Paquito Jr. Beja

 Financial Accounting
 Lead, consolidate and present detailed monthly, quarterly & year-end financial reports for Senior Management perusal and act as the focal point in financial management and accounting.
 Responsible for quality control over data in the financial system, through performing regular financial analytical reviews and to ensure compliance with set policies, procedures, management and regulatory requirements and international financial and accounting reporting standards;
 Manage daily finance activities and assist the Executive Directors and Finance Managers across other countries in the development and implementation of finance strategy and provides financial projections by coordinating budget/forecast preparation; collecting, analyzing, and consolidating financial information; advising departments on the collection and analysis of data;
 Review and monitor the expenditure process, suggest procedural changes necessary to ensure that errors are logged and corrected;

 Perform cash flow forecasting, budgeting and working closely with the operations and other related teams in analyzing margins, variances and cost analysis;
 Develops accounting organizational strategies by contributing accounting and financial information, analysis, and recommendations to strategic thinking and direction; establishing functional objectives in line with organizational objectives;
 Oversee overall functions of Dubai Finance team with responsibility for financial reporting, budgeting, and Cash flow reporting, Payables/Receivables & audit activities.

 Budgeting:
 Manage the yearly budget preparation and monthly forecasting to chart out a rational and accurate financial year.
 Analyze budget figures with Actual, understand variances and report all discrepancies.
 Ensuring systems are in place to regularly review financial performance across the company and that budget managers are supported to undertake budget monitoring as part of the financial control framework.

 Audit:
 Provide auditors with all necessary information for a comprehensible and clean year-end audit;

 Treasury & Payments:
 Forecast cash positions and ensure sufficient funds available to meet ongoing operational and capital investment requirements;
 Ensure expenditure is duly authorised, that payments are made in accordance with credit terms, and that all expenditure is captured appropriately in accounting system

Senior Accountant
December 2011 - March 2013
Budget Rent A Car - Dubai, UAE

 Financial Accounting
 Strict adherence to month-end close process which includes; preparation of statements of profit and loss, financial position and cash flows with analyses of significant variances to prior period numbers;
 Managed complete accounting activity cycle such as processing daily transaction, opening and closing of accounts, maintaining monthly general ledgers, bank reconciliation, financial statement preparation along with various accounting and annual reports;
 Analysis of financial records and ensure that they are kept up to date and maintained in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and procedures;
 Preparing and reviewing AP/AR summaries, ageing, cash flow projections, branch reconciliation statements, financial management reports, Fixed Asset reconciliation, Prepayment amortization and other cost-benefit analysis;
 Monitor preparation and reporting process of Payroll including accurate calculation of wages, overtime pay, benefits and deductions to ensure compliance with applicable regulations;
 Analyze revenue, commission and expenses to ensure they are recorded appropriately on a monthly basis;
 Perform various detailed month-end allocations for fringe benefits, shared costs and indirect cost allocations and petty cash monitoring;
 Conducting year-end closing process and work extensively with auditors to complete year-end audit.
 Analyze revenue, commission and expenses to ensure they are recorded appropriately on a monthly basis;
 Perform various detailed month-end allocations for fringe benefits, shared costs and indirect cost allocations and petty cash monitoring;
 Conducting year-end closing process and work extensively with auditors to complete year-end audit.
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Key Job Responsibilities:
 Successfully handled financial reporting and variance analysis functions for Chevron. Processes include Month end/Quarter end/Year end closing, accounts reconciliation, financial, forecast, and commentary templates preparation. Participate in the update and assessment of Risk Control Tracking System (RCTS), a web-based database used to update and monitor controls as part of SOX;
 Provides monthly analysis of fuel inventory gains and losses for management's consideration in making decisions;
 Acts as a key analyst in retail accounting team for Hong Kong. Leads the team by organizing and assigning various tasks to team members, serves as the team's subject-matter-expert in retail accounting processes;
 Reconciles General Ledger Accounts, reports and investigates unusual items and provides recommendations to resolve outstanding issues;
 Acts as a coordinator of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance, Accounts Reconciliation Reporting, and Process Improvement initiatives of the team;
 Complete various reporting requirements, but not limited to ARRS (Account Reconciliation Reporting System) reporting, Quarterly Variance Analysis to Credit and Receivables Management and Metrics;
 Work consultatively with the respective departments on cost reduction initiatives

Job description:
 Responsible for the monthly preparation of Financial Position, Statement of comprehensive income, Statement of Cash and Notes to Financial Statements;
 Responsible for encoding in the accounting system, all transactions pertaining to companies assigned;
 Responsible for the preparation of annual financial budget;
 To ensure timely verification and recording of expenses, capital expenditure and payments in the Accounting Software System in accordance with authorized policies and procedures of the organization and laws and regulations;
 Responsible for the preparation of bank reconciliation statement submitted to designate departments.
 Responsible for the preparation of schedules of accounts as requested.
 Responsible for all reconciliation of related parties’ transaction.
 Responsible for the preparation of annual financial budget.
 Tracking and analyzing the actual vs. budget.
 Prepare monitoring reports.
 Performs all other duties and functions as may be assigned by the superior.