Veronica de Guzman, Senior Accountant

Veronica de Guzman

Senior Accountant

HILTI

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accountancy
Experience
10 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :10 years, 6 Months

Senior Accountant at HILTI
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2012 to February 2014

• Reporting financial status by formulating and updating key performance indicators
• Supervising the finance & maintenance of company’s accounting system ensuring finance function is organized, efficient and produces accurate financial & management accounts
• Handling and managing the general ledger, accounts payable and intercompany receivables, month and year end closing processes
• Synchronizing with internal and external auditors ensuring adherence to generally accepted accounting principles, established procedures and regulatory requirements
• Enhancing the productivity by developing and optimizing automated applications & processes ensuring that appropriate internal controls are implemented and maintained

Finance & Business Reporting Analyst at HILTI
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2007 to December 2011

• Reporting financial status by formulating and updating key performance indicators
• Assisting in Budgeting & planning process OYBP (1 year budget plan) with EMT (executive management team) including forecast and vision
• Providing detailed Business Analysis & Sales Reporting of 16 markets (in-market & ex-works statistics including MO cockpit charts)
• Supervising the finance & maintenance of company’s accounting system ensuring finance function is organized, efficient and produces accurate financial & management accounts
• Responsible for finance process restructuring, updates, reviews and re-launch

Finance Analyst (Manufacturing Inventory) at Del Monte Philippines,Inc.
  • Philippines
  • August 2006 to April 2007

• Analysis of Scrap Factor/ Line Loss Report- monthly and year to date.
• Check and review all pertinent documents posted in SAP (System Applications in Processing Data) such as Daily Receiving Reports, Discrepancy Reports, Daily Production Usage Reports and Material Reclassification Reports.
• Process Daily Controlling Usage Report and Reprocessed Goods Report.
• Process subsequent adjustments and reversal of SAP postings.
• Check and review monthly comparison of Stock Status Report vs. SAP Inventory balances.
• Coordinate with Purchasing and Production Planning department to resolve issues related to purchase orders and stock transport orders.
• Resolve inventory variance by coordinating closely to the tollpackers and SAP encoders.
• Analysis of reconciling items during annual physical count.

Accountant at Philippine Councilors League, Department of Interior and Local Government
  • Philippines
  • February 2005 to August 2006

Reporting to Executive Director and supervising 1 accounting assistant, my main duties and responsibilities:
• Prepare monthly and yearly financial statements- balance sheet, income statements and cash flows.
• Apprise the league’s officials on the financial conditions and operations of the league.
• Certify availability of budgetary allotment to which expenditures be properly charged. (Make sure that every prepared voucher has funds available based on the approved budget.)
• Prepare statement of cash advances, liquidation, salaries and allowances, reimbursements and remittances.
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliations.
• Maintain individual ledgers for PCL officials on cash advances and employees pertaining to payrolls and deductions.
• Record and maintain ledgers of purchased and donated furniture and fixtures among others, including disposal thereof.

Accountant at JDG Wholesale & Retail Trading
  • Philippines
  • April 2003 to February 2005

Reporting to Owner-Proprietor and supervising 1 accounting assistant, my main duties and responsibilities:
• Responsible for issuing financial statements including tax reports
• Calculate & issue financial analysis
• Maintain chart of accounts & annual budget
• Conduct bank reconciliations and periodic reconciliations of all accounts to ensure accuracy.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accountancy
  • at Saint Louis University
  • March 2003

Specialties & Skills

Detailed Analysis
Financial Reporting
Month End
Accounting
QuickbooksPro

Languages

English
Expert
Tagalog
Expert

Memberships

Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Member
  • October 2004

Training and Certifications

Internal QMS Auditor Training Course IRCA 2180 (Training)
Training Institute:
Bureau Veritas, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Date Attended:
April 2009
Regional Finance Workshop (Training)
Training Institute:
Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
Date Attended:
March 2010
SAP Key User Training (Training)
Training Institute:
Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
Date Attended:
January 2011
FICO Workshop (Training)
Training Institute:
Hilti Middle East
Date Attended:
November 2009

Hobbies

  • Badminton & Swimming