VADIM WAYYAS

• Leads and oversees end-to-end Finance Operations covering Accounts Payable & Inventory,
Accounts Receivable / Sales Audit & Collections, and General Ledger & Tax Compliance across 60+
own retail stores, 100+ consignment locations, wholesale, and e-commerce platforms.
• Directs the month-end closing cycle, ensuring accurate revenue recognition, inventory costing (NRS
→ SAP), expense accruals, account reconciliations, and timely submission of internal and HQ group
reporting packs.
• Oversees BIR audit case management, including LOA / SDT/ NOD/ PAN / FAN handling,
reconciliation schedules, supporting documentation, drafting of reply memoranda, exposure
analysis, and coordination of tax advisors and management decision guidance.
• Partners with Store Operations, Supply Chain, and Warehouse Teams to resolve stock movement
discrepancies, negative inventory cases, shrinkage accountability mapping, and periodic inventory
roll-forward validation.
• Strengthens internal controls and workflow governance, improves documentation traceability, and
develops finance team capabilities through structured task ownership assignments, management
review timelines, and standardized reporting tools.
• Led year-end external audit coordination, FS schedules preparation, and AFS draft finalization
with external auditors.

• Spearheaded the SAP Group Financial Consolidation rollout covering ~300 legal entities under
diversified global operations, establishing uniform FS reporting standards across multiple business
units.
• Designed and implemented standard group reporting templates, intercompany matching controls,
and consolidation workflow procedures that improved reporting accuracy and shortened
consolidation timelines.
• Conducted structured training programs and process orientation sessions for each Finance
Directors, Finance Managers, BU Controllers, and Accountants (local and international) to ensure
full mastery of consolidation processes.
• Provided technical accounting advisory for resolving consolidation discrepancies involving
intercompany balances, prior period adjustments, minority interest, and group elimination entries.
• Strengthened audit readiness and governance by improving documentation support packs,
reconciliation schedules, review procedures, and closing timetables for submission to group
management.

• Managed full-cycle bookkeeping, General Accounting, reconciliations, month-end closing, Financial
Statement preparation, and management reporting for local and international clients.
• Managed AP/AR processes, billing, collections, disbursements, bank reconciliations, intercompany
reconciliations, inventory reconciliations, and balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Prepared monthly, quarterly, and annual tax returns and statutory compliance reports including
VAT, withholding taxes, payroll taxes, Income Tax requirements, and exposure to international
accounting and compliance support including AU GST/BAS, IAS, PAYG, and US accounting and
reporting environments.
• Assisted clients in audit requirements, BIR compliance, LOA responses, bookkeeping cleanup,
account reconstruction, reconciliation issues, and accounting system migration.
• Prepared financial analysis, cash flow reports, budget monitoring, KPI reports, and management
reports to support operational and financial decision-making.
• Utilized ERP and cloud-based accounting systems including NetSuite, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics,
QuickBooks, Xero, MYOB, Zoho Books, Wave Accounting, Yardi, Sage, Odoo, Peachtree, Solomon, SAP
ERP, and other accounting platforms.

• Led Finance & Accounting Operations covering Treasury, Credit & Collection, AP/AR, General
Ledger, Financial Reporting, and statutory compliance functions.
• Managed Financial Statements preparation, budgeting, cash flow monitoring, KPI reporting,
reconciliations, and month-end closing activities.
• Strengthened finance controls, reporting procedures, reconciliation processes, and collection
monitoring resulting in improved operational efficiency and recovery of long outstanding accounts.
• Coordinated annual audit requirements, BIR compliance requirements, tax assessments, and
external audit engagements.
• Successfully reconstructed unreconciled accounting records, improved reporting accuracy,
recovered overdue accounts, and reduced outsourced back-office service costs.

• Led retail Finance & Accounting Operations covering Treasury, Accounting, Payroll, Inventory, Cost
Accounting, and Financial Reporting across multiple supermarket locations.
• Managed Financial Statements preparation, budgeting, financial analysis, cash flow monitoring,
payroll review, and operational finance controls.
• Supervised inventory costing, stock take activities, reconciliations, Fixed Asset monitoring, and
compliance reporting requirements.
• Strengthened finance controls, reporting consistency, internal documentation, and operational
accountability across supermarket operations.
• Improved collection monitoring, receivable management, and working capital controls through
strengthened implementation of customer credit policies.

• Led full-cycle Finance & Accounting Operations including Financial Reporting, AP/AR, Treasury,
Cost Accounting, reconciliations, and tax compliance functions.
• Managed month-end and year-end closing, Financial Statements preparation, budgeting, variance
analysis, and operational financial reporting.
• Coordinated BIR compliance, PEZA reporting, audit schedules, external audit requirements, and
Income Tax Return preparation.
• Implemented accounting controls, reconciliation procedures, reporting standards, and process
improvements that strengthened operational efficiency and financial reporting accuracy.
• Successfully transitioned accounting records from manual to computerized accounting systems
and completed reconciliation of major balance sheet and related party accounts.

• Supervised branch-level Finance & Accounting Operations including Financial Reporting,
reconciliations, Treasury monitoring, budgeting, and statutory compliance functions.
• Managed Consolidated Financial Statements preparation, variance analysis, branch account
reconciliations, and operational financial reporting activities.
• Established standardized accounting policies, reporting templates, reconciliation procedures, and
finance operational controls within SAP Accounting System.
• Coordinated audit requirements, BIR compliance requirements, branch reporting concerns, and
reconciliation monitoring activities.
• Strengthened reporting consistency, branch finance workflows, reconciliation accuracy, and
operational control procedures.

• Led and supervised Finance & Accounting Operations including Financial Reporting, AP/AR,
Payroll Review, Treasury monitoring, reconciliations, and statutory compliance functions.
• Managed month-end closing, Financial Statements preparation, cost accounting reports, variance
analysis, and operational financial reporting.
• Established accounting policies, finance procedures, internal controls, reconciliation processes, and
reporting workflows to strengthen compliance and reporting accuracy.
• Coordinated annual audit requirements, BIR LOA/LN requirements, tax compliance activities, and
external audit engagements.
• Successfully reconstructed accounting records, strengthened reconciliation procedures, improved
operational workflow efficiency, and reduced tax assessment exposure through reconciliation and
compliance support.

• Progressively promoted from Audit Associate to Audit & Tax Manager based on strong
performance in audit, accounting, taxation, and client management engagements.
• Managed external audit, internal audit, bookkeeping, taxation, payroll, and management advisory
services for more than 100 local and international clients across multiple industries.
• Conducted Financial Statement audits, audit planning, internal control evaluation, account
reconciliations, audit adjustments, and audited Financial Statement preparation.
• Managed bookkeeping, General Accounting, tax compliance, VAT/EWT filings, Income Tax Returns,
payroll taxes, statutory reporting requirements, and exposure to international accounting and
compliance support including AU GST/BAS, IAS, PAYG, and US accounting and reporting
environments.
• Assisted clients in audit requirements, BIR compliance, accounting system migration,
reconstruction of accounting records, reconciliation issues, and internal control improvements.
• Successfully improved audit completion rates, strengthened accounting controls, improved
reconciliation procedures, and supported timely completion of audit and tax compliance
engagements.

• Prepare checks and cash vouchers for the payment of purchases/services, withholding taxes, SSS, PHIC, & Pag-ibig Contributions, and liquidation of petty cash expenses.
• Records all daily transactions in the following books of accounts: cash receipts book, cash disbursement book and general journal book.
• Prepare Bank Reconciliation and other account reconciliation
• Prepare monthly recapitulation of cash disbursement, receipts, and journal books and post it to general ledger book.
• Prepare monthly schedules of balance sheet and income statement accounts.
• Prepare monthly trial balance
• Preparation and Filing of Tax Returns - monthly, quarterly, and annual
• Maintain chronological filing of check & cash vouchers and official receipts
• Update and maintain books of accounts