RHEA ESPEDIDO

STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS - W Doha Hotel & Residences
Hospitality Industry, Doha, Qatar
Finance Coordinator, December 2011 to Present
❖ Reconcile Accounts Payable balance to cost control on a monthly basis. Subsidiary ledger is reconciled to general ledger and balanced monthly.
❖ Ensuring Supplier's invoices agreed to purchase orders prior to payment.
❖ A proper filing system is maintained. All document storage is labeled, filed in an orderly fashion, access restricted and under the overall responsibility of one person.
❖ Review and post invoices to SAP system
❖ Sort and match invoices against statement of account to ensure that both vendor and company records are align
❖ Process electronic transfer and cheque payment
❖ Reconciliation of payments
❖ Monitor accounts to ensure payments are up to date
❖ Resolve invoice discrepancies
❖ Correspond with vendors and respond to inquiries
❖ Assist in month end closing
❖ Minute taking of Finance meeting and other meetings where necessary
❖ Responsible for providing secretarial and administrative support to the Director of Finance and the Finance team. Occasionally, provide support to other departments as requested.
❖ Set up and maintain an effective filing system for the Director of Finance, including a daily trace file, to ensure all weekly, monthly and bi-annual deadlines are met by the DOF.
❖ Responsible for ordering all stationary and administrative supplies for the Finance Department.
❖ Ensures that an efficient and accurate filing system, both manually as well as electronically is maintained at all times.
❖ Prepare and send correspondences for Director of Finance
❖ Collate all monthly financial reports to be sent to Owners.
❖ To take responsibility and/or support as appropriate, any departmental projects as directed by the Director of Finance.

PayMaster/Admin Asst., April 2009 to June 2011
❖ Ensures accurate, up-to-date and timely payroll input, processing and payment.
❖ Ensures that all sign-in/ sign-out forms are properly completed by all employees and are approved by their Department Heads & Human Resources.
❖ Verifies approval level of overtime hours against those in the computerized payroll system.
❖ Reconciles monthly payroll costs and to prepare and to post the resulting journal entries to the General Ledger.
❖ Ensures that official deductions against employees' salaries are handled as required by law and that files maintained are well documented.
❖ Prepares regularly, unless computerized, in cooperation with the Human Resources Department, a comparison between actual benefits outstanding versus provisions in the General Ledger (for example - vacation pay)
❖ Ensures that all departing employees are accurately paid in accordance with statutory requirements and as per contractual agreement
❖ Ensures that an efficient and accurate filing system, both manually as well as electronically is maintained at all times.
❖ Ensure that payslips are printed and distributed after salaries were sent to the bank.
❖ Preparation of Payroll JV's and benefits accruals.
❖ Reconciliation of Payroll related benefits and advances
❖ Communicating with bank relating to associate's bank account application and debit card issues.
❖ Keep, safeguard and monitor all contract's expiry dates and financial documents.
❖ Monitor and keep inventory of sim cards and mobile phones issued to Managers.
❖ Prepare and send correspondence for Director of Finance
❖ Collate all monthly financial reports to be sent to Owners.
❖ Handle other tasks that may be assigned from time to time

AXIOM TELECOM LLC - Dubai, UAE
Trading Industry, Dubai Head Office
Payroll Coordinator, November 2008 April 2009
❖ Preparation & processing of payroll payments - UAE, SC, SP, LRP, FONO, BHN, KWT, QTR
❖ Preparation & processing payments for Vacation Prepayments
❖ Preparation & processing of payments for Final settlements
❖ Payslip preparation and printing
❖ Laising with Auditors / Answering staff & Bank queries (mails / phonecalls)

Retail Accountant, July 2008 to October 2008
❖ Handle sales reconciliation and monitor daily sales report
❖ Prepare bank reconciliation and Aging of Receivable
❖ Daily bank receipt clearance - to control cash collections
❖ Daily receivable reconciliation - to control outstanding receivables
❖ To reconcile retail transaction (sales, returns, vouchers etc) on daily basis and raise exceptions to line managers within 72 hours
❖ To track sales to bank to ensure receipts of sale proceeds and proper accounting for the same
❖ To record accounting transactions (receipts, credit note, etc.) to ensure completeness of accounting books at each SBU level
❖ To maintain and update proper filing system, to ensure retrieve of documents when required.
❖ To interact with retail outlets on finance related issues to clarify and satisfy queries raised to facilitate smooth operation

ACCOR HOTELS - NOVOTEL / IBIS WTC (Complex)
Hospitality Industry, Dubai, UAE
Payroll Supervisor, September 2007 to March 2008
❖ Ensures accurate, up-to-date and timely payroll input, processing and payment.
❖ Ensures that all sign-in/ sign-out forms are properly completed by all employees and are approved by their Department Heads.
❖ Verifies regular and overtime hours against those in the computerized payroll system.
❖ Reconciles monthly payroll costs and to prepare and to post the resulting journal entries to the General Ledger.
❖ Prepares and/or verifies monthly or quarterly declarations of employee/ employer payroll tax liabilities and submits for timely payment.
❖ Ensures that official deductions against employees' salaries are handled as required by law and that files maintained are well documented.
❖ Prepares regularly, unless computerized, in cooperation with the Human Resources Department, a comparison between actual benefits outstanding versus provisions in the General Ledger (for example - vacation pay)
❖ Ensures that all departing employees are accurately paid in accordance with statutory requirements and as per contractual agreement.
❖ Provide semi monthly payroll and payroll related journal entries.
❖ Ensures that an efficient and accurate filing system, both manually as well as electronically is maintained at all times.
❖ Keeps and safeguards all contracts and financial documents.

KUWAIT CONTROLS CO. - Dubai, UAE
Construction Company, Dubai Branch
Secretary cum Receptionist, February 2007 to September 2007
❖ In charge with incoming and outgoing phone calls
❖ Assists all walk in clients
❖ Prepare correspondence for technical and finance departments
❖ Monitor all incoming and outgoing fax
❖ Handle other tasks that may be assigned from time to time

NIPPON CREDIT CO., INC - Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Philippines
Financing Company, Head Office
Accountant, January 2003 to January 2007
Collection (document processing)
 Prepare and send Notice of Dishonored Check to prospective accounts
 Monitor all received registry return receipts for all notice of dishonored check sent
 In-charge with the preparation of complaint and information sheet for all delinquent accounts for filing of criminal case
 Monitor all delinquent accounts for filing of criminal case
 Coordinates and monitor with non-legal collection staff all delinquent accounts subject for filing of criminal case
 Prepare lay out for marketing flyers/brochures and loan application forms
 Handle other tasks that may be assigned from time to time
Collection (non-legal)
 Handled and monitored non legal accounts of branches
 Followed up payments thru phone call on delinquent accounts (only with broken promises for compromise accounts)
 Prepared and send Demand Letters
 Coordinated and monitored with branch staff all demand sending accounts
 Handled verification of payment made by clients and balance inquiries.
 Assisted telephone and personal query on delinquent accounts
 In charged in the bouncing of check of all provincial branches
 Must meet minimum reports required per day
 In-charge of the issuance of certificate of full payment for non-legal accounts
 Prepare lay out for marketing flyers/brochures and loan application forms
 Handle other tasks that may be assigned from time to time
Collection (legal)
 Prepared and send Attorney Letter to legal accounts at different level
 Prepared various legal documentations needed for filing legal action on delinquent accounts.
 Prepared the statement of account
 In-charged of the issuance of certificate of full payment for legal accounts
 Assisted the verification of payment made by clients and balance inquiry on legal accounts.
 Assisted in telephone and personal query on legal accounts
 Handled other tasks that may be assigned from time to time
Loan Processing
 Handled the final evaluation of branches’ applications for approval.
 Conducted credit investigation via telephone
 Assisted the telephone and personal queries about loan requirement, procedure and qualification
 Conducted the short briefing/orientation for the interested applicants
 Handled the verification of daily branch operations report
 Prepare lay out for marketing flyers/brochures and loan application forms
 Assisted the application follow-ups/status of loan application
 Handled other tasks that may be assigned from time to time
Disbursement
 In-charged of loan release/disbursement of all branches
 Coordinates with various overseas employment agencies (POEA licensed only) regarding applicant’s status and confirmation of departure date
 Prepared loan disbursement and daily cash settlement report.
 Reconciled the daily cash collection and prepare the daily cash collection report
 In charge with OFW loan disbursement.
 Prepared monthly employee benefit and tax remittances
 Prepared check voucher journal entries
 Posted the daily cash collection
 Performed other tasks that may be assigned by the finance/accounting manager