disbursement; follow-up of liquidation
• Collection, inspection and evaluation of requests for payments, requests for cash advances, and all other disbursement transactions not covered by the petty cash system, coordinating with suppliers on documentary requirements to process transactions, release of checks, obtaining official receipts, coordinating with suppliers on book reconciliation, etc.
• Maintenance, i.e. safekeeping for confidentiality of information.

v Monthly responsibilites
• Month-end financial closing
• Collation of Month data for preparation of over-all reports.
• Ensuring the completeness and correctness of month collated data.
• Financial Analysis.
• Preparation of Journal Vouchers for month-end closing - from first item in trial balance down the line.
• Balance sheet reconciliation

v Statutory reporting
• Collation of data for reporting with government agencies, preparation of reports, preparation of documents for remittances, payment of necessary contributions, filing of important documents.

v Reporting Responsibilities
• Prepares operations-related reports on agent performance monitoring, revenue tracking, and all other information which has financial impact.
• Analyze reporting and share opportunities for improvement with the site.
• Participate in national conference calls and meetings

Associate – Lead Staff at PriceWaterhouseCoopers-Manila
  • Philippines
  • November 2002 to May 2004

v Performs financial audit of major companies within the country - involves substantiation of balance sheet and profit and loss accounts, meets with the client’s financial officers and discuss tax and accounting issues, propose audit adjustments and other matters noted during the course of the engagement.

v Ensures that work done on every engagement is properly documented using the My Client audit software; organizes necessary working papers.

v Prepares Financial Statements, Income Tax Return, and other supplementary reports.

v Conducts a review of client’s internal controls and formulates recommendations through the Internal Control Memorandum.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accountancy
  • at Saint Louis University
  • March 2002

General Weighted Average: 88.6 Graduated Cum Laude

Specialties & Skills

Accounting
International Standards
Auditing
Knowledgeable in accounting packages such as Quickbooks, SAP, Oracle, SCALA, etc
Knowledge in Major Microsoft Application, ie. Microsoft Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Access
Certified Public Accountant - accounting skills (BIG 4)
Knowledgeable in Major computer and internet applications

Languages

English
Expert
Tagalog
Expert

Memberships

Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Member
  • November 2002
Association of Certified Public Accountants in Public Practice
  • Member
  • February 2014

Training and Certifications

CPA Board Exam (Training)
Training Institute:
Professional Regulations Commission
Date Attended:
October 2002
Various Deloitte In-house trainings (Training)
Training Institute:
Deloitte
Date Attended:
November 2007