Accountant

To contribute towards the growth and development of a dynamic organization where opportunities to grow both personally and professionally are ample and wherein I can utilize my skills effectively and efficiently.

Aug 2006 to Date Centre for British Teachers for Education LLC at Abu Dhabi
Accountant
• Prepare monthly payroll, including payroll bank transfers and payslips.
• Handle banking transactions.
• Invoice debtors and collect management fees.
• Sort out staff refundable expenses, and release of the payment.
• Pay suppliers.
• Petty cash reimbursement.
• Prepare and post of general journals and purchase invoices.
• Calcule and pay of end-of-service benefits and final salary.
• Facilitate opening of staff payroll bank accounts.
• Prepare of salary certificates and the like, as requested.
• Reconcile visa expenses of the PRO.
• Monitor balance sheets accounts.
• Document filing and safekeeping.
• Assist Financial Controller and Programme Director.
• Coordinate with Human Resource on financial aspect.
• Coordinate with Purchasing Manager on procurements.
• Set up accounting systems and controls.
• Assist internal and external auditors.
• Assist to Dubai Project.
• Coordinate with Headquarter inquiries at UK.

Dec 2004 to Aug 2006 ‘Rupee Room’ at Dubai
General Accountant / Office Administrator
• Record of daily financial transactions.
• Finalize of annual financial statements.
• Assist the external auditors.
• Inventory of supplies.
• Account daily sales.
• Handle bank transactions.
• Payment to purchases and disbursements.
• Prepare payroll.
• Procure of staff visas.
• Book staff flights.
• Arrange credit facilities.
• New company set up including licensing, office construction, recruitment, etc.
• Coordinate with the company owner’s lawyer in UK who handles the legal matters of the owner’s different businesses at Glasgow, Sierra Leone and Dubai real estates.

Jun 2000 to Dec 2004 ‘Cebu City Government’ at Cebu City, Philippines
Accountant / Executive Officer
• Review of the monthly and annual financial statements.
• Report and submit recommendation to the city council on financial matters.
• Prepare committee reports of the Comm of Finance of the city council.
• Audit staff payroll.
• Budget preparation of special projects.
• Liaise organizational meetings, conferences and conventions spearheaded by a City Councilor, my immediate head of office.

Nov 1998 to May 2000 Banco de Oro, Philippines
Universal Bank Employee
• For 12 yrs in banking industry, I was able to work at all levels of banking operations.

University of San Jose-Recoletos (Philippines) Bachelor of Science in Accountancy (Honour Graduate)
Southwestern University (Philippines) Bachelor of Laws
Cebu Normal University (Philippines) Units for Masters in Public Administration

Short Courses I studied while working in Dubai:
Tally, Peachtree, Quickbooks, and Financial Analysis

Additional Skills / Attributes:
• Computer literate
• Honest and Handworking