Assistant Finance Manager
inchcape shipping services
Total years of experience :19 years, 6 Months
• Assist FM on Monthly Management Accounting & Reporting to Regional Office in Dubai.
• Assist FM and acts as Liaison for Internal/External Audit and ensure controls/processes are operating properly. Have gained satisfactory audit reports for 2009 through 2011.
• Assist FM in the over-all budget preparation and reporting as well as ensuring controls are effectively carried out to achieve the budget.
• Supervise and delegates to staff on a daily basis the operational accounting for all departments (Liner Agency, Marine Services, Government Services, P&I and Lloyds, and Cargo).
• Ensures that Financial Key Performance Indicators are met (e.g., Debtor Days, Job ageing, pre-funding, etc.) on a monthly basis.
• Assist on all ad-hoc job requirements from FM for HR/Admin/Finance to ISS Regional Office in Dubai.
• Ensures adequate working capital management (debtor management, creditor management, job closing, pre-funding requirements and cash and bank management).
• Ensures that balance scorecard and are monitored and achieved.
o Involved in the full operational/general accounting of AET Shipping Division/IMA Freight Forwarding Division in Dammam as Accounting Manager.
o Ensures that Financial Key Performance Indicators are met (e.g., Debtor Days, Job ageing, pre-funding, etc.) on a monthly basis.
o Ensures adequate working capital management (debtor management, creditor management, job closing, pre-funding requirements and cash and bank management).
o Develops budgets and coordinates with internal departments for budget preparation, presentation and ensures that budgets are achieved in accordance with performance controls.
o Prepares monthly management reports and ensures that controls and KPI’s are achieved as targeted.
o Liaise with External Audit and have achieved satisfactory audit results.
o Involved in the full accounting operations of ISS JV with AET up to final liquidation during its termination.
o Core Team Leader in the final development and implementation of SIGMA ERP Accounting System (In-House).
o Fully Implemented the In-house SIGMA ERP Accounting System in Eastern Region.
o Acted as Accounts Supervisor of Arabian Inspection and Surveys (AIS)/ Matthew Daniels International (MDI) from January 2008 to April 2008 and carried out the year-end audit report of FY08 with satisfactory results.
• Worked as a staff loan consultant of a Multi-National Company (MNC) with regards to tax and related accounting processes. Has helped the Company to gain a tax savings of $20Million from Internal Revenue Department.
• Designed the Tax Accounting Operations/System of the MNC in accordance with its SAP ERP System.
• Handles the overall planning of an engagement.
• Supervises and trains staff in carrying out their job responsibilities.
• Understands the client’s business and identify areas where the Company may improve its accounting system specifically on tax related accounts.
• Discusses with all levels of management the results of the review performed and recommend possible solutions which the company may apply in their business to minimize exposures with regulatory (i.e., Bureau of Internal Revenue) authorities.
• Assists clients in preparing the Company’s tax returns.
• Research and report writing on various tax queries by clients.
• Supervises staff in the engagement team.
• Reviewed and redesigned the accounting systems of the Company. • Conducted an efficiency and economy audit at the Philippine Civil Service Commission Region VI. • Conducted a research survey on the factors affecting the Iloilo City drivers’ choice of route. • Conducted an extensive business study on the business operations of a Four Star Class Boracay Beach Resort (Boracay Island) and provided recommendations on how to improve them. • Conducted a marketing study of a hypothetical Company (Wedding Link, Inc.) which provides services for wedding rites.